Sekani Solomon is an award-winning Motion Design lead at Cash App. His diverse skill set in design, animation, and compositing allows him to work at any stage of the production pipeline with a high level of proficiency. He has worked at a wide variety of companies, both as an employee and as a freelancer. He is now the Motion Lead and manager at Cash App. In part 1 of this chat, we get the opportunity to pick Sekani’s brain about his career choices and what led him to start working for a tech company.

Discussion Points:

• Sekani Solomon’s experience
• The value of internships in college
• Moving into the tech industry with Cash App
• The difference between working at a studio vs at Cash App
• The difference between working at a studio vs Tech company
• Managing unlimited vacation
• The transition from being an artist to a manager
• Managing your career path
• Sekani’s teamCash App’s branding direction

Resources

Sarofsky

Austin Shaw

Sekani Solomon LinkedIn

Cash App

The Mill

Loyalkaspar

Imaginary Forces

Scholar Studios

SCAD

Cash App Clothing Line