Nick Vaka

Nick Vaka has been working professionally in media and content production for more than 20 years and now he's ready to bring that experience to you! Pay him a visit at www.nickvaka.com and drop a line when you're ready to produce your next video, plan a new campaign, or need a hand with ideation, concepts, writing, or creative direction. Again that's www.nickvaka.com! Background music: Ella-Vader, by The Mini Vandals: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTdS...

Starting in February 2023, the US semiconductor industry will be getting an injection of money with the potential to supercharge innovation, revitalize US manufacturing, reduce chip shortages, and spread the promise of tech wealth across a broader swath of the country.

I was responsible for concept, ideation, and art direction for the hero image. Big ups to designer Kirsty Munn for the seamless execution!

When it comes to your credit score, the day-to-day decisions you make play a role in determining your overall credit score. By taking the time to understand what will and will not affect your credit score, you can take steps to be a more credit-savvy consumer.

I had the pleasure of directing designers Niege Borges and Shane Keaney during the creation of the accompanying graphics in this article.

If you’re asking “what does NFT stand for” it’s short for non-fungible token. Non-fungible refers to how it can’t be replaced or traded one-for-one because each token is unique. Each one has an unbreakable digital code.

Concept, ideation, and art direction by Nick Vaka. Illustrations completed by the brilliant Niege Borges.

I created this video to explain how the DNS lookup process works when SOPA was a major concern. I co-wrote, designed, animated, and voiced this video-which has become one of the most-watched videos on the subject of DNS, on the Internet, with over 1.6 million views and counting.

Gerber Life needed a motivational video to describe the Gerber Life Grow-Up Plan and tell the story about Gerber Life Insurance. I worked as a creative director with a writer and animator to produce this piece featuring rotoscoping, 3D Motion Control, and motion graphics.

Transcript
Whether you’re an agency pro or brand marketer, you share a common pain: reaching unique audiences with your online ads. You need to hit the mark consistently without wasting money. So it’s good to know about Neustar Audience Targeting Solutions. You see, we reach audiences no one else can.

Designed and animated by Nick Vaka.

Neustar AdAdvisor lifts the power of predictive targeting to a new level of precision. We leverage comprehensive verified offline data on brand preference, purchase behavior and other key attributes -- covering almost every household in the U.S. -- to help you reach the exact people you want with online and mobile digital display advertising.

Designed and animated this piece.

Learn how Neustar IP Intelligence protects your online business. Discover how advanced technologies, proven methods and trusted expertise help fight fraud, ensure compliance, analyze traffic and more.

Designed, animated, and edited the finished spot.

Gerber Life Insurance is one of the top direct-response marketing insurance companies and a leading provider of juvenile life insurance.

In September 2017 we were commissioned this short video to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Agency: Visual.ly
Creative Director: Nick Vaka
Project manager: Michael Moricco

Design and animation: Antimatter
Sound design: Daruma

Loved working in conjunction with Visual.ly on this video that was presented by Mubadala Development Company in Dubai during a conference for future graduates.
The world is changing for graduates all over the world, and the United Arab Emirates is no different.

Wikia Year in Fandom 2013
Wikia! The home of 100 million fans living at the heart of pop culture.

Produced this inforgaphic and directed the design of other elements in the bundle, including an eBook and motion graphic.

Wikia presents The Year in Fandom, a look at the hottest properties and topics that drove fandom in 2013. Created for Wikia in the Visually Marketplace.

I designed and created this video, as well as directed the design of a corresponding eBook and Infographic.

Millennials are a facing future of higher debt, fewer jobs, less wealth and lower wages. If these issues are not addressed. Millennials will have a lower quality of life then past generations. GENERATIONAL INEQUALITY Over the last 30 years.

I handled creative direction on this campaign which included this infographic, a report, and an explainer video.

This introduction to Causes.com was completed for the organization to show how one person can start a movement with the Causes platform. I handled motion graphics, video editing, motion tracking, and basic color correction.