declan gainey
digital designer • design technologist • ecommerce + motion
summary
digital designer and design technologist building ai-enabled motion, social, brand, storefront, and interactive experiences for culture-driven teams. works across shopify, web, content systems, and creative production workflows, with a focus on turning visual direction into shipped digital work.
core strengths
- ecommerce + shopify
- brand systems
- motion design
- social content
- campaign assets
- ui design
- ai-assisted workflows
- prototyping
- asset production
- creative coding (html/css/js)
- responsive layout
tools
- figma
- illustrator
- photoshop
- after effects
- premiere
- lightroom
- vs code
- github
- vercel
- shopify cli + liquid
- cloudinary
experience
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nile secure2025 – present
- illustrated and scripted a series of internal comms comic strips that turned security topics into readable, on-brand stories
- packaged deliverables for email embed and standalone pdf distribution across the organization
- collaborated asynchronously with stakeholders, shipping polished iterations on tight timelines
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west coast illustrations llc2023 – present
- design and build brand identities, web experiences, and motion assets for client projects end to end
- built an ai-powered workflow tool that turns unstructured input into categorized task lists (html/css/js + llm api)
- hand-coded portfolio site with canvas particle systems, scroll-driven animation, and performance-tuned deployment on vercel
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amerikid2020 – present
- own the shopify storefront end to end: built with shopify cli + liquid, deployed and managed through github
- produce motion and short-form content for every product drop, maintaining a repeatable release workflow
- designed the brand identity and visual system used across the store, social feeds, and product launches
education
university of oregon
b.s. art and technology • 2024
semester abroad: fine art and conceptual design studies, paris
selected projects
- pacifico dance company: built the website end to end, shaped brand motion and visual direction
- studio 3: conversion-focused landing page design with pricing flow and dev-ready prototype
- broken hearts: ai-assisted production pipeline for product imagery and short-form edits