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Senior Multimedia Producer, 3D Motion Designer & UN Communications Strategist

Matteo Louis Casling

Six years translating global policy, development finance, and climate science into documentary cinema, Blender 3D animations, and Drupal 10 platforms.

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Matteo Louis Casling
3D & Motion Layers
3D & Motion Layers
Blender + Three.js + GSAP
UN DESA
Joint FAO/IAEA Centre
FAO
IFAD
CIME
PBS News
John Cabot University
41.5M
People Protected - FAO Desert Locust Emergency Campaign
FAO · 3 Languages (EN / FR / AR)
3.0M+
Global Views - World Water Day Flagship Scrollytelling
Joint FAO/IAEA Centre
+45%
Monthly User Engagement Lift on FINS Drupal 10 Platform
UN DESA · New York
+35%
Multi-Channel Impressions Growth Across COP28 & COP29
IAEA · Vienna & Dubai

Education

MA Marketing, Buying Behaviour and Digital Communication

John Cabot University
2019-2020

Bachelor of Arts in Communications

John Cabot University
2014-2017

Diploma Scuola Superiore - Graphic Design

Liceo Artistico Via di Ripetta, Rome
2008-2013

Skills & 3D Pipeline

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE8/8

Premiere Pro · After Effects · Illustrator · InDesign · Audition

BLENDER 3D & MOTION7/8

3D Modeling · Cycles/EEVEE · Procedural Shaders · GLTF Pipelines

UNREAL ENGINE 56/8

Real-Time Environments · Virtual Production · Sequencer

WEB & CMS ARCHITECTURE7/8

Drupal 10 · WordPress · HTML5 · CSS3 · JavaScript · Astro

CODE & AUTOMATION6/8

Python · Remotion · GSAP 3D · Analytics & Telemetry

GSAP ScrollTrigger Horizontal Cinema

3D & Motion Showreel

Scroll to scrub through selected UN documentary films, Blender 3D scientific visualizations, and motion graphics.

Joint FAO/IAEA CentreCOP28 Dubai · Seibersdorf Laboratories, Vienna
Nuclear & Related Techniques for Climate Action in Food and Agriculture
Screened at COP28 UAE Pavilion · +35% Multi-Channel Impressions

Nuclear & Related Techniques for Climate Action in Food and Agriculture

MADE FOR: Joint FAO/IAEA Centre
YEAR: 2024

Flagship documentary video produced to showcase the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre’s nuclear science innovations for climate action at the COP28 UAE Pavilion and installed permanently at the IAEA Seibersdorf visitor center.

Premiere ProAfter EffectsAuditionCinema Directing
UN DESADominican Republic · New York HQ
Inside FINS Initiative - Integrated National Financing Frameworks
20 Multimedia Deliverables · +45% Platform Engagement

Inside FINS Initiative - Integrated National Financing Frameworks

MADE FOR: UN DESA
YEAR: 2025

High-level documentary series and 15 animated training modules filmed on location in the Dominican Republic, translating sovereign development financing (INFFs) into actionable stories for national ministries.

Premiere ProAfter EffectsDrupal 10Location Directing
FAOGreater Horn of Africa · Rome HQ
Desert Locust - Everything You Need to Know About FAO’s 2019-2021 Crisis Response
41.5M People Protected · Produced in EN / FR / AR

Desert Locust - Everything You Need to Know About FAO’s 2019-2021 Crisis Response

MADE FOR: FAO
YEAR: 2022

Produced and edited utilizing field footage gathered throughout the 2019-2021 Desert Locust upsurge to brief international donors on how rapid intervention protected 41.5 million people from food insecurity.

Premiere ProAfter EffectsBlender 3DMultilingual Localization
FAOCaucasus & Central Asia · Rome
Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC) - 3D & 2D Technical Animation
Measurable Reduction in Field Data Errors · EN / FR / RU

Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC) - 3D & 2D Technical Animation

MADE FOR: FAO
YEAR: 2022

Instructional 3D/2D animation and custom sculpted Desert Locust visual assets produced to train field officers on the Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC), significantly reducing field reporting errors.

Blender 3DAfter EffectsIllustratorAudition
IFADRome, Italy
Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) - Mandate & Methodology Explainer
Flagship Institutional Onboarding Asset · Global Distribution

Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) - Mandate & Methodology Explainer

MADE FOR: IFAD
YEAR: 2019

2D/2.5D motion graphics explainer produced from scratch - storyboard, vector illustration, rigging, and sound mix - to clarify the mandate and evaluation methodology of IFAD’s Independent Office of Evaluation.

After EffectsIllustratorAuditionStoryboarding
FAO / Editorial PortfolioRome · Vienna
3D Anatomical & Scientific Visualization Rig - Schistocerca Gregaria
Featured Cover Artifact · Print & Motion Pipeline

3D Anatomical & Scientific Visualization Rig - Schistocerca Gregaria

MADE FOR: FAO / Editorial Portfolio
YEAR: 2024

High-resolution 3D digital sculpture and procedural material study created in Blender & Unreal Engine 5, anchoring the visual identity of the UN-Portfolio cover and technical training suites.

Blender 3DUnreal Engine 5Cycles RenderProcedural Shaders
Inspect in Portfolio Book
Joint FAO/IAEA CentreBolivia · Vienna
Glaciers on Borrowed Time - Interactive Scrollytelling & 60th Anniversary Features
3,000,000+ Global Views & Media Pickups

Glaciers on Borrowed Time - Interactive Scrollytelling & 60th Anniversary Features

MADE FOR: Joint FAO/IAEA Centre
YEAR: 2025

Flagship World Water Day interactive multimedia story tracking cosmic-ray neutron sensors on retreating Bolivian glaciers, alongside the 60th Anniversary FAO/IAEA feature story.

Interactive ScrollytellingEditorial DirectionData VisualizationGlobal Syndication
Read Feature Story
Curated Un-Portfolio Index (Chapters 01 - 05)

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Videos

Documentary Direction, Location Cinematography & Summit Cinema

From climate advocacy at COP28 and COP29 to sovereign development financing in the Dominican Republic, these films translate complex mandates into high-retention cinema.

Nuclear & Related Techniques for Climate Action in Food and Agriculture
Screened at COP28 UAE Pavilion · +35% Multi-Channel Impressions
COP28 Dubai · Seibersdorf Laboratories, Vienna

Nuclear & Related Techniques for Climate Action in Food and Agriculture

MADE FOR:Joint FAO/IAEA Centre
YEAR:2024

Flagship documentary video produced to showcase the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre’s nuclear science innovations for climate action at the COP28 UAE Pavilion and installed permanently at the IAEA Seibersdorf visitor center.

Mandate & Objective

Translate highly technical nuclear isotopic techniques - plant mutation breeding, soil-water management, and sterile insect technique - into an urgent, human-centered cinematic narrative for heads of state and climate negotiators at COP28.

Production Pipeline

Wrote, directed on location in greenhouse & laboratory facilities, edited in Premiere Pro, and animated custom kinetic data callouts and atomic orbital overlays in After Effects with full broadcast sound mastering.

Premiere ProAfter EffectsAuditionCinema DirectingColor Grading
Watch Flagship Documentary
Inside FINS Initiative - Integrated National Financing Frameworks
20 Multimedia Deliverables · +45% Platform Engagement
Dominican Republic · New York HQ

Inside FINS Initiative - Integrated National Financing Frameworks

MADE FOR:UN DESA
YEAR:2025

High-level documentary series and 15 animated training modules filmed on location in the Dominican Republic, translating sovereign development financing (INFFs) into actionable stories for national ministries.

Mandate & Objective

Make complex macroeconomic policy and sovereign financing mechanisms tangible and relatable for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) policymakers and international development partners.

Production Pipeline

Directed location shoots in the Dominican Republic, engineered a modular After Effects motion system for 15 training modules, and structured the companion Drupal 10 video platform.

Premiere ProAfter EffectsDrupal 10Location DirectingSound Design
Explore FINS Initiative
Desert Locust - Everything You Need to Know About FAO’s 2019-2021 Crisis Response
41.5M People Protected · Produced in EN / FR / AR
Greater Horn of Africa · Rome HQ

Desert Locust - Everything You Need to Know About FAO’s 2019-2021 Crisis Response

MADE FOR:FAO
YEAR:2022

Produced and edited utilizing field footage gathered throughout the 2019-2021 Desert Locust upsurge to brief international donors on how rapid intervention protected 41.5 million people from food insecurity.

Mandate & Objective

Synthesize two years of emergency biopesticide aerial operations, satellite telemetry, and field campaigns across East Africa and Southwest Asia into a high-impact multilingual donor briefing film.

Production Pipeline

Coordinated, scripted, edited, and animated custom telemetry overlays and bold kinetic impact counters in English, French, and Arabic.

Premiere ProAfter EffectsBlender 3DMultilingual LocalizationMotion Graphics
Watch Crisis Documentary

Animation & 3D

Blender 3D Visualization, Unreal Engine 5 & After Effects Motion Systems

Animation and 3D modeling clarify technical systems and biological processes that cameras cannot capture, combining custom 3D sculpting in Blender and Unreal Engine 5 with modular After Effects rigging.

Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC) - 3D & 2D Technical Animation
Measurable Reduction in Field Data Errors · EN / FR / RU
Caucasus & Central Asia · Rome

Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC) - 3D & 2D Technical Animation

MADE FOR:FAO
YEAR:2022

Instructional 3D/2D animation and custom sculpted Desert Locust visual assets produced to train field officers on the Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC), significantly reducing field reporting errors.

Mandate & Objective

Field locust officers across the Caucasus and Central Asia needed a crystal-clear visual walkthrough of geospatial tablet logging and satellite transmission under harsh field conditions.

Production Pipeline

Combined custom 3D anatomical locust modeling in Blender with crisp UI workflow animation in After Effects, localized across English, French, and Russian.

Blender 3DAfter EffectsIllustratorAuditionUI Motion Systems
Watch Technical Animation
Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) - Mandate & Methodology Explainer
Flagship Institutional Onboarding Asset · Global Distribution
Rome, Italy

Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) - Mandate & Methodology Explainer

MADE FOR:IFAD
YEAR:2019

2D/2.5D motion graphics explainer produced from scratch - storyboard, vector illustration, rigging, and sound mix - to clarify the mandate and evaluation methodology of IFAD’s Independent Office of Evaluation.

Mandate & Objective

Transform dense institutional evaluation protocols into an approachable 3-minute animated story for member states, rural development partners, and civil society.

Production Pipeline

Illustrated custom vector assets in Illustrator, built orbital camera rigs in After Effects, and engineered the full soundscape and voiceover mix in Audition.

After EffectsIllustratorAuditionStoryboarding2.5D Rigging
Watch Explainer Animation
3D Anatomical & Scientific Visualization Rig - Schistocerca Gregaria
Featured Cover Artifact · Print & Motion Pipeline
Rome · Vienna

3D Anatomical & Scientific Visualization Rig - Schistocerca Gregaria

MADE FOR:FAO / Editorial Portfolio
YEAR:2024

High-resolution 3D digital sculpture and procedural material study created in Blender & Unreal Engine 5, anchoring the visual identity of the UN-Portfolio cover and technical training suites.

Mandate & Objective

Bridge scientific entomological accuracy with striking editorial design so technical UN manuals and animations command immediate visual authority.

Production Pipeline

Sculpted and retopologized in Blender, shaded with subsurface scattering and studio rim lighting, and integrated into print layouts and motion sequences.

Blender 3DUnreal Engine 5Cycles RenderProcedural Shaders
Inspect in Portfolio Book

Brochures & Manuals

Editorial Publications, Technical SOP Manuals & Visual Identities

Publication design grounded in typographic clarity, custom vector schematics, and zero-errata print engineering for flagship COP28 brochures and global safety manuals.

Science, Technology & Innovation for Climate Action - COP28 Publication
Official COP28 Delegation Publication · Zero Errata
COP28 Dubai · Vienna

Science, Technology & Innovation for Climate Action - COP28 Publication

MADE FOR:Joint FAO/IAEA Centre
YEAR:2023

Flagship advocacy brochure designed to showcase the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre’s nuclear technology solutions during COP28. All photography, vector atomic schematics, and editorial copy were produced independently.

Mandate & Objective

Deliver an executive-ready print and digital publication for COP28 delegates that balances scientific rigor with Swiss editorial clarity.

Production Pipeline

Shot original laboratory photography, designed custom geometric atomic line-art motifs in Illustrator, and executed multi-page editorial layout in InDesign.

InDesignIllustratorPhotoshopStudio PhotographyPrint Production
Download Official PDF (FAO/IAEA)
Locusts and Other Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases - Visual Identity & Brochure
Global Donor Briefing Standard · FAO NSPMD
Rome, Italy

Locusts and Other Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases - Visual Identity & Brochure

MADE FOR:FAO
YEAR:2022

Comprehensive editorial publication and circular geometric cover system highlighting the global mandate and rapid-response architecture of FAO’s Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases team.

Mandate & Objective

Unify diverse global plant health emergencies - Desert Locust, Fall Armyworm, Banana Fusarium Wilt - under a cohesive, modern visual system.

Production Pipeline

Designed in Adobe InDesign and Illustrator with custom circular composite framing, infographics, and 3D presentation mockups.

InDesignIllustratorPhotoshopEditorial Systems
Download Official PDF (FAO)
Manual for the Implementation of Environmental, Health, and Safety Standards
Zero Errata Across Publishing Cycles · Global SOP Standard
Rome, Italy

Manual for the Implementation of Environmental, Health, and Safety Standards

MADE FOR:FAO
YEAR:2021

Technical book design and vector botanical/entomological wireframe cover illustration defining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to minimize insecticide impact on human health and ecosystems.

Mandate & Objective

Turn complex toxicology, PPE compliance, and environmental monitoring SOPs into a durable, highly legible reference manual for field operations.

Production Pipeline

Created intricate white-wireframe locust vector illustrations over botanical photography, structured long-form typographic hierarchies, and delivered with zero errata across publishing cycles.

InDesignIllustratorLong-Form TypographyVector Wireframes
Download Technical Manual PDF

Websites & Portals

Drupal 10, WordPress, Astro & Interactive Knowledge Architecture

Full-stack digital platforms architected from zero, structuring high-traffic UN knowledge portals, interactive video repositories, and modern CMS ecosystems.

UN DESA FINS Digital Platform & FAO Transboundary Knowledge Portal
+45% Monthly User Engagement Lift on Drupal 10
New York, USA · Rome, Italy

UN DESA FINS Digital Platform & FAO Transboundary Knowledge Portal

MADE FOR:UN DESA & FAO
YEAR:2025

Architected, built, and maintained the Financing for Small Island Developing States (FINS) digital platform on Drupal 10 and the FAO Transboundary Plant Pests portal, structuring interactive video galleries and policy repositories.

Mandate & Objective

Legacy UN web pages buried critical training videos and financing tools under fragmented navigation, hurting retention among ministry officials.

Production Pipeline

Built custom Drupal 10 content architectures, responsive HTML/CSS/JS component layouts, and structured video learning hubs accompanied by Google Analytics telemetry.

Drupal 10WordPressHTML5 / CSS3JavaScriptGoogle AnalyticsInformation Architecture
Visit Live UN Portal

Podcasts & Stories

Interactive Scrollytelling, World Water Day Features & Multi-Track Audio

Narrative case studies, high-impact scrollytelling (3M+ views), and multi-track mastered podcast series (Roots on Spotify and Apple Podcasts) putting human voices at the center of policy.

Glaciers on Borrowed Time - Interactive Scrollytelling & 60th Anniversary Features
3,000,000+ Global Views & Media Pickups
Bolivia · Vienna

Glaciers on Borrowed Time - Interactive Scrollytelling & 60th Anniversary Features

MADE FOR:Joint FAO/IAEA Centre
YEAR:2025

Flagship World Water Day interactive multimedia story tracking cosmic-ray neutron sensors on retreating Bolivian glaciers, alongside the 60th Anniversary FAO/IAEA feature story.

Mandate & Objective

Bring high-altitude nuclear hydrology in the Andes to global public audiences on World Water Day.

Production Pipeline

Combined immersive full-bleed photojournalism, SDG impact badges, and interactive scrollytelling distributed across global UN country offices.

Interactive ScrollytellingEditorial DirectionData VisualizationGlobal Syndication
Read Feature Story
Roots Podcast Series - Rural Resilience in Nepal & Sierra Leone
Launched on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & SoundCloud
Kalikot & Rukum, Nepal · Rome

Roots Podcast Series - Rural Resilience in Nepal & Sierra Leone

MADE FOR:IFAD
YEAR:2020

Co-written, sound-engineered, and mastered multi-track evaluation podcast series launched across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud exploring credit-based cooperatives in rural Nepal.

Mandate & Objective

Turn written independent evaluation reports into an intimate acoustic narrative featuring field voices and development economists.

Production Pipeline

Executed multi-track dialogue editing, spectral noise reduction, acoustic pacing, and sound mastering in Adobe Audition with multi-platform RSS syndication.

Adobe AuditionMulti-Track MixingSound DesignScriptwritingPodcast Syndication
Listen to Roots Podcast

Work Experience

Six years of end-to-end multimedia production, location directing, 3D animation, and Drupal/WordPress web architecture across United Nations agencies and broadcast news.

UN DESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

New York, USA | June 2025 - December 2025
Communications & Multimedia Specialist
Drupal 10 Platform (+45% Engagement) · 20 INFF Multimedia Deliverables
  • Produced 20 multimedia assets for the FINS initiative translating technical research on sustainable development financing and Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs) into accessible narratives for governments.
  • Directed, filmed on location in the Dominican Republic, and edited 5 high-level advocacy videos and 15 animated training modules used by national finance ministries.
  • Built and maintained the FINS digital platform on Drupal 10, structuring video galleries and learning resources to lift monthly user engagement by 45%.
  • Engineered modular motion graphic templates for rapid 48-hour turnarounds across 16:9, 9:16, and 1:1 formats.
IAEA / FAO

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Vienna, Austria | June 2023 - April 2025
Communications & Video Specialist (Joint FAO/IAEA Centre)
COP28 & COP29 Flagship Cinema · 3M+ Views World Water Day Story
  • Wrote, directed, and edited the flagship climate action documentary screened at the COP28 UAE Pavilion in Dubai and installed permanently at the IAEA Seibersdorf Laboratories visitor center.
  • Produced documentary videos, custom kinetic typography in After Effects, and multimedia feature stories (including Glaciers on Borrowed Time with 3M+ views) for COP28 and COP29.
  • Created social media video packages and visual content series that raised monthly impressions across joint FAO and IAEA channels by 35%.
  • Supervised external creative contractors, camera operators, and graphic designers under strict delivery clocks and brand standards.
FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Rome, Italy | January 2021 - July 2023
Reporting, Web & Outreach Specialist
41.5M Protected Campaign · ASDC 3D/2D Animation · Web Portals
  • Scripted and produced the flagship multimedia briefing film on the 2019-2021 Desert Locust crisis (EN, FR, AR) highlighting 41.5M people protected from food insecurity.
  • Designed and animated the Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC) video tutorial in After Effects & Blender 3D, reducing field data reporting errors across the Caucasus and Central Asia.
  • Conceptualized, designed, and launched the FAO Transboundary Plant Pests digital knowledge portal.
  • Authored and laid out donor reports and the Environmental, Health and Safety Standards manual in InDesign with zero errata across publishing cycles.
CIME · EU

Italian Council of the European Movement (CIME)

Rome, Italy | May 2020 - December 2020
Project Manager - EU REscEU Programme
11 Partner Countries · 50,000+ Citizens Reached
  • Managed the communication and dissemination strategy for the EU-funded REscEU project under the Europe for Citizens programme across 11 partner countries.
  • Coordinated production and distribution of press kits, digital graphics, and video content reaching over 50,000 citizens and civil society delegates.
  • Authored the project concept note and grant proposal that secured full European Commission funding.
IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Rome, Italy | January 2019 - December 2019
Evaluation Media & Communication Consultant
Roots Podcast Series · IOE 2D Explainer Animation
  • Produced, sound-edited, and mastered the evaluation podcast series Roots across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud.
  • Storyboarded, illustrated, and animated the flagship 2D explainer video introducing the Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) mandate.
  • Designed multimedia evaluation packages combining animated clips, infographics, and policy briefs for member states.
PBS NEWS

Zagara Films · PBS NewsHour Field Unit

Rome, Italy | January 2018 - October 2018
Production Assistant & Camera Technician (PBS News)
Broadcast Documentary Lighting, Audio & B-Roll Camera
  • Assisted broadcast documentary and news camera crews for PBS News on field assignments covering European economic policy and migration.
  • Handled three-point lighting setups, secondary B-roll camera operation, multi-channel field audio monitoring, and logistics for ministerial interviews.

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Un-Portfolio Book
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