Who am I?
I’m a Motion Director and Designer living in Auckland, NZ. Coming from a traditional design & illustration background, I’ve been making things move for 20 years. Whether it’s weeks of social content or projecting on the side of a castle, the work I’ve created is always engaging. I direct and art direct projects, collaborate with a creative teams. I've run teams of freelancers, mentored juniors, liaised with production to adjust constantly changing schedules and deadlines.
In 2020 I co-founded the Motion Designers Guild of Aotearoa, an organisation dedicated to bringing together the wide range of designers, artists and technicians that work in the field of Motion Design in Aotearoa New Zealand. Building on the community’s history of sharing knowledge and expertise, we want to create a local network that connects, nurtures and promotes local talent.
Skills:
2D + 3D Animation, Art Direction, Illustration, Design
Testimonials
Before working with Shaun, we were looking for someone who truly understood the craft — someone who could bring experience, perspective, and elevated thinking to our work.
That’s Shaun.
Shaun brings a sophisticated skill set to every brief, seamlessly combining his motion expertise with exceptional 3D craft. He’s experimental, and consistently delivers work that feels refined and perfectly answers the brief.
He’s speedy, creative, and genuinely effortless to work with.
Would I recommend him? Without hesitation.
Jodi Davis, AO Studio
Shaun is one of the first people I call when a project needs senior motion support. At TBWA New Zealand I run post production with a lean in house team, so when the work ramps up I need someone who can jump into 2D and 3D motion design at a high level, slot in with creatives, producers, and accounts, and run with the brief without hand holding. Shaun consistently delivers that. He brings sharp creative judgement, strong technical range, and a calm, solutions focused approach to feedback and curveballs. He’s equally solid working solo or inside a larger crew, and his communication is clear and proactive, which makes the whole process smoother.
Across multiple years of the 2degrees Data Pinata summer campaign, his contribution on modelling, look development, animation, and overall delivery has been a real driver of the work landing as well as it has. He’s also been a dependable partner on a wide spread of clients for us, from ANZ and Instant Kiwi to Nissan and The Warehouse. Having Shaun on a job gives me confidence the work will be elevated and delivered properly, and it frees me up to focus on the wider agency load. I recommend him without hesitation to agencies, teams, or direct clients who want someone experienced, versatile, and with the taste to push ideas further.
Blair Walker, Head of Innovation, TBWA New Zealand