Senior Motion Designer · Motion Design · 3D · VFX
Eric McGilloway
How I work
Some jobs I'm designing the logo, building it in 3D, and animating the full sequence. Other jobs I'm taking an existing brand package and bringing it to life. I've done both for Conan, Entertainment Tonight, and After Midnight w/Taylor Tomlinson on CBS. As a motion designer today you have to be able to help the project wherever you can.
I use AI tools where they make sense (prototyping, pipeline acceleration, HTML and Javascript, and some asset generation for very specific cases). But I mostly build everything myself in After Effects, Cinema 4D, Spline, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
If you have a question about my specific role on any project, just ask. I'm happy to walk through it.
Lead Motion Designer
I build motion graphics for TV, film, and social media. 11 seasons on Conan. Packages for After Midnight, Entertainment Tonight, Modern Marvels, and Nat Geo Kids. Title sequences, social campaigns, VFX. Professionally, there's no better feeling than when our team succeeds. Currently available.
I worked alongside Eric for ten years on Conan. Things move fast and break often, and he was always the guy who made it look easy. Endlessly talented, ridiculously quick under pressure, and one of the kindest people I've ever shared a post trailer with. Just hire him.
Rob Ashe
Editor & Producer · Conan, Beavis and Butthead Do The Universe
Eric is not only extremely talented, intuitive, and fast, but he often comes up with something funnier than I'd even imagined. And on the rare occasion that I have a note, he's only interested in getting it right.
Robert Smigel
Comedian, Writer, Director, Producer · Saturday Night Live, “TV Funhouse” and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Eric is the rare motion designer who keeps the craft high without ever slowing things down. He thinks in systems, so what he builds holds up wherever it ends up living. He's exactly the kind of person you fight to keep.
Rob Gage
Director, Post-Production Engineering · Netflix
Eric is the person you want on a high-volume schedule. He is quite simply the best at what he does. No one else comes close. Calm under pressure, methodical with deliverables, and ahead of the curve.
Dave Neglia
Co-Producer · After Midnight, The Muppet Show
Eric is awesome! He's always a positive force in the workplace and the speed at which he creates motion/graphics is out of this world. It was a dream to work with him.
Alison Childs
Director: Creative and Product Design · Conan
Eric is a very talented and fast designer capable of finding creative solutions under extremely short deadlines. He was always able to find a solution and keep a positive attitude under pressure.
Angus Lyne
Motion Graphics & VFX Designer · Conan, Masters Of The Universe
