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Layer 01 / Summary
Nemuel Nyangaresi
Art Director, Video — Motion & Visual Systems
Art director and video editor with 10 years owning visual identity end to end, from concept through motion graphics, color grade, and final delivery. Founder of King Nemuel Visuals, directing photo and video output for brands and institutions including Accenture, Cargill, Minnesota United FC, Hennepin County, and WCCO.
Builds and maintains reusable visual systems, including color pipelines, motion templates, and presets, so output stays consistent at speed. Manages multiple concurrent project timelines and deadlines, and edits short-form content with a deliberate focus on hooks, pacing, and retention.
Trained and directed assistants and collaborators on these systems, and has delivered fast-turnaround social content alongside longer-form documentary and brand work, including projects shot and edited for international audiences.
Uses AI creative tools as a core part of the workflow, not an add-on, to move faster without losing craft.
Layer 02 / King Nemuel Visuals
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
- Own visual direction end to end for brand, documentary, and event clients, including Accenture, Cargill, Minnesota United FC, Hennepin County, and WCCO, covering photography, video, motion graphics, and color grade.
- Built reusable visual systems, including color grading pipelines, motion graphic templates, and LUTs and presets, to keep output consistent across projects and let the studio produce more without losing quality.
- Directed and trained assistants and collaborators on these systems and on production workflow standards, maintaining creative consistency across a growing body of work.
- Manage multiple concurrent client and project timelines at once, owning scheduling and prioritization across competing deadlines without sacrificing creative quality on any single deliverable.
- Edit short-form content with a deliberate focus on hooks, pacing, and retention, structuring cuts to hold attention in the first seconds and sustain engagement through to the end of the clip.
- Delivered fast-turnaround social content alongside longer-form work, including same-day and next-day event and community clips, balancing quick deliverables with deeper post-production projects.
- Shot and edited content during travel across East Africa intended for Swahili-speaking and local audiences, adapting pacing and visual treatment for a different market and cultural context.
- Apply strong design fundamentals (typography, composition, hierarchy, color) across photo, video, and motion deliverables to maintain a consistent visual standard regardless of format.
- Integrated AI tools into the editing workflow to speed culling and turnaround on high-volume shoots without sacrificing quality standards.
- Directed Mosaic of Culture (2024) as Director of Videography and Photo Editor, a cultural storytelling project requiring cohesive visual direction across a multi-person crew.
- Produced and edited Dhaanto (2023), a documentary with advanced photo and video post-processing, and shot and edited h080.5 (2022), a short film built around color grading craft as cinematographer and editor.
Layer 03 / MN ISSA
Marketing Director
- Design and edit digital assets, event video and photography, and promotional graphics for organizational campaigns, maintaining brand consistency across channels.
- Partner with board leadership to align visual direction with organizational marketing goals.
Layer 04 / University of Minnesota Media Hub
Lead Tech Consultant
- Provided photo and video editing and live production support for university events, including fast-turnaround deliverables tied to event schedules.
- Trained students on Adobe Creative Cloud tools, including Photoshop and Lightroom, establishing repeatable workflow standards for a student team.
- Supported photography and video setups, digital workflows, and media troubleshooting.
Layer 05 / Penny Magic Design
Co-Founder, Photography Director
- Directed photography and visual content for small business branding and marketing campaigns.
- Retouched and prepared product and lifestyle visuals for digital and print media.
Layer 06 / University of Minnesota
Photographer
- Shot and retouched portraits and event photography for university publications.
Layer 07 / Skills & tools
Layer 08 / Education & languages
Bachelor of Business Administration
King Nemuel Visuals