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Project 07 · Tenure

NEXUS STUDIOS

3D animation, real-time and XR for Niantic, Adobe and other technology clients.

Client
Niantic, Adobe
Year
2021–22
Role
Production Coordinator
Studio
Nexus Studios
Disciplines
3D Animation · Real-time · XR · Systems · I.T.
Brief

Coordinated development and artist teams across 3D animation, real-time and XR projects out of the LA office.

What the studio did

Supervised day-to-day tasks and communications for development and artist teams on 3D animation, real-time and XR projects, working with clients including Niantic and Adobe.

Created and managed project schedules and timelines, asset and animation trackers, and development task trackers, and built a project management tool in Notion and Airtable that the teams actually used.

Established and managed the LA office I.T. department, including inventory and distribution of head-mounted displays and test devices. Supported directors with research into intellectual properties and creative technologies, and collaborated with resourcing to staff projects against each director’s creative intent.

ClientsNiantic · Adobe · high-profile technology companies
TrackingSchedules · Asset and animation trackers · Dev task trackers
ToolingNotion and Airtable project management tool
I.T.Established the LA office I.T. department · HMD and device fleet
ResearchIP and creative technology research, reference collection for directors
Plates07 items
Studio reelReel
Gorillaz Presents, produced at Nexus Studios
GorillazStill
The Legend of Vox Machina cast
CastStill
The Legend of Vox Machina, animated
Vox MachinaGIF
Niantic AR Voyage, flowers in place
AR bloomGIF
Niantic AR Voyage on a statue
AR statueGIF
A Niantic AR character in place
AR characterGIF
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