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Scott Williams

Lead graphic designer and art director. I've worked inside a New York State agency, set the visual and accessibility standards teams work to, and trained the people who execute them. Print, digital and motion.

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Scott Williams operating a Steadicam rig on a restaurant set at night, camera balanced in front of him, smiling as he lines up the shot.

Work

Eight pieces

Public information · NYS DOL release

New York labor market, live

The Department of Labor's monthly labor-market release, redesigned as one live sheet: it pulls the same Bureau of Labor Statistics series the release is built from and redraws when a new month is published.

Built to WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508: measured contrast, keyboard-stepped charts, every value in an HTML table, and a tagged PDF. Full note in the release.

Unsolicited redesign. Source: public NYS DOL / BLS data release. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced for either agency.

New York State · Monthly labor market

August 2026: unemployment 4.3%

Preliminary figures, subject to revision by BLS.

New York's unemployment rate was 4.3% in August 2026, 0.2 points above the national rate and down from 4.5% a year earlier. The rate peaked at 4.6% in September 2025 in this window. The state counted 9,946,000 nonfarm jobs, 500 fewer than a year earlier.

Figures from the BLS public API, built 2026-09-22.

Charts step between months and quarters; turn this off for instant changes.

  • New York unemployment

    4.3%

    −0.2 pts from Aug 2025

  • Versus the U.S. rate

    +0.2 pts

    U.S. at 4.1%

  • New Yorkers out of work

    432,957

    −20.9k from a year earlier

  • New York nonfarm jobs

    9.95M

    −0.5k from Aug 2025

  • Labor force participation

    61.3%

    +0.1 pts from a year earlier

The job mix, quarter by quarter

Every New York job sits in one industry. Pick a quarter, or press play to watch the mix shift.

New York jobs by industry, 2026 Q3 Education & health 24.4%, Trade, transport & utilities 14.8%, Government 15.4%, Professional & business 14.1%, Leisure & hospitality 9.2%, Financial activities 7.6%, Manufacturing 4.0%, Other (information, construction, other services) 10.5%. Values in the table below. Education & health: 24.4% Trade, transport & utilities: 14.8% Government: 15.4% Professional & business: 14.1% Leisure & hospitality: 9.2% Financial activities: 7.6% Manufacturing: 4.0% Other (information, construction, other services): 10.5% 9.96M jobs · 2026 Q3
  • Education & health24.4%
  • Trade, transport & utilities14.8%
  • Government15.4%
  • Professional & business14.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality9.2%
  • Financial activities7.6%
  • Manufacturing4.0%
  • Other (information, construction, other services)10.5%

Open the full release metro areas · industries · rates · jobs · data
Across the state, July 2026

Unemployment rate by metro area, ordered by the latest month. The Capital Region, home of the Department of Labor, is highlighted.

Unemployment rate by metro area, July 2026Not seasonally adjusted. Capital Region (Albany–Schenectady–Troy) highlighted: 3.7%. Values are in the table below. Buffalo–Niagara Falls Buffalo–Niagara Falls: 4.4% 4.4% Binghamton Binghamton: 4.3% 4.3% New York City metro New York City metro: 4.3% 4.3% Ithaca Ithaca: 4.2% 4.2% Rochester Rochester: 4.2% 4.2% Utica–Rome Utica–Rome: 4.2% 4.2% Watertown–Fort Drum Watertown–Fort Drum: 4.2% 4.2% Syracuse Syracuse: 4.1% 4.1% Elmira Elmira: 4.0% 4.0% Kingston Kingston: 4.0% 4.0% Poughkeepsie–Newburgh Poughkeepsie–Newburgh: 4.0% 4.0% Albany–Schenectady–Troy Albany–Schenectady–Troy: 3.7% 3.7% Glens Falls Glens Falls: 3.4% 3.4%
Where the jobs moved, August 2026

Change in New York jobs over the past year, by industry, in thousands, ordered by the latest month.

Jobs gained or lost over the year by industry, August 2026Change in New York jobs from a year earlier, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. Values are in the table below. Education & health Education & health: +25k +25k Government Government: +8.3k +8.3k Professional & business Professional & business: +4.6k +4.6k Other services Other services: +2.1k +2.1k Financial activities Financial activities: +1.6k +1.6k Information Information: −4.7k −4.7k Construction & mining Construction & mining: −5.1k −5.1k Manufacturing Manufacturing: −7.6k −7.6k Trade, transport & utilities Trade, transport & utilities: −11.2k −11.2k Leisure & hospitality Leisure & hospitality: −13.5k −13.5k
Unemployment rate, New York vs. U.S.
Unemployment rate, New York vs. United States Monthly, seasonally adjusted, Jan 2024 to Aug 2026. New York 4.3%, United States 4.1% in Aug 2026. Full values in the table below. 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 2024 2025 2026 New York 4.3% U.S. 4.1% no data
Jobs added or lost each month
New York nonfarm jobs, change from prior month Thousands of jobs, seasonally adjusted, Feb 2024 to Aug 2026. Aug 2026: −23.5 thousand. Full values in the table below. −60k −30k 0k +30k +60k 2024 2025 2026 Aug: −23.5k
The data
Statewide, all 32 months
Monthly values, seasonally adjusted. Jobs in thousands.
MonthNY unemploymentU.S. unemploymentNY nonfarm jobsChange
August 2026 (P)4.3%4.1%9,946.0−23.5
July 20264.4%4.1%9,969.5−13.1
June 20264.6%4.2%9,982.6−11.6
May 20264.6%4.3%9,994.2+16.5
April 20264.6%4.3%9,977.7−1.3
March 20264.6%4.3%9,979.0+1.9
February 20264.6%4.4%9,977.1−23.5
January 20264.6%4.3%10,000.6+17.3
December 20254.6%4.4%9,983.3+26.4
November 20254.6%4.5%9,956.9+11
October 2025n/an/a9,945.9−5.8
September 20254.6%4.4%9,951.7+5.2
August 20254.5%4.3%9,946.5+6.4
July 20254.4%4.3%9,940.1−8.8
June 20254.3%4.1%9,948.9−4.7
May 20254.2%4.3%9,953.6+19.8
April 20254.1%4.2%9,933.8−53.1
March 20254.1%4.2%9,986.9+18.2
February 20254.1%4.2%9,968.7+6.9
January 20254.1%4.0%9,961.8+18.2
December 20244.1%4.1%9,943.6+13.4
November 20244.1%4.2%9,930.2+13.4
October 20244.1%4.1%9,916.8−5.9
September 20244.2%4.1%9,922.7+35.7
August 20244.2%4.2%9,887.0+6.3
July 20244.2%4.2%9,880.7−28.4
June 20244.2%4.1%9,909.1+29.8
May 20244.2%3.9%9,879.3+13.1
April 20244.2%3.9%9,866.2+28.1
March 20244.1%3.9%9,838.1+28.6
February 20244.1%3.9%9,809.5+13.2
January 20244.1%3.7%9,796.3—
Metro areas
Unemployment rate by metro area, July 2026. Not seasonally adjusted.
Metro areaRatevs. a year earlier
Albany–Schenectady–Troy3.7%+0.1 pts
Binghamton4.3%±0 pts
Buffalo–Niagara Falls4.4%+0.1 pts
Elmira4.0%±0 pts
Glens Falls3.4%+0.2 pts
Ithaca4.2%+0.1 pts
Kingston4.0%+0.1 pts
Poughkeepsie–Newburgh4.0%±0 pts
New York City metro4.3%−1.1 pts
Rochester4.2%+0.2 pts
Syracuse4.1%+0.2 pts
Utica–Rome4.2%+0.1 pts
Watertown–Fort Drum4.2%±0 pts
Industries
New York jobs by industry, August 2026, in thousands. Seasonally adjusted.
IndustryJobsvs. a year earlier
Construction & mining386.6−5.1
Manufacturing396.3−7.6
Trade, transport & utilities1,475.4−11.2
Information269.4−4.7
Financial activities759.1+1.6
Professional & business1,397.9+4.6
Education & health2,427.1+25
Leisure & hospitality920.3−13.5
Other services381.8+2.1
Government1,532.1+8.3
Job mix by quarter
Share of New York nonfarm jobs by industry, quarterly averages. Seasonally adjusted.
QuarterEducation & healthTrade, transport & utilitiesGovernmentProfessional & businessLeisure & hospitalityFinancial activitiesManufacturingOther (information, construction, other services)All jobs (000s)
2026 Q3 (part)24.4%14.8%15.4%14.1%9.2%7.6%4.0%10.5%9,958.0
2026 Q224.5%14.8%15.3%14.1%9.3%7.6%4.0%10.4%9,984.8
2026 Q124.5%14.8%15.2%14.1%9.3%7.6%4.0%10.5%9,985.7
2025 Q424.3%14.9%15.3%14.0%9.4%7.6%4.0%10.5%9,962.0
2025 Q324.2%14.9%15.3%14.0%9.4%7.6%4.1%10.5%9,946.0
2025 Q224.3%14.9%15.2%14.0%9.3%7.6%4.1%10.5%9,945.4
2025 Q124.1%15.0%15.1%14.2%9.4%7.6%4.1%10.5%9,972.6
2024 Q424.0%15.0%15.1%14.1%9.4%7.6%4.1%10.6%9,930.2
2024 Q323.8%15.0%15.2%14.2%9.4%7.6%4.2%10.7%9,896.7
2024 Q223.7%15.1%15.1%14.2%9.4%7.6%4.2%10.7%9,884.8
2024 Q123.4%15.2%15.1%14.2%9.4%7.6%4.3%10.9%9,814.8
Source and method

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Employment Statistics, produced in cooperation with the New York State Department of Labor, via the BLS public API. Statewide and industry figures are seasonally adjusted; metro-area rates are not, and run a month behind the statewide release. (P) = preliminary, subject to revision. October 2025 unemployment rates were not published because of the 2025 federal funding lapse; the chart leaves that month as a gap rather than interpolating. The panel checks BLS twice a day and redraws when a new month is released.

Accessibility note
Standard
WCAG 2.1 AA; Section 508.
Charts
Static SVG with a title and description; every value is repeated in a real HTML table. Nothing here needs JavaScript to read.
Keyboard
The two time charts are focusable; ← → step month by month, and the readout is announced to screen readers.
Contrast
Measured with the WCAG 2.1 formula (2026-09-22). Text: body 17.5:1, secondary 8.1:1, links 7.2:1 on light; 13.5:1, 7.3:1, 7.6:1 on dark. Chart marks against their panel: 4.3:1 and 3.1:1 on light, 4.5:1 and 4.2:1 on dark, above the 3:1 minimum for graphics.
Color
Series colors checked for color-vision deficiency (protan, deutan, tritan). Every series is also named in text, so identity never depends on color.
Live data
Updates arrive without moving focus or scrolling; the status line announces when newer figures load.
Print
A tagged PDF print sheet carries the same content and tables.

Time charts: focus one and use ← → to step through months. Every value is also in the tables.

  • Page 1 of the tagged PDF print sheet: August 2026 headline, five figure tiles and the job-mix donut with its legend.
    Six-page tagged PDF print sheet, same data and tables. Open the PDF.

Public-sector launch · 2026

NYS HESC — call center launch

When the NYS Higher Education Services Corporation moved from appointment-only help to open phone lines on March 18, 2026, I wrote the internal communications strategy and served as interim project manager for the launch. One message had to change everywhere at once: “Make an appointment” became “Call us.” I produced the internal materials that carried it — the strategy deck, staff guidance and a presentation video briefing the agency on the change — with every team’s updates timed to launch day.

I coordinated four teams on a 28-day plan, with owners and dependencies mapped, twice-weekly status meetings and daily scrums through launch week.

The strategy deck

  • Cover of the call center strategy deck. Details blurred.
    Cover
  • What's-changing page: eight numbered changes in a grid. Details blurred.
    Eight changes, one page
  • Objectives page: four objective columns. Details blurred.
    Four objectives
  • Strategy components table: four workstreams with requirements, purpose and risks. Details blurred.
    Components, purpose, risks
  • Four-phase rollout timeline. Details blurred.
    Four-phase rollout
  • Risks and mitigation page. Details blurred.
    Risks and mitigation

The launch plan

  • Launch plan cover: Call Center Launch Communication Plan, phase 1 launch March 18, 2026, presented by the interim project manager.
    Status deck, 28 days out
  • Team structure page: four color-coded team columns. Details blurred.
    Four teams, clear lanes
  • Master timeline page: five weekly columns of color-coded milestones leading to launch. Details blurred.
    28-day master timeline

Agency marks, names and internal details blurred and withheld.

Case study

Sentara Healthcare — medical explainer series

Directed and animated a 16-part series for Sentara's "Living Well After a Stroke" patient-education portal, covering diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention. Each episode combines motion graphics, anatomical animation and on-camera interviews, produced across ten healthcare regions. The series won a Summit Emerging Media Award.

The Summit Emerging Media Award seal beside the portal shown on a desktop and a tablet. Grid of the 16 episode thumbnails in the portal. The Living Well After a Stroke portal home page.
Summit Emerging Media Award · the portal · 16 episodes

Produced for Sentara Healthcare. Director of photography, editor and motion graphics.

Sports

Malaska Golf — motion design and video

Directed and produced 220+ instructional videos for PGA Hall of Fame instructor Mike Malaska, blending live-action teaching with 3D skeletal overlays, muscle-activation maps and force visualization. The visual language was built here while the channel grew from 20,000 to over 100,000 subscribers.

Hired and trained a junior editor to carry rough-cut passes to the standard, and wrote the video graphic standards below.

Produced under my studio name, Motion Wizard.

Brand standards — authored and enforced

  • Logo page showing one-color, two-color, stacked and horizontal lockups, plus the video sign-off mark.
    Lockups and the video sign-off
  • Tagline lockup page: Don't just play golf. Understand it.
    Tagline lockup
  • A color assigned to each program strand, with hex values.
    A color per program
  • Video graphics page showing a title card in place on the site.
    Graphics in place
  • Standards page specifying the diagonal name bar: anchored to the frame edge, on screen for two seconds, logo-only sign-off.
    The name bar, specified

Pages from the standards document I wrote for Malaska Golf. Their marks, shown as the work they were made for; the full document is available on request.

The standard on social

  • Vertical social video post: Mike Malaska on the range with the orange Malaska Golf name bar anchored to the bottom edge.
    Vertical post
  • Square social video post with the same name bar, sized for the feed.
    Feed post
  • Vertical social video post with the name bar, the subject framed left to leave room for the lesson.
    Vertical post

The name bar from the standard, adapted for the channel's vertical and feed formats.

3D biomechanics

ARC3 — biomechanical analysis from motion capture

Real-time biomechanical analysis of Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu: fascia and skeleton responding to force across every frame of a Biellman spin, and the same pipeline turned into an analysis suite clinicians can explore layer by layer. Built on ARC3, the motion-to-force pipeline I designed. Patent pending.

Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu's Biellman spin, split into approach, jump and landing. Drag to orbit, press play under each sequence. Open full screen (new tab).

Water development

VVater — 3D product visualization

Architectural renderings and an animated explainer for VVater LLC, a chemical-free water-treatment company. Isometric 3D scenes, facility visualizations, and a 50-second animatic covering the end-to-end service, from site design and construction through financing, for municipal, industrial and defense clients.

Environmental engineering

Hazen & Sawyer — clay-matte concept (spec)

A custom character rig and clay-matte animatic made on spec for Hazen & Sawyer's 75th anniversary: a beaver meets a water-purification system in a stylized low-poly forest, nature's original water engineer against ours. Rigged in Cinema 4D and rendered in a non-photorealistic clay look.

Speculative work, not commissioned.

Broadcast · 2022–2025

Polaris Mediaworks — remote broadcast operations

Built and ran remote broadcast studios for CNN, MSNBC, the BBC and Al Jazeera: live production, video routing, lighting and audio across multi-camera live shots, often built and struck the same day, plus editing and delivery of packages on live deadlines. Three years of technical workflows where a failure goes out live to millions.

Recruited, trained and led the junior editors and field operators on those deployments, and wrote the standard operating procedures for capture, ingest, naming, versioning and archive that the team adopted for onboarding.

Awards & recognition

  • ADDY, the American Advertising Awards.
    Silver ADDY AwardAs Art Director · American Advertising Federation
  • Winner seal, Summit International Awards.
    Summit Emerging Media AwardSentara stroke-education series · Summit International Awards

Also: sponsored creator, Rokoko · Titanium-level sponsor, National Science Festival.

About

I've worked inside a New York State agency, at the Higher Education Services Corporation, writing and producing communications for statewide programs. Before that I ran remote studios, live production and editing for CNN, MSNBC, the BBC and Al Jazeera, and grew an instructional channel from 20,000 to over 100,000 subscribers. I now art-direct safety-training content for a public utility. I set visual standards, then recruit and train the people who execute to them.

Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. This page’s text, charts and tables, and the labor-market sheet, are built to WCAG 2.1 AA.

Résumé (PDF)