The producer behind the work.
Sean Sullivan is an Emmy-nominated executive producer and creative director with 15+ years building cinematic content, experiential campaigns, and brand identities for the world's most recognized companies.
Background
I started at PSYOP in New York in 2006 — five years producing CG and VFX at one of the city’s best studios, earning my first solo senior credit and a Clio Award for LG. From there: staff at Royale (Nike Hyperdunk, Hyundai), then freelance across Imaginary Forces, Arcade Edit, Ntropic, Apple (Cupertino), Los York, and a dozen more before founding my own studio.
The Jordan Brand × AKQA "The Last Shot" campaign won a Cannes Lions Grand Prix + 6 Golds. Spotify earned a Webby Award. NFL × Amazon received an Emmy nomination. LG earned a Clio Award.
Dispatch (2017–2024)
Founded Dispatch in 2017 — a remote CG/VFX/experiential studio that shipped work for IBM, NFL, Spotify, and others over seven years. Wound down Dispatch in 2024 to return to focused creative work. Seven years running a studio taught me everything about building teams, shipping work for Fortune 500 clients, and maintaining craft at scale.
Now
Now available as a solo operator — same standards, tighter feedback loops, faster delivery. I work remote-first with full NY/LA coverage. I bring my own vendor network, production infrastructure, and 15+ years of relationships. You get the experience of a 50-person studio distilled into one person who actually picks up the phone.
Philosophy
I believe the best creative work happens when the producer actually understands the creative. Not just the timeline — the idea. I've art directed, edited, animated, written, and produced. That range means I can talk to every department in their language and catch problems before they become expensive.
No bloated teams. No unnecessary process. Brief to delivery, as fast as the work demands.
Freelance
NFL × Amazon (Emmy nomination). Cricket × PSYOP (return engagement). Remote-first, project-based production and creative direction for agencies, brands, and studios.
Dispatch
Founded and ran a remote CG/VFX/experiential studio. IBM, NFL, Spotify (Webby Award), Jordan × AKQA (Cannes Lions Grand Prix + 6 Golds), and dozens more over seven years. Wound down in 2024 to return to focused creative work.
Freelance
Imaginary Forces, Arcade Edit, Ntropic, Apple (Cupertino), Los York, State Design, Nathaniel Howe. Built the vendor network and production relationships that became Dispatch.
Royale
Nike Hyperdunk, Hyundai Azera. Full CG/motion production pipeline for broadcast and digital campaigns.
PSYOP
First solo senior credit. LG Vacuum (Clio Award, 2011). Built foundation in CG, VFX, and production management at one of New York’s top studios.
Production
- Executive Producing
- Line Producing
- Budget & Bidding
- Vendor Management
- Talent Coordination
- On-Set Supervision
- Post-Production Mgmt
- Experiential / Retail
Creative
- Creative Direction
- Art Direction
- Brand Strategy
- Campaign Concepting
- Storyboarding
- Editorial Direction
- Motion Design
- Presentation Design
Tools
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Frame.io
- Figma / Framer
- After Effects / Cinema 4D
- DaVinci Resolve
- Notion / Airtable
- Slack / Teams
- Monday.com / Asana
Outside the edit bay.
Never Look Down — An original short film produced entirely with AI tools. Filmed in the aftermath of the LA fires, made with Kling and other AI pipelines. Part of an ongoing personal project exploring AI across creative, fitness, and recovery — @seangoesnorth.
I also collect vinyl, shoot film when time allows, and spend too much money at Suit Supply. Based in Westchester, NY with my family. I take the train into the city when the project calls for it, but I've proven over 7+ years that remote-first production works — if you know what you're doing.