Motion design · Video · AI

Motion Design & Video Editingmeets AI

I’m Markus Scharf, a motion designer and video editor with 10+ years of experience. I lead post-production for an in-house video unit at FUNKE, build creative workflow tools, and study AI. The pond? A little nod to my love of pixel art - and pond fish.

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Motion design · Video · AI

Motion Design & Video Editingmeets AI

I’m Markus Scharf, a motion designer and video editor with 10+ years of experience. I lead post-production for an in-house video unit at FUNKE, build creative workflow tools, and study AI. The Tokyo detour? A little nod to my love of Japan and Japanese culture - especially the vending machines.

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SELECTED WORK

Motion in the details.

A short, muted selection of my motion design work - followed by two films that show the editing behind the images.

Motion design reel · Muted, looping preview.

SCHÖNER WOHNEN / 2025

A home with a story.

An interview-led homestory for SCHÖNER WOHNEN, bringing an architectural transformation into focus.

The approach: Weaving beautiful location footage and interview sequences into a concise, coherent story. Restrained motion and effects support the pacing without distracting from the home or its owner.
My contribution: Full post-production: editing, colour grading, audio, effects, music selection and editing, and motion design.

Watch on SCHÖNER WOHNEN

DONNA Magazin / 2026

The feeling of a weekend.

The DONNA Gen D Resort aftermovie: event atmosphere, shared moments, and the brands that helped shape the experience.

The approach: Finding the event’s energy in a large volume of weekend footage, matching colour across varied shooting conditions, and bringing still photography into motion. The edit balances atmosphere with clear representation of the event’s partners.
My contribution: Full post-production: editing, colour grading, audio, effects, music editing, and motion design.

Watch on YouTube

These two films were produced as part of my full-time employment. My contribution was editing and post-production, including motion design; filming and other production roles belong to the respective teams.

BUILT FOR PRODUCTION

Better workflows. More room for craft.

Tools I develop from the everyday needs of a video team - not hypothetical production problems.

macOS · Build available on request

Postpro QC

Checks video exports against delivery requirements, including format, loudness, silence and missing-footage slates.

Used in my video unit to check output quality before films go to clients.

See the tool in use

Premiere Pro · Download available

Ship List

A workflow checklist inside Premiere Pro, with project-specific progress and direct links to the resources editors need.

Used to streamline onboarding by keeping workflow steps and onboarding assets directly inside Premiere Pro.

See the tool in use

VIDEO × AI

Craft first. Curious about what comes next.

My interest in AI starts with creative production: where new tools can help, where they fall short, and where an editor’s judgement still makes the difference.

Edit with intent

Story, rhythm, colour and sound come first. I combine editing and motion design to give each film a coherent shape - from the first assembly to the final delivery.

Build around the work

I combine established production methods with modern AI tools, including Runway, Magnific AI and features within creative software. I also build practical tools for the tasks around the edit.

Go deeper into AI

Alongside my role as an AI Ambassador at FUNKE, I’m studying for an M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence at IU. My AI engineering practice is developing; my production experience is already part of the work.

Creative toolkit: Adobe Creative Cloud · DaVinci Resolve · Blender · Cavalry · Affinity
AI & development: Magnific AI · Runway · Cursor · ChatGPT / Codex

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Brands I have worked with.

Selected brands from my in-house and freelance work.

All names, trademarks, logos and brand imagery are the property of their respective owners. They are shown here solely to identify past professional work. No current partnership, sponsorship or endorsement is implied. Linked websites are external offers of those owners.

ABOUT

Experience behind the images.

I'm a Senior Motion Designer and Video Editor at FUNKE Mediengruppe in Hamburg, where I lead post-production for a small in-house video unit. As an AI Ambassador, I also explore how artificial intelligence can enhance creative processes and workflows across the organisation.

Alongside my role at FUNKE, I'm pursuing an M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence at IU Berlin and working as a freelance Motion Designer and Video Editor. My professional foundation is a B.Sc. in Media Technology from HAW Hamburg.

My work connects creative judgement with technical problem-solving. Alongside my full-time role at FUNKE, I also work freelance, including projects for stern.de. I’m interested in both the images we create and the systems that help us create them.

See selected films under Motion, my approach under AI & Creative Technology, and practical tools and experiments in the Lab.

Relics / Achievements

Markus S. Motion · Data science · AI engineering · Motion craft · IU Berlin · FUNKE · Hamburg · Markus S. Motion · Data science · AI engineering · Motion craft · IU Berlin · FUNKE · Hamburg ·

CS50 AI

Harvard

CS50 AI

Harvard

Harvard · Introduction to AI with Python

CS50

Sci. Computing

freeCodeCamp

Sci. Computing

freeCodeCamp

freeCodeCamp · Python

FCC

B.Sc.

Media Tech

B.Sc.

Media Tech

B.Sc. Media Technology

B.SC

CONTACT

Let’s make something worthwhile.

Looking for a motion designer, an editor, or a creative-technology collaborator? I welcome freelance projects, collaborations, and conversations about suitable roles.