Today we’d like to introduce you to Qieer Wang.
Hi Qieer, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
B.1991. I was born and raised in Chengdu – The capital city of Sichuan, in southwest China. I worked in a mobile game company for a year as a strategist and associate art director in 2013 but figured that I was longing for something else. It wasn’t an easy decision to make, but I felt committed. In 2014, I received an offer and soon, I immigrated to the US for grad school, where I picked up the path to animations. I have self-taught animation basics from YouTube tutorials, and merged with my illustration background. After I graduated, I moved to New York and started off as a freelancer.
Over the years, I’m lucky enough to work with clients like A24, Adult Swim, Adobe, Google, Giphy, Hulu, Spotify, Lilith Games, Warner Media, NYT, NPR and more. In 2021, I have joined Netflix Animation and worked on visual development for an animated feature. It was a blast to work with old blue sky studio crews as well as prestigious producer and director Jinko Gotoh and Mark Osborne.
Another one of my recent favorite projects is getting to work on ‘ Everything Everywhere All at Once ‘. I illustrated 2 spreads for their new published book along with the movie screenings on multiverse – ‘ A Vast, Pointless Gyration of Radioactive Rocks and Gas in Which You Happen to Occur ‘, for an interesting theory on Quilted Universe.
Excitedly, the International Women’s Day’s animated campaign series I worked on with Warner bros. Design team in early 2021 has won a golden award at Promax this year. I directed 5 animated videos about 5 different issues that women are still dealing with today.
After about five years of working in editorial and animation fields, I have made up my mind to launch my own creative studio – QIE MEDIA, a dream-come-true space to land my vision and passion in narration.
I love simply being curious and believing in the commitments I put myself into. QIE is one of the most exciting things I’ve ever dreamt about. I named it after my middle Chinese character, QIE – it translates to ” giving your all and everything.” It is this spirit that sparks back in 2013, and I’m carrying it on.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
It’s a yes and no.
Once I made my mind to go for a new direction, the sense of commitment has avoided a lot of mental obstacles. Whenever things worked out as planned, it felt so blessed and satisfying, but at the same time, I noticed how much I’ve done to make it happen. It’s a double-rewarding moment.
I am facing the biggest challenge of my career at the moment. As for a lot of unpredictable paths are intertwined. That’s where the excitement turning into anxiety. It’s a brand new experience for me that I can’t really wrap my mind about it yet.
But I’m sure it’ll be worth it.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
QIE MEDIA is a creative studio specializing in custom animation, branded content, motion design, and short films. QIE is powered by a team passionate creators eager to collaborate through all stages of production; from concept write-ups to storyboarding to final delivery.
At our core, we stand for bold content that explores emerging visual languages to tell unforgettable stories. We bring our client’s vision to life through impactful concepts in a variety of mediums — including frame by frame animation, 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, illustration and design.
QIE MEDIA represents the voice of the creative immigrant. Our studio is powered by a creative community that has overcome political, social and language barriers. Our team has immigrated to America from varying places and cultures and we are all tied together through our shared goal of artistry and visionary purpose. We also strive to spotlight the importance of mental health in the creative community. In addition to client work, our studio is creating an in-house series about our team’s personal mental health journey, told through captivating animation and humorous storytelling. All in an effort to show creatives that they are not alone.
As a Chinese immigrant, I have overcome language barriers, political challenges, and social prejudices through her love of visual design and animation. This inspired me to build a studio as a creative community where other immigrants can share their diverse talents, voices, and perspectives.
At the moment, we have a list of unannounced exciting projects in the oven in the fields of VR, TV shows, and Series Comics. You can follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter to stay in tuned.
What was your favorite childhood memory?
Family reunions were my favorite. We used to get together every other weekend for a food-road-trip. Sometimes to a small town around us or visit each other.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://qiemedia.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qiemedia/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/QIEMEDIA
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxcOiIhPL5W04fAIAgd-jA/featured
- Other: https://www.instagram.com/qieerwang/
Image Credits
1. Lilith Games / Live Ads Producer 2. Giphy x Nasdaq / Animation Artist 3. A24 books / Illustration Artist 4. Adult Swim Music Festival x hbomax / Festival Ident: Rejuvenation / Creative Director 5. NPR / Illustration Artist 6. Adult Swim Music Festival x hbomax / Festival Ident: Rejuvenation / Creative Director 7. Adult Swim Music Festival x hbomax / Festival Ident: Rejuvenation / Creative Director 8. QIE: The Artist Invitational / Art Director, Curator
