Editor & Animator
Power Virtual Agents inside Microsoft Teams was really about proximity. The story was not just that you could build a chatbot. It was that you could put one directly inside the place people were already working.
I worked with Straightface Studios in 2020 to turn that into a short explainer that felt clear instead of technical. My role covered editing and animation, so I was shaping the flow of the piece while also building the motion language that carried the product story.
The goal was to make the integration easy to understand for someone seeing it for the first time. Show the no-code angle, show the Teams connection, and keep the whole thing moving without overcomplicating what the tool actually did.
- Editing: Built the piece to move step by step through the integration so the story stayed clear.
- Animation: Created motion that supported the explanation without competing with the product message.
- Product focus: Framed the value around chatbots living inside Teams and being approachable for non-technical users.
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Editor & Animation - Patrick Flaherty
Selected Works
Alamo DrafthouseGraphic Designer, Animatior, Director & Producer
Adobe | Welcome to SummitDirector & Producer
Introducing Windows 11Motion Graphics Designer
Oblivion Interactive DisplaysAnimator, Producer & Director
Meet the new Surface Laptop Go 3UI Production Director
Meet the new Surface Laptop Studio 2UI Production Director
Meet the new Microsoft Surface LaptopUI Production Director
Meet the new Microsoft Surface ProUI Production Director
Introducing Copilot in Windows 11, new AI tools, and moreUI Production Director
Introducing Copilot+ PCsUI Production Director, Asst Director & Producer
Meet the new Surface Copilot+ PCsUI Production Director
New Experiences coming to Copilot+ PCsUI Production Director
Surface Copilot+ PCs Powered by IntelUI Production Director
Copilot+ PCs: Ready for the new Ai era at workUI Production Director
Introducing RecallDirector, Producer, UI Production Director
Introducing Surface Duo 2Motion Graphics Designer
Introducing Surface Pro 9UI Production Director
Make AI simple with AdobeDirector, Producer, Animator & Editor
Introducing the new Bing in WindowsUI Production Director
See what's new in the Windows 11 2022 UpdateUI Production Director
Introducing Windows CopilotUI Production Director
Introducing Project VolterraMotion Graphics Designer
Surface for Education | The new Surface Laptop SEMotion Graphics Designer
Microsoft | Modern Workplace - Show PackagePost-production Supervisor
Introducing Surface Laptop StudioMotion Graphics Designer
Introducing Surface Laptop 5UI Production Director
StorytellingDirector, Producer, Animator
Microsoft ListsPost-production Supervisor
Microsoft FormsPost-Production Supervisor
Canon EOS R5 & R6Editor & Animator
International Rescue CommitteeGraphic Designer, Animator, Director & Producer
ExamityDirector, Producer & Animator
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | Microsoft TeamsPost-Production Supervisor
United WayEditor & Animator
It’s Not ComplicatedDirector & Producer
Jennie Garth - The Eye SolutionDP, Producer & Editor
Microsoft | Modern WorkplacePost-Production Supervisor & Editor
Four Nights in DecemberProducer, Director, DP & Editor
Video Studio UpgradesDirector
Alcon - Training VideosDP, Director, Producer & Editor
Alcon - Talking Heads & InterviewsDP, Director, Producer & Editor
AI CompanionDirector, Producer, Motion Designer & Editor
Talks & WorkshopsSpeaker & Presenter
Voice Over ExamplesVoice Over
Azure VMware SolutionAnimator
2020 Stoke Holiday CardAnimator & Director
School of Motion - Advanced Motion MethodsAnimation & Director
Build | Microsoft 365 Intro and OutroPost-Production Supervisor
Ignite | Security IntroPost-Production Supervisor
Ignite | Teams Intro & OutroPost-Production Supervisor
Microsoft Managed Desktop SizzleEditor & Animator
Alcon TVProducer, Director, Editor, & Animation
Alcon Live MeetingsProducer, Director, Editor, & Animation
InvasiveProducer
Microsoft Lists | We got thisPost-Production Supervisor
Microsoft PlannerPost-Production Supervisor
Microsoft ProjectPost-Production Supervisor
Cinema 4D BasecampArt, Animation & Graphic Design
Quarantine 2020Graphic Design, Animation & Director
70 Years of AlconAnimation, Director & Producer
Chuck NorrisGraphic Designer, Animator, Director & Producer
Character Animation Bootcamp - School of MotionGraphic Designer, Animator, Director & Producer
Introduction to MyAnalytics for AdminsEditor & Animator
EchoNous BiomedGraphic Design, Animation & Director
Live BallotGraphic Design, Animation & Director
Architecture & Nature AcademyGraphic Design & Animation
RotoscopingAnimation
After Effects RigsRigging
Make Great ArtGraphic Design, Animation, Director & Producer
SystaneAnimation, Director & Producer
Azure Active Directory + Dropbox BusinessPost-production Supervisor
Power Virtual Agents | Microsoft TeamsEditor & Animator
Power BI | Microsoft TeamsEditor & Animation
The Angelus | Crimson ShadowCG Artist
Design Bootcamp  - School of MotionGraphic Design
35 DentonCamera Operator, Producer & Editor
David Crosby & Snarky PuppyCamera Operator, Producer & Editor
DCTA Ribbon CuttingDirector, Producer & Editor
H2 Accelleration EventEditor
Windows Virtual DesktopEditor
Driscoll's JoymakersEditor
Department of Energy | SWAP 4Editor & Animator
Live From DansDirector, Producer, DP & Editor
#LiveInColor 5KDP, Producer & Editor
Leukemia TexasDP, Director, Producer & Editor
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