I'm Micah Vanderlinden, a senior video editor and motion designer with 15 years of post-production experience. Since 2011, I've worked with brands and platforms including TED, Samsung, and PBS Kids, and my TED Courses series won Best Video Series at the 28th Annual Webby Awards.
I handle the full pipeline, editing, 2D/3D animation, VFX, color grading, and sound design, across a wide range of formats: advertising/marketing, documentaries, promotional reels, animated explainers, music videos, and fashion lookbooks. I can step in anywhere from on-set supervision to final delivery, and I build efficient workflows without cutting corners on craft.
Featured Projects
Davis & Green needed a full rebrand launched simultaneously across broadcast, digital, and social. I handled editorial and motion design for the campaign: cutting the broadcast spots, building animated service icons, and bringing their new mascot, Ollie the Octopus, to life across every channel.
Cato needed catalog-style footage to read as premium fashion advertising, on a limited production budget. I edited and animated the monthly campaign, using rotoscoping and pseudo-3D graphics to raise production value without expanding the shoot.
TED Courses needed masterclass content that could hold an audience through dense, abstract ideas. I edited the series and built animated illustrations to clarify the material and keep viewers engaged. The series won Best Video Series at the 28th Annual Webby Awards.
Honda needed a :30 and :15 spot that could showcase key vehicle features and keep the energy up in a short runtime. I edited and animated the spots, using split-screen layouts and animated typography over driving footage to hit both.
Virginia Lottery needed a steady stream of campaign content across broadcast, social, and digital. Working with Yebo, I've handled motion design, dynamic typography, and animation on their ongoing campaigns, delivering broadcast spots and fully animated promos on a recurring basis.
This series needed to cut through a fast-scrolling Instagram feed with a clear call to action. I built animated draw-on graphics with direct prompts to register or vote early, designed to deliver high-impact messaging in a few seconds of attention.
Capital One needed complex financial features explained visually within a Commercial Card campaign. I handled motion design and VFX, compositing 2D/3D graphics, animated infographics, virtual card elements, and 3D wireframes into live-action footage. Delivered two :30 and two :15 spots, produced by Alice Blue and Carleen Martin.
Protocol Labs needed to introduce a technical, decentralized storage concept to a broad audience for the Filecoin alpha release. I edited and built motion design blending event footage, stock footage, and animated explainers to make the technology accessible.
PBS Kids was rolling out American Sign Language integration across its programming and apps. I led post-production on the series, delivering broadcast-ready pieces for a national platform with accessibility as the core requirement.