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Steve Oliver.

Creative Lead

Brand & Graphic Design / Video & Motion / 3D Animation / Web / AI-Assisted Workflows

Summary

Creative lead with 20+ years of experience turning complex products into clear, compelling design.

Core skills

  • Brand & visual design
  • Art direction & creative production
  • Video production & motion graphics
  • 3D animation & visualization
  • Web Design & UI/UX
  • Case Studies & SEO Content
  • Paid search & analytics

Tools

Design

Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign

Video & Motion

Premiere Pro / After Effects / DaVinci Resolve

Web

WordPress / HTML5 / CSS3

Use AI-assisted workflows to accelerate website design, development, and updates.

3D

Blender / ZBrush / Cinema 4D / KeyShot

Digital Advertising / Social

Google Ads / Microsoft Advertising / Google Analytics 4 / Search Console / SocialPilot

AI & Workflow

ChatGPT / Claude / Codex / AI-assisted research, content, and automation

Experience

API Metrology / Automated Precision Inc.

Mar 2020 – Present

Marketing Creative Lead — Promoted from Web Developer

  • Turn complex metrology technology into clear visuals and messaging that explain how the instruments work and what they do.
  • Create product pages, brochures, sales presentations, blogs, and case studies, working with Sales and Engineering to verify technical accuracy.
  • Produce 3D animations and motion graphics for sales, website, and social campaigns.
  • Redesign and maintain API’s multilingual website, including a recent homepage redesign and ongoing updates to page layouts and navigation.
  • Designed and launched customer support and reseller portals.
  • Plan and build Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising campaigns, including keyword strategy, ad copy, budgets, UTM tagging, landing-page alignment, and conversion setup.
  • Built a multi-source lead reporting workflow consolidating calls, web forms, and content downloads into a weekly management view.

Waltonen Engineering

2017 – 2019

Web Design / 3D Animation

  • Produced 3D training animations and technical product videos for industrial audiences using Cinema 4D and Adobe tools.
  • Designed websites and digital content; created KeyShot CAD renderings, product photography, retouching, and InDesign layouts.

New World Design

2010 – 2017

Freelance Web & Graphic Designer

  • Designed brand identities, logos, print collateral, and promotional creative for small-business clients.
  • Built and maintained WordPress websites end to end; produced video, photography, and design assets across Adobe and 3D workflows, including special effects for music videos.

Education

Macomb Community College

Associate Degree, Graphic Design / Animation, 2004