ADAM GILL
2026
01 / 15
Adam Gill.
Creative Direction
Brand to Motion.
Creative Direction
Brand to Motion.
ROLE
Creative Director
Motion Lead
Motion Lead
BASE
Portland, OR
Remote
Remote
DISCIPLINE
2D + 3D
Brand & Product Film
Brand & Product Film
DOC
Freelance Deck
v01 / 2026
v01 / 2026
ADAM GILL
01 OPENING
02 / 15
Bringing the thinking
to what gets made.
And the craft to
make it land.
to what gets made.
And the craft to
make it land.
ADAM GILL
02 ABOUT
03 / 15
A generalist across 2D and 3D, working alongside studios and direct to brand, with a strategic instinct that finds the more interesting problem underneath the stated one.
Originally from the UK, I've lived and worked in London, Auckland, Melbourne, Boston and Portland. Fifteen years in the US and counting. That kind of range tends to make you adaptable, good at reading a room, and pretty comfortable dropping into most creative environments.
I work across After Effects and C4D, spanning motion graphics, brand film, and product work. What I bring beyond the craft is a strategic instinct. I read briefs quickly with an eye towards the bigger picture. When Vionic asked for a product demo, what I saw was a brand recognition gap. The feature spot became a brand film.
On a project I'm self-directed, look ahead, and flag problems before they arrive. Comfortable bridging creative and technical.
Let's make something good.
ADAM GILL
02 ABOUT
04 / 15
What I bring to the room.
01
Creative & Strategic
- Creative Direction
- Art Direction
- Concept Development
- Brand & Product Storytelling
- Treatment & Storyboarding
- Strategic Thinking
02
Craft & Production
- 3D Product Film & Rendering
- 2D Motion Graphics
- Animation (2D & 3D)
- Lighting & Texturing
- Compositing & VFX Integration
03
Tools
- Cinema 4D / Redshift
- After Effects
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
ADAM GILL
03 WORK · CASE STUDY 01
STUDIO · JOYO
05 / 15
MelinOdyssey
Creative Direction
Concept
Treatment
Art Direction
Concept
Treatment
Art Direction
ADAM GILL
03 WORK · CASE STUDY 01
STUDIO · JOYO
06 / 15
MELIN · ODYSSEY · THE STORY
Every component
given space.
Every detail earned.
given space.
Every detail earned.
THE BRIEF
Melin make premium headwear, hats that sell at roughly twice the price of anything else in the category. They came wanting a product-focused spot in 3D motion to run as paid media. They knew motion could do something for the brand but didn't yet know what.
THE REFRAME
The discovery conversation surfaced something their initial ask missed. Melin had a product people wanted but not a brand they recognised apart from it. The film shouldn't sell the hat. It had to show what kind of company makes one like this.
THE APPROACH
We made a film built on the attitude behind the product. Detail. Obsession. Craft. Each component examined with care. Movement that mirrors the precision of the making, a custom score built to the edit, premium carried in every decision and named in none. The craft itself became the brand the product had been standing in for.
THE RESULT
Melin’s strongest creative to date, and the film their founder wanted on a billboard in Times Square.
“It’s the first time I think we’ve had a piece where people are responding not just to the hat, but to the brand.”
— Brian McDonell · Co-Founder and CEO
— Brian McDonell · Co-Founder and CEO
ADAM GILL
03 WORK · CASE STUDY 02
STUDIO · JOYO
07 / 15
VionicMeet the Uptown
Creative Direction
Concept
Treatment
Art Direction
Concept
Treatment
Art Direction
ADAM GILL
03 WORK · CASE STUDY 02
STUDIO · JOYO
08 / 15
VIONIC · UPTOWN · THE STORY
Warm. Graceful.
Unhurried.
Comfort, without
ever naming it.
Unhurried.
Comfort, without
ever naming it.
THE BRIEF
Vionic make comfort footwear with genuine technical credentials. They came wanting an animation for one of their best-selling shoes: show the tech, run it as paid media.
THE REFRAME
A brand asset audit surfaced something the brief hadn't named. Consumers couldn't connect the product to a brand they trusted. The film needed to establish Vionic as a brand worth knowing.
THE APPROACH
The shoe bathed in golden hour light, moving with the kind of ease and elegance that says comfort without ever naming it. A dual-purpose piece, paid media and influencer intercut, designed from the brief up.
THE RESULT
The animation became Vionic's top-performing ad and it's still in rotation. Run alongside live-action lifestyle footage, it made their technology tangible and helped move the brand from orthopedic player to technology player. Engagement ran 50% higher than their other ads.
“The animation was a HUGE driver in our efficiency and revenue success metrics. …It’s doing amazing!”
— Shannon · Paid Channel Manager, Vionic
— Shannon · Paid Channel Manager, Vionic
ADAM GILL
03 WORK · PROJECT
STUDIO · JOYO
09 / 15
FellowEspresso Series 1
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Look Development
Art Direction
Look Development
Atmospheric renders built to support the pre-sale narrative for Fellow's first espresso machine. The brief was warmth and aspiration, conveying the feeling of owning the product before anyone could hold it. Revealed to industry stakeholders at the SCA Coffee Expo and running across Fellow's website and paid campaigns since launch.
ADAM GILL
03 WORK · PROJECT
STUDIO · MATHEMATIC
10 / 15
Meta × MercedesF1 Las Vegas
Animation
Compositing
Rendering
Compositing
Rendering
Two OOH spots for the Las Vegas Grand Prix connecting the Mercedes F1 car with the Meta AI brand through the ring logo. 3D artist and compositor on both spots, responsible for camera, lighting, render, and integrating a Houdini smoke simulation via VDB. Fast turnaround, daily deliverables.
ADAM GILL
03 WORK · PROJECT
STUDIO · ZERO VFX
11 / 15
ArccosAI Caddie
Motion Graphics
Look Development
Compositing
Look Development
Compositing
An announcement film for Arccos's AI Caddie, a GPS and sensor-based system that analyses your game and provides personalised recommendations on the course. Working directly with the in-house art director from mock up style frames, the piece was animated in After Effects and extended into 3D: Cards, data visualisation elements, and a diamond asset brought together into one continuous flowing piece.
ADAM GILL
03 WORK · PROJECT
STUDIO · JOYO
12 / 15
RangerHypershot & Supershot
Creative Direction
Treatment
Look Development
Animation
Treatment
Look Development
Animation
Two product films for Ranger's technical clay shooting eyewear, showcasing the lens swap systems and full range of available lens options.. A dark environment to match the brand's sleek tactical aesthetic. Each lens treated as a reflective object, using environmental reflection to distinguish materials and make every variant read clearly. Both spots currently live on the Ranger website.
ADAM GILL
03 WORK · PROJECT
STUDIO · GOOGLE BRAND STUDIO
13 / 15
GoogleLatino-Owned Badge
Motion Graphics
Compositing
Compositing
An animated film celebrating the launch of Google's Latino-Owned attribute on Maps, Search and Shopping, helping customers find and support Latino businesses across the US. Drawing on Bordados embroidery as reference, the film introduces organic growth, layered depth and natural texture, qualities intentionally brought in to honour the culture. Shown at the Hispanic Heritage Awards and shared across Google's design social channels.
ADAM GILL
04 KIND WORDS
14 / 15
Adam is that rare mix of extremely talented, reliable, and a great communicator. He has a very versatile skillset which makes him well-suited for a variety of projects — but my favorite thing about him is his vision for creative. He does very well in situations where visuals aren't quite nailed down. He can really interpret what a client is looking for and bring it to life.
MEG BAILEY · HEAD OF STUDIO, ZERO VFX
Incredibly thoughtful, always solutions-oriented, deep and systematic thinker, fully versed in animation from both a creative and technical perspective. You would be lucky to work with him.
BRIAN TROYER · DESIGN OPERATIONS LEAD, GOOGLE
I can genuinely say I'm glad that we chose to work with you guys because it's this type of relationship and what we wanted to feel come to life in these discussions.”
“Every moment feels considered. The whole thing feels elevated.
“Every moment feels considered. The whole thing feels elevated.
ANDREW STULL · CREATIVE DIRECTOR, MELIN
These renders told the full story of Espresso Series 1 in a time when we only had a few prototypes to shoot. We couldn't have launched this product without you.
JESS RUGGERIO · ART DIRECTOR, FELLOW
ADAM GILL
05 CONTACT
15 / 15
Let's work
together.
together.
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STUDIO
BASE
Portland, OR