DIGITAL ARTIST & DIRECTOR
about:
HELLO, MY NAME IS JĀNIS MELDERIS, AND I'M A LONDON-BASED freelance CREATIVE.
previously:
art director / CG artist / designer at builders club
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NIKE DN8
2025
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, R&D, ANIMATION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB w/MONUMENTAL FX
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
PRODUCER:
STUART NEILSON
POST PRODUCTION:
MONUMENTAL FX
HANG IN THERE
2025
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY, POST PRODUCTION
SELF INITIATED, DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH SASHA GUDKOVA
NIKE 24.7
2025
ROLE:
ANIMATION
DONE AT STUDIO JARVIS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
BEN JARVIS
ART DIRECTOR:
MORGAN RUBY
PRODUCER:
MARINE DUGROS
NIKE - AIRMAX SPRING 2023
2023
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, R&D
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR: 
JONAS HEGI
PHOTOGRAPHER:
JORDAN HEMMINGWAY
PRODUCER:
ERINN FITZGERALD
POST PRODUCER:
JAMES LOWREY
EDIT & POST PRODUCTION: 
MONUMENTAL FX
SOUND DESIGN:
CHRIS BANKS
CHANEL - WW21
2021
ROLE:
DESIGN, ANIMATION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
JULIEN SIMSHAUSER
PRODUCER:
MERVE KURT
DESIGN, ANIMATION:
NATALIE LIU
SUMMER 24'
2024
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, POST PRODUCTION
DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH SASHA GUDKOVA
BEATS - BEHIND THE DESIGN
2023
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, POST PRODUCTION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
PRODUCER:
LAUREN EGEN
PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Ciaran Beale
LIVE ACTION PRODUCER:
ERINN FITZGERALD
DOP:
JAKE HUNTER
3D & ANIMATION:
AKSHAY DEPALA, DUMITRU THEODOR, 
ERIC GENESIS, EVAN GROSPIRON, JAMES SPINK
EDIT & GRADE:
AVENUES STUDIO
EDITORS - Amy Dang , Jess Vincent
Colourist - Sharon Chung
MUSIC COMPOSER:
UP & AT'EM
Jake Troth 
SOUND DESIGN:
CHRIS BANKS
PARACHUTE 
2023
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, DESIGN, ANIMATION 
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
ON RUNNING - GAME ON
2022
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, VFX SUPERVISION, R&D
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
PRODUCER:
HELEN RANDALL
LIVE ACTION PRODUCER:
ERINN FITZGERALD
3D & ANIMATION:
KWAN CHOW, aKSHAY DEPALA,
ERIC GENESIS, EVAN GROSPIRON,
GERARD COQUEMONT, HAYDEN MARTIN,
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
LION SAUTERLEUTE
EDIT & GRADE: 
OKAY STUDIO
SOUND:
JAMES KELLY
NIKE - CENTRE POMPIDOU - 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
2024
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION 
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
LAUREN EGEN
PRODUCER:
STUART NEILSON
3D & ANIMATION:
ERIC GENESIS, DUMITRU THEODOR,
EVAN GROSPIRON, TYLER GERARD, 
DIMITRII KORNIENKO, NEDAS GADLIAUSKAS,
HAYDEN MARTIN, KSENIA RYBE
BALENCIAGA - FW21 VIRTUAL SHOW
2020
ROLE:
DESIGN, ANIMATION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
JULIEN SIMSHAUSER
PRODUCER:
VALTTERI LAIHANEN
3D, ANIMATION:
MYKOLAS CIB, ANATOLIK BELIKOV,
LIL ARTY, ROMAIN GUILLON
ADIDAS SUSTAINABILITY
2019
ROLE:
DESIGN, ANIMATION, COMPOSITING
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
PRODUCER:
LAUREN EGEN
3D / ANIMATION:
ANGELINA TOROS, GEORGE BARRETT,
NIKITA SHESTAKOV
ADIDAS ORIGINALS - ZX FW20
2020
ROLE:
DESIGN, COMPOSITING
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
ANTAR WALKER
PRODUCER:
SVET LAPCHEVA
3D:
ANGELINA TOROS, LUCA STRUCHEN,
NATALIE LIU
nike dn air x super bowl
2024
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION 
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
JULIEN SIMHAUSER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
LAUREN EGEN
PRODUCER:
HARRIET MACDONALd
LEAD ARTIST / ART DIRECTOR:
DAN HOOPERT
3D / ANIMATION:
DUMITRU THEODOR, NEDAS GADLIAUSKAS,
CHRIS CHANSON, GIOVANNI MAURO, 
ARTUR SHEKHANOV, GEORGE BARRETT, 
DIMITRII KORNIENKO, EDWINA JOEL,
ALEX WHYLES
 
LIMINAL TASTE
2024
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION,  DESIGN, ANIMATION, MODELLING
SELF INITIATED, DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH MIKE LAMONT