Curriculum vitae
Ertu Muslu
Filmmaker · Video Editor · Motion Designer
ertumuslu@gmail.com · LinkedIn · Motion reel
Profile
I am a filmmaker, editor and motion designer with a background in sound engineering and art direction. I co-founded Act Creative in 2012 and spent five years as Senior Video Editor and Motion Designer at Fidelity International. I now work independently across film, editing, motion and digital products.
Experience
Freelance Motion Designer and Video Editor
Independent / remote
2014 to present
- Motion design, editing and short-form video for social and digital campaigns across multiple formats.
- Product design and prototyping in Figma, including user flows, interface design and motion.
- Delivery across edit, motion graphics, sound design, colour and platform-specific exports.
Senior Video Editor and Motion Designer
Fidelity International
February 2019 to July 2024
- Video and motion for international campaigns, social channels, internal communications, live events and brand films.
- Created motion templates and video guidelines used by internal teams and external agencies.
- Made complex financial subjects clear through editing, motion graphics, kinetic typography, animated data and sound design.
- Worked with marketing, editorial, brand and stakeholder teams from brief to delivery, while mentoring junior creatives.
Filmmaker and Motion Designer
TMP Worldwide
Full time, then freelance
- Continued freelance collaboration after the full-time role.
- Helped establish in-house video production across filming, editing, motion graphics, sound and delivery.
- Directed and filmed in studios and on location, including camera, lighting and contributor direction.
- Made recruitment, employer brand and social content for UK clients.
Co-founder and Art Director
Act Creative
2012 to 2016
- Co-founded an independent studio and led its design, film and motion work.
- Worked across campaigns, visual identities, publishing, book covers, posters, photography and music.
Sound Engineer and Audio Designer
Babajim Studios
2010 to 2012
- Recorded and mixed music and broadcast projects, including work related to Mezzo TV.
Selected clients
BBC · Sainsbury's · Transport for London · NHS · RBS · The AA · Fidelity International · WWF · Highways England · Kent County Council · YO! Sushi · Auto Trader · Gymshark · Samsung · Wise · Sky · PMI Science · UK government departments
Awards
- Silver Telly Award for ‘59 Seconds’
- Recruitment Marketing Awards 2019: Best Video for ‘Unsung: Greater Manchester Nurses’
- Recruitment Marketing Awards 2019: Grand Prix for ‘Unsung: Greater Manchester Nurses’
- PPMA Awards 2019: Best Creative Concept for ‘Unsung: Greater Manchester Nurses’
Skills and tools
- Motion and video
- After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition; Blender (3D animation); Cinema 4D (fundamentals)
- Design and collaboration
- Figma, Canva, Frame.io, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams
- Filming
- Camera operation, lighting, location and studio shoots, short-form social capture
- Platforms and delivery
- Meta, TikTok, YouTube and display specifications, multi-variant production and versioning
Education
BFA, Audio Arts Design, Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Art and Design, 2011
Links
Portfolio: ertumuslu.com · Motion reel: vimeo.com/1131440322 · Vimeo: vimeo.com/ertumuslu · LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ertumuslu
References available on request.