About


Salvatore Scandurra (Turi)


I’m a Creative Technologist and Designer who blends human‑centered design, visual storytelling, and hands‑on prototyping to produce design-led digital experiences, bringing life and emotion into things that move.

// SKILLS

Product and Development

  • UX, UI, prototyping, usability testing
  • Proficient in C/C++, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, PHP, Laravel, HTML5, CSS3
  • Git, Docker, virtual environments, CI workflows
  • Pixel‑perfect responsive templating and asset optimization
  • Practical Arduino/Raspberry Pi experience for interactive POCs. Open source code: github.com/TuriSc

Creative Design and Media Production

  • Concepting, visual systems, UI visuals
  • Story‑led motion graphics, compositing, video production
  • Data and code‑based infographics, generative visuals, batch pipelines
  • Generative AI model fine‑tuning, productionizing outputs for design workflows
  • Storyboarding and previsualization, animatics
// Software Proficiency
  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, After Effects, Premiere Pro, XD)
  • Figma, InVision, Apple Final Cut Studio, Blender, Cinema 4D, Unity
  • Stable Diffusion, Jupyter Notebook, LangChain, offline LLMs
  • Custom scripting for project automation and batch processing
  • Digital audio recording and processing (passionate about music and electronics)
  • I’m very quick to pick up new software skills – I love learning!
// Key achievements
  • Delivered high‑impact prototypes and motion work for major clients, aligning creative vision with business goals
  • Built production pipelines integrating generative AI and scripting to accelerate asset creation and validation
  • Led and mentored cross‑functional teams in prototyping, design, and delivery; established repeatable workflows
  • Managed end‑to‑end innovation projects independently, meeting tight timelines
  • Recognized for pragmatic creativity and the ability to translate experimental work into measurable outcomes
// PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paragon, London
2019 (October) – Present

  • Lead creative technologist and designer for highly visible digital experiences, turning prototypes into go-to-market products
  • Lead creative development, managing storyboarding, design, and cross-functional collaboration. Line managing junior designers
  • Digital design, production and animation of motion graphics and corporate animationd for Abbvie, Kellogg’s, Schroders, Aviva, Goldman Sachs, Danone, DeWalt, MS Amlin, Honeywell, EDF. Samples: bit.ly/3vAQxFi, youtu.be/jFwWu6vdLV0
  • Conference Speaker: spoke at Acquia Engage London 2024 on “From Prompts to Pixels: Supercharging Creative Content with AI”.

CIPD, London
2015 (July) – 2019 (October)

  • Directed and animated motion graphics, explainer videos, product teasers, and social media assets. Samples: youtu.be/61oCT8wJGNU, youtu.be/j5C_LNRnSTE
  • Developed a strategic reference asset in collaboration with the Customer Experience Team
  • Leading the internal video production unit. Producing filmed content and training team members to film interviews, record podcasts and produce branded videos
  • Developed and documented a tool and API to generate interactive infographics and visual web content
  • UX, design and front-end development of responsive webapps. Screencast: youtu.be/iBel3zh_gVc
  • Line managing, and in charge for the development of, junior designers

Tag Worldwide, London
2015 (January – May)

  • Online advertising digital design and production for Nike, Sony, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Argos, Boots, Amazon

BBH/Addictive Pixel, London
2014 (October – December)

  • Online advertising digital design and production for Axe/Lynx, British Airways
  • Asset design, production and animation for Barclays Code Playground. Promo: youtu.be/-iWQnRIJZic
  • UX/UI design and usability planning of a digital catalog for fashion retailer Boden

Timbuktu Labs (now Rebel Girls), San Francisco
2014

  • Visual development of an animated series
  • Illustration of four books accompanied by an interactive app
  • Represented the company as a trade show delegate

Freelancer
2004 – 2014

  • Extensive freelance experience in various design and media production roles. Details available upon request
// EDUCATION

2013 – Master of Fine Arts in Traditional Animation (Triennial) – Academy of Art University, School of Animation and Visual Effects, San Francisco, USA
Final project: youtu.be/XMIL_tEAR6A

2008 – Laurea (BA + MA) in DAMS Cinema (Disciplines of Arts, Music and Spectacle) – Università di Bologna

// LANGUAGES

Italian
Native

English
Fluent

Spanish
Basic

Swedish
Basic

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