Matt Sparks

Experience
Lynxnet, LLC
Graphic Illustrator
August 2017 - August 2020 (3 years 1 month)
Fort Knox, KY
Motion Graphics for use in US ARMY
MOS Recruitment videos
General Graphic Design for use in ARMY related projects for the Fort Knox
Army Base
Holston Valley Broadcasting Corp.
4 years 4 months
Creative Services Manager
December 2013 - January 2017 (3 years 2 months)
Kingsport, TN
Manage the Commercial Production duties, including any non-news related
items such as commercial spots, programs, and station promos all Holston
Valley Broadcasting television stations
Motion Graphics Designer
October 2012 - January 2017 (4 years 4 months)
Kingsport, TN
News Graphic design
Commercial Production
Advanced Call Center Technologies
Customer Service Representative
August 2012 - October 2012 (3 months)
Johnson City, Tennessee Area
Certified Billing Specialist for AT&T U-Verse Blue Mid-West region
WKPT-TV
Motion Graphics Artist
April 2005 - February 2012 (6 years 11 months)
Kingsport, TN
- Graphic Packages & 3D Animation
- overnight on-air switcher (mco)
- production assistant
- newscast director
- commercial editor / producer
- virtual news sets
- animated green-screen backgrounds
WVVA
Production Assistant
June 2004 - February 2005 (9 months)
Bluefield, WV
- Production intern (6/01/2004 - 7/10/2004)- tape machine operator- camera operator- overnight on-air switcher/monitor (mco)
Education
Southwest Virginia Community College
Radio and Television Broadcasting · (2001 - 2004)
Tazewell County Career & Technical Center
Computer-aided Drafting & Design · (1999 - 2001)
Tazewell High School
High School Diploma, General Studies · (1997 - 2001)