Michael Bauer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
I’m a Senior Motion Designer with 15+ years of experience in animation, video production, and branding – working with clients across business, culture, and politics. I work closely with design agencies, artists, marketing teams, and frequently brief and oversee camera crews, video editors, graphic designers, illustrators and sound production on multi-part projects.

Bilingual native speaker: German & English

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1. Animated and planned the trailer for the BUGA 2023 (2.2M visitors).
2. Created and illustrated viral cartoons on IG (with one reaching 800K+ views from a 1K account).
3. Created a 40 minute dome projection show for Balbina’s new album. Screened at Berlin’s largest planetarium.
4. Edited live action and motion graphics for Accenture’s female employment campaign; generated 7,300+ applications – 7 times above projection.

TOOLS:
Adobe Creative Cloud: After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Figma, Audition, AI: Nano Banana, Midjourney, Firefly

I have a strong passion for sleek design, typography and a high affinity to cross-media marketing.