NICOLAS ELIZAGA

DESIGNER / CODER

ABOUT ME

I'm a designer/developer/humanoid based out of Seattle, WA with 8 years of agency experience, and a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology. I design and build digital experiences, and always sweat the details.

At Discovery, I spend my days crafting online experiences for their shows and entertainment ventures.

I'd love to get to know you; say hello!

RANDOM FACT #1: AT BULLY, I ANIMATED A GIANT MULTI-SCREEN BILLBOARD FOR TIMES SQUARE.

RANDOM FACT #2: I ONCE BUILT A SITE FOR DAVID LYNCH. HE DID A LAUNCH COUNTDOWN OVER THE PHONE WITH ME.

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EXPERIENCE

DISCOVERY

JULY 2014 - PRESENT

Senior Interactive Designer

A fast-paced design and development role creating online experiences for Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and TLC shows. Responsibilities included wireframing, designing, building, and shipping projects with a small, nimble team. Projects ranged from small show interactives to large, high-traffic, international hubs for special Discovery broadcasts.

BULLY! ENTERTAINMENT

NOVEMBER 2009 - JULY 2014

Interactive Art Director

A hybrid role, where I was responsible for art directing, designing, and sometimes building user experiences, while maintaining the highest level of quality possible across interactive projects. Projects included animations, mobile experiences, kiosk installations, and full sites. Frequently communicated directly with clients to present design thinking and deliverables.

PLANIT AGENCY

JULY 2006 - NOVEMBER 2009

Interactive Designer

Worked with a team of art directors, designers, and developers to design and implement online experiences. Projects were mostly Flash-based, but ventured into HTML near the end of my time there.

HELLONICOLAS

2003 - PRESENT

Designer / Coder / Doppleganger

My freelance moniker, where I've had the opportunity to work on projects ranging from full site builds to animations. I even built a site for David Lynch.

EDUCATION

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

2000-2005

BFA, New Media Design & Imaging

GPA 3.5 – DEAN'S LIST.
Relevant coursework covered interactive design, programming foundation, motion graphics, digital and film photography (including some lightroom time), 3D design and concepts, and video editing/compositing. Minored in art history and studied abroad in Italy for a semester.

SKILLSET

PROFESSIONAL SKILLSET

Art direction, creative concepting, interaction design, and user experience design

Responsive design

Building and animating interface prototypes

Front-end development with HTML, CSS, and Javascript

CMS integration

Strong programming foundation

CLIENTS

BRAND EXPERIENCE

Discovery, Animal Planet, Nike / Jordan, PUMA, Adidas, Dos Equis, PBS Kids,

Kellogg's, Ford, Audi, Universal Studios