Will Knack
3d + Creative Solutions
Motion Design Expert
Available Worldwide
@willknack
will@willianknack.com.br
São Paulo + Curitiba
Made in Brazil

Hello

Urmi

I'm Will

Creative Motion Designer since 2007
18+ Years of experience
2 Years working Worldwide from Brazil
Moving to Toronto in 2023
My journey has been committed to getting things done, coming alive through animations made smartly and by passion in each keyframe.

Senior 3D Motion Designer | Colombia & Mexico position

3-7 years of 3D art direction / motion experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
Conceptual thinker. We want people who can start a project off from an incredibly strong position and come up with surprising, cool concepts to move forward with.
Motion storyteller. You love bringing personality and life to scenes by combining bespoke keyframing, simulation, and emotional editing.
Beauty connoisseur. You are deeply passionate about expressive and engaging ideas that evoke an emotional response in audiences.
A maker at heart. You have deep knowledge in all things Cinema 4D and redshift. Modeling, textures pipelines, dynamics, rendering workflows, understanding how to tweak that IOR to get that perfect reflection are par for the course. Knowledge in Houdini is a huge plus.
Rapid tinkerer. Able to iterate and render several options for pre-viz and concepts for presentation with great speed and flexibility.
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A great attitude and a lack of ego. Huge works hard to keep our prima-donna free work zone.

"Will is a multi-talent. He has helped navigate multiple iterations of our corporate website, helped develop company brand guidelines, created countless product videos, and contributed greatly to the design and development of various marketing assets such as case studies, ads, social creative, content and more."

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Rochelle Clark
Director of Corporate Marketing at Pipefy

"Will is a highly skilled 3D artist with loads of experience. I've been very impressed by his professional quality of work and the variety of art he creates and animates. Not only is he a team player, but also knows how to take the reins and finish out projects direct with client. I truly look forward to working more with Will."

Maurivan Padilha
Principal Designer at Pipefy

"Will is an amazing human being and professional. He is a dreamer and always looks for improvements using benchmarks. This helped us to make better decisions. He is passionate about what he does, making him raise the bar in each new job or task that he does."

Mérie Oliveira
Master in Language Studies / Marketing Analyst
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Knowledge in programs like Zbrush, Gestalter, Substance, and cloud rendering are all just icing on the cake.
Adobe Creative Suite: After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop Premiere, Audition, Indesign, Mixamo and all design pack
Cinema 4D, Redshift, Unreal Engine and Marvelous. Cloud Rendering knowledge
Webflow, Spline, Vectary, and Json
Slack, Discord, Pipefy, Notion, Frame.io, Calendly, GSuite, and Brain
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Motion Design: Visual Design, 2D and 3D Art Direction, UI and UX Animation, Game Design, VR environments and Branding.

We will do much more together

Creation of promotional videos in many different formats and producing impactful new ideas and concepts for each audience

Design and produce marketing motion graphics for the internal brands and licensed products needed

Collaborate with the different departments to develop creative solutions for their specific needs

Compose 3D models and in-game captures on a variety of backgrounds and VFX (light, cameras, experience)

Present finalized ideas and concepts to internal clients and external licensors (methodology, visual, communication, connect people to ideas); Images are better than words.

Update any assets or modified layouts collaterally, respecting placeholders, hierarchy, and needed processes.

Creative 2D & 3D animations for SaaS, multi-screens, Games, VR, NFTs, and Ad campaigns.

Connect solutions by simplicity, teamwork, and a strategic role across many stages of design processes.

Integrate brand experiences with a smart design system process.

Storytelling ranges from micro-interactions to complex design narratives.

Trustfull

international

motion

expert

My professional experience has provided a strong foundation and priceless insight into my strengths, interests, and areas of opportunity. In the following years, I aim to build a strong relationships and trust by establishing myself as an international expert in my field.
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This target will require dedicated investment both in and outside of my role, gathering new perspectives from partners, colleagues, and mentors.
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I believe that I have the drive and the soft skills to be an excellent fit for your team for years to come, knowing that I already have relevant experience and success in my previous roles.

Action Plan

Closer, caring, and trusting relationship
I come from a design background, but I have a solid understanding of the business. This well-rounded view allows me to connect with colleagues from disparate departments and points of view quickly and authentically.
Creativity in problematic situations
In the short term, I'm here to solve problems.
I have implemented intelligent solutions merging processes and diverse capacities throughout my career to bring definite meaning to companies that believed in my skills. Each had its unique challenges and required me to learn, grow, and expand my skill set.
The best way to get things done
I have a natural ability to orchestrate time and resources for maximum effectiveness. With the proper prioritization, we can quickly approach each task in order of importance and create an action plan.
Responsibility in Action
With a solid responsibility, my talents take psychological ownership of anything I'm committed to, whether large or small, challenges. My values are driven to do things right, and my impeccable ethics combine to create the reputation of being wholly dependable.
Building bridges for different cultures
By understanding the challenges from multiple angles, I'm able to connect the dots and create solutions. This is evidenced by my track record of building and managing high-performance teams.
Collaboration
for all creative
you need.
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