Raffi’s diverse in-house and consulting background includes guiding academic institutions through a wide range of strategic marketing, communications, and advancement initiatives. His expertise includes research and discovery, digital strategy, audience development, media relations, and institutional communications. In all of his free time (insert sarcasm here), he enjoys writing/performing/soaking in live music, sailing, culinary arts, outdoor adventuring, and serving a range of mission-driven organizations. Raffi is a hired gun. And a sharpshooter at that.

It’s a bit ironic that Nate’s favorite project he’s worked on at p3 is one that put him in the hospital. But if you know Nate, you know that he doesn’t rest — read: refuses to rest — until he’s satisfied with every component of what he’s created. This all makes a bit more sense when you consider that Nate got his start in the laborious world of stop-motion animation. Though it makes him cringe to think about now, Nate’s graduate film Bonefeather was an early indicator of his conscientious approach toward … well … everything we do at p3. (Go ahead, do some digging around, you can still find Bonefeather on the internet somewhere.) Nate loves every opportunity he gets to interpret and articulate another person’s — or company’s — message in a visual way. He still busts out his stop-motion chops when the project calls for it. But he mainly oversees all of our design, 2D and 3D animation, motion typography and clean-up/utility services — and we’re pretty excited about that.

You could say that Morgan got his start in New York City, climbing his way through the production ranks on shows like Martha Stewart and Inside the Actors Studio, wrapping cables, doing whatever it took to get noticed for his grit and determination. That wouldn’t be a lie. But it’s probably more accurate to say that Morgan’s true production beginnings can be traced back to his boyhood living room — where his dad first exposed him to the comedic genius of The Three Stooges and Monty Python. With his artistic tastes fully formed and his production assistant skills fully realized, Morgan returned to his native Maine in the mid-2000s determined to find a full-time production job. It took a few years of freelancing filmmaking for him to realize the job he wanted didn’t really exist in Maine. If Morgan was going to work at a shop that allowed him to tell thoughtful, funny brand stories, he’d need to start his own company. So, together with Brian, that’s what he did.

Olivia is kind of like Michael Jordan. But it’s got nothing to do with basketball. When she puts her headphones on and gets in the zone on an edit, it’s like nothing else matters. From just a few feet away, we call out her name: “Olivia. Olivia! Olivia!!!” No response — she’s locked in, and we love it; we can’t wait to see the rough cut. It’s been like this since Day 1. Olivia came to us from Boston.com where she worked autonomously to find, film and edit docu-stories. So it’s no surprise she knows how to put her head down and get to work. Switching gears to advertising was … different. But Olivia is committed. Drawing on her journalism beginnings, she knows how to identify the most interesting part of an edit and find the most engaging way to convey the client’s message. Intolerant of bad advertising that lazily tries to sell-sell-sell, Olivia is forever striving to make the consumer feel something. (See: Year Up under “Work” for a preview.)

Vinnie wanted a certain word worked into his bio. So let’s start there: As long as he can remember, Vinnie has had a ZEST for all things illustrated and animated. In the early days, he would trace cartoon characters and create his own comic strips. Pretty soon, he graduated to Adobe and Lego stop-motion videos. Fortunately for us, it wasn’t too much later that Vinnie came to work at p3. Even more fortunate, Vinnie’s ZEST means that he’s, admittedly, a bit obsessed with learning new things and perfecting new techniques. A quick glance at his instagram feed (@vinniezullo) should tell you all you need to know about how he spends his time away from the office. That means good stuff for us and even better stuff for our clients. (It should also be noted that Vinnie is obsessed with Jurassic Park and pasta. This bio would not be complete without mentioning those things.)

An experienced producer and director, Emma is obsessed with the fast pace of production. Her experience ranges from Oscar-winning film sets to local shoe-string budgets. Her philosophy is to be kind, honest, and try to have a good time because this is the coolest job in the world. When not glued to a project, this Chigaco-native spends her free time surfing, rock climbing, and looking for any excuse to be outside. She also has a dog.