{"$schema":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jsonresume/resume-schema/v1.0.0/schema.json","basics":{"name":"Selim Ari","label":"3D Motion Designer, Lead 3D and Creative Director","image":"https://assets.selimari.com/sl_new_images/Selim_Ari_Horizontal.jpg","email":"hello@selimari.com","url":"https://www.selimari.com","summary":"Senior 3D motion designer and creative director in Austin, Texas, with 14+ years in product visualization, launch films and broadcast-ready 3D. Launch and campaign work for Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Bose and Emirates. Founder and Creative Director of Add And Blur LLC.","location":{"city":"Austin","region":"TX","countryCode":"US"},"profiles":[{"network":"LinkedIn","username":"selimari","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/selimari"},{"network":"Behance","username":"selimari","url":"https://www.behance.net/selimari"},{"network":"Instagram","username":"sl3dmo","url":"https://www.instagram.com/sl3dmo"}]},"work":[{"name":"Add And Blur LLC","position":"Founder & Creative Director","location":"Austin, TX","url":"https://www.addandblur.com","startDate":"2025-11","summary":"US studio delivering product-marketing and broadcast 3D for Google, Microsoft, Bose, PayPal, Emirates and webAI.","highlights":["Standardised Cinema 4D and Redshift parameters, improving delivery speed 30% across 50+ campaigns.","Directs a distributed network of 15+ remote artists and technical collaborators."]},{"name":"Studio Big Box","position":"Senior 3D Motion Designer","location":"Istanbul, Turkiye","startDate":"2024-11","endDate":"2024-12","summary":"3D broadcast assets for the Uludag Gazoz TV commercial on a demanding schedule."},{"name":"ROVE Beyond","position":"Lead 3D Motion Designer","location":"United States","startDate":"2024-10","endDate":"2024-11","summary":"Led the 3D reveal for Google's keynote at Snapdragon Summit 2024: visualization, lighting staging and final renders for a live stage."},{"name":"We Are Alive","position":"Senior 3D Motion Designer","location":"London, UK and Dubai, UAE","startDate":"2024-08","endDate":"2024-10","summary":"Fully 3D campaign environments for Emirates and the Multilateral Industrial Policy Forum, several minutes of final content under tight deadlines."},{"name":"Reveland","position":"Senior 3D Motion Designer","location":"Milan, Italy","startDate":"2024-08","endDate":"2024-09","summary":"One-minute brand films for WeArt and NG Voice, from early stages through to final delivery."},{"name":"Hero4Hire Creative","position":"Senior Product Visualization Artist","location":"Boston, MA","startDate":"2024-04","endDate":"2024-05","summary":"Product visualization for the Bose SoundLink Max global launch under a compressed timeline."},{"name":"PureRed","position":"Senior 3D Creative Designer","location":"United States","startDate":"2023-08","endDate":"2025-01","summary":"3D product visualization, motion graphics and VFX compositing for Microsoft, TD Bank, Sunbelt and Zarbee's.","highlights":["Partnered with creative and strategy directors on product demos and UI motion, with a 25% lift in cross-channel retention.","Set global render configurations and look-development standards to hold QA parity on rapid turnarounds."]},{"name":"Hero4Hire Creative","position":"Lead 3D Motion Designer","location":"Boston, MA","startDate":"2022-07","endDate":"2022-09","summary":"Lead on the PayPal brand movies, with further deliverables for Bose across several creative directions."},{"name":"Fivestone Studios","position":"Senior 3D Artist","location":"Nashville, TN","startDate":"2021-11","endDate":"2022-02","summary":"Simulation-based and isometric work for LP Building Solutions and Samsung across two concurrent projects."},{"name":"Haddad & Partners","position":"Senior 3D Creative Designer","location":"United States","startDate":"2021-06","endDate":"2023-07","summary":"Dedicated remote creative partner on Microsoft product launches for 25 consecutive months, with broadcast work for Spectrum TV alongside it.","highlights":["Ran hard-surface modeling, texturing, studio lighting and compositing against Microsoft brand guidelines.","Worked with project managers, executive art directors and brand strategists under aggressive milestones."]},{"name":"Add And Blur LTD","position":"Co-Founder & 3D Creative Lead","location":"Istanbul, Turkiye","startDate":"2020-12","endDate":"2025-11","summary":"The first entity of the studio, serving US and European clients remotely before the move to Austin.","highlights":["Built the client base and production pipeline from zero to a repeat roster of enterprise and agency partners.","Owned cross-platform master delivery for global launches, from style frames through final compositing."]},{"name":"CapeRock","position":"Product Visualization & Brand Film 3D Artist","location":"Amsterdam, Netherlands","startDate":"2020-12","endDate":"2021-07","summary":"Broadcast opening sequences and branded visuals for RTL and NPO Cultuur, both high-visibility network projects."},{"name":"Keffekt Design","position":"Senior 3D Artist","location":"Konstanz, Germany","startDate":"2019-10","endDate":"2020-11","summary":"Advertising and product 3D for Koch and Burkle, carrying a long-term flagship account to completion."},{"name":"Digital Panorama","position":"Senior 3D Artist","location":"Istanbul, Turkiye","startDate":"2015-06","endDate":"2019-09","summary":"Large-scale technology launches and trade-fair content for Beko, Grundig, Arcelik and Altus, and a key role on Markapark, the 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Como, Italy","date":"2018","awarder":"A' Design Award & Competition"},{"title":"Published, A' Design Award Yearbook (ISBN 978-88-97977-26-1)","date":"2018","awarder":"Designer Press"}],"languages":[{"language":"English","fluency":"Professional working proficiency"},{"language":"Turkish","fluency":"Native speaker"}],"meta":{"canonical":"https://www.selimari.com/resume.json","version":"1.0.0","lastModified":"2026-09-18","humanVersion":"https://www.selimari.com/3d-animation-austin","pdf":"https://www.selimari.com/Selim-Ari_Resume26.pdf"}}