Alexander Cardia

Design, edit, and animate the report of The Times’ preeminent open-source investigation team. Among the recipients of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for coverage of Russian atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine. Shape visual reconstructions and investigations that rely on video forensics, spatial analysis, and traditional reporting to interrogate significant news events and hold the powerful to account. Collaborate across the news desk with design stakeholders, web developers, and print designers to help ensure visual consistency and clarity in enterprise journalism.

Creative Director and founding hire for Imprint, a mobile platform that distills nonfiction writing and lessons into dynamic and informative visual learning experiences. Designed core content and in-app experience (along with accompanying production workflows) that grew Imprint into one of the most downloaded and highest grossing education apps on iOS. Developed Imprint's visual concepting process, employing bespoke visual frameworks to communicate complex ideas in elegant and stimulating ways—personally concepting and storyboarding visual learning experiences for 35+ titles within the app. Directed, mentored, managed, and assisted a team of illustrators, animators, UX/UI designers, and creative partners in top-notch execution of all content, brand collateral, performance ad campaigns, and app features. Advocated for design as the core competency of the company—continually pushing creative innovative directions, challenging preconceptions, and honing the creative approach to produce the best experience possible for Imprint users.

Sole-proprietorship for creative direction, animation, and design. Develops creative strategies, brand identities, main title treatments, and motion graphics packages for a diverse roster of clients, including Ford, ESPN, HBO, Showtime, Almay, and Dove. Recipient of Emmy nomination for Outstanding Art Direction and Design for PBS’ Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2014).

Provided creative ideation, oversight, and guidance for a team of full-time animators, compositors, and a roster of freelancers on a constant progression of broadcast and commercial products. Designed, developed, and continually refined complex 2D and 3D graphics campaigns for commercial, web, social media, TV and film in concert with editors, producers, agency creatives, and client executives. Worked alongside a team of over 50 editors, assistants, and specialists to exceed the high creative expectations of the world’s largest networks, advertising agencies, and brands--including CVS, Comcast, HBO, Perrier, Campbell's, and Wendy's. Oversaw technically demanding finishing workflows and coordinated pre-production pipelines to ensure efficiency in post-production.

Lead, designed, and executed motion graphics campaigns for commercial, TV, and film broadcasts.

Animated and designed titles and graphics sequences for Non-fiction and documentary television productions.

Designed and edited cultivation materials, including digital and print publications. Copy-edited and composed grant proposals, reports, and donor acknowledgement materials.