Harald Schmelzer

I’m a senior motion designer and visual storyteller based in Vienna. For more than twenty years, I’ve combined animation, editing, 3D, film and sound to make difficult subjects clear and memorable.

Experience

2024 – present

Motion Design ConsultantInternational Atomic Energy Agency · Vienna

Motion design, animation, editing, filming, studio and livestream production, conference visuals and public-information content.

2016–2023

Senior Motion DesignerNews on Video GmbH · Vienna

Concept, animation, editing and finishing for broadcast, institutional and commercial communication.

2009–2016

Head of PostproductionApollon Pictures GmbH · Vienna

Leading postproduction projects, workflows and teams from creative brief through final delivery.

2005–2009

Video EditorCut & Copy Videofilmstudio / MK Regional TV · Vienna and Amstetten

Editorial preparation, media management and production support across professional film and video projects.

2006

Medientechnik und TelekommunikationFH St. Pölten · Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

A multidisciplinary education spanning moving image, sound, interactive media and the technical systems behind production.