Joey Recoskie

Co-Founder, Creative Director @ SAGA

About

Specialties: Motion Designer, Motion Graphics, Animation, Design, Creative Direction. 2D & 3D Animation: After Effects/Cinema 4D Software: Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) Cinema 4D

Country

City

Canada

Industry

Design

Skill

Creative Direction, Leadership, Motion Graphics, Motion Designer, After Effects, Cinema 4D, 3D, 2D, Animation, Compositing, Keying, Tracking, Graphic Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Art Direction, Visual Effects, Post Production, Motion Design, Storyboarding, Computer Animation

Experience

Co-Founder, Creative Director

SAGA

2026-1 - Present · 9 mos

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I’m the Co-Founder and Creative Director at saga; a director-led animation studio built around craft, collaboration, and strong creative leadership. I work with directors and clients to translate ambitious ideas into thoughtful, well-executed work.

Senior Designer

Tendril Studio

2017-3 - 2026-2 · 9 yrs

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sr. Director

Tendril Studio

2017-3 - 2026-2 · 9 yrs

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Creative Direction & Motion Design

Alchemy

2016-1 - 2017-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

Ottawa, Canada Area

www.alchmy.tv

Freelance Motion Graphics Designer

Recoskie Design

2011 - 2016 · 5 yrs

Motion Design Instructor

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology

2012-9 - 2015 · 2 yrs

Ottawa, Canada Area

Creative Direction & Motion Design

Speakeasy Collective

2012 - 2015 · 3 yrs

Ottawa, Canada Area

Ottawa based Motion Collective http://speakeasycollective.tv/

Motion Designer

27FORTY Studios

2011 - 2012 · 1 yr

2740B Queensview Dr.

Junior Motion Graphic Designer

27FORTY Studios

2011-3 - 2011-6 · 4 mos

2740-B Queensview Drive Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2B 2A2

Worked independently as well as part of team in the creative direction, brainstorming/storyboarding, and design and animation of motion design projects. Duties include: Creative direction, story boards, 2D and 3D animating (After Effects/C4D), compositing (AE), tracking (Mocha), keying, sound based animation, traditional animation, asset creation and development, rendering, final output and client meetings/changes.