Kate Collazo

Motion & Graphic Design

Austin TX

Hello! I am a Graphic and Motion Designer from Austin Texas. I’ve done all kinds of design work, including design and animation for agencies, as well as graphic and motion design for individual brands.

Motion

While my specialty is motion design, I have enjoyed being able to get creative for my clients to keep asset creation in-house. I've done voice-over, footage capture, green screen acting, and even occasional audio tracks. If you don't have the budget for a full production team, or you're just looking to cut costs, I can run your full project from design and storyboarding, all the way through production and final project files.

Illustration

I often use my own illustration and asset creation capabilities for motion projects. I have also illustrated a series of children’s books about difficult-to-tackle topics such as body autonomy, self-regulation, and grief.

Web Design

Building out a brand for a startup is all about being resourceful. I considered hiring out the website build to a developer, but I wanted full control over future design changes. For this reason, I decided to learn how to build a website myself. Not only was I able to create the company site from scratch, but I was also then able to push out new content exactly how and when I wanted it (not to mention, I added web design and build to my list of capabilities).

Agency Work

Employed by Unique Influence, Gale Media Partners, Tilted Chair, Prowess, & various others

I have experience working in multiple agencies, creating a wide variety of promotional assets. A large portion of my time in agency-life was dedicated to creating mobile-gaming video ads for targeted social media. During this time I worked both as a supporting team member for clients like Chipotle, Pokemon Go, and Pella Windows and Doors, as well as Account & DesignDirector for accounts like Blizzard, Bethesda, Seriously (Best Fiends and other titles), and Catan World Explorers. I also have experience freelancing for smaller agencies for clients like Jira, Central Texas Water Coalition, Prime Lending, and others.

Individual Brands

Employed by USAA, CS DISCO, LitLingo, Domuso, Austin Capitol Bank, & various others

I have worked as an in-house Designer for several brands, starting my career off with a B2B company, taking care of trade show print assets, Proposal and Case Study design and print layout, pitch deck design, and other misc. tasks. I then worked for an internal design team at USAA where I was in charge of designing and producing employee events and conferences. This included video production, motion design, as well as print and digital asset design. In 2021 I took the position of Design Director for the AI tech startup LitLingo, where I built out a full brand design including logo, brand guidelines, website, explainer videos, animated ads, and all marketing materials. I also enjoy doing freelance design and motion for individual brands.

Meet the Beavers

Kate Collazo

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Hello! I'm a Freelance Designer in Austin, Texas. While motion design is my specialty, I also offer graphic design, illustration, and web design & development.

Spike Martin

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Hello! I'm a Motion Designer, Screen Printer, and Glass Artist originally from Lansing, MI. I'm the guy who brought the beaver designers together. Now, I'm making art and moving pixels in Austin, Texas!

Josiah Wood

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Hi there! I’m the eldest beaver of the bunch and I specialize in motion design and illustration. Fun fact, I once ate 50 chicken nuggets… so that’s something.