TYLER E. HAMPTON [email protected] • 443.845.5462
PROFILE • Freelancing has allowed me many rare opportunities, which has led to a !exible career and a rich creative history to draw upon • Above all, I know how to use design to tell stories, and how to deliver a crisp, organized, and artistic product • I am motivated and fun to work with. I keep a positive attitude, an open mind, and I am hard-working and ready for challenges • Because of how varied my career experience has been, I can handle any new task, and I learn quickly
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - SELECTED Graphic Designer / Studio Manager - Eny Lee Parker (Queens, NY) August 2020 - present • Aiding in design of website, deck, product linesheets, and graphic content for high-end ceramics studio • Marketing duties include managing seller partnerships, creating new partnerships, managing brand ambassador content via social media, and tracking and ful"ling studio orders
Studio Manager - Home Studios (Brooklyn, NY) August 2018 - March 2020 • Home Studios is a small interior design studio based in Brooklyn, NY; designing mainly for restaurants, bars, hotels, and private residential clients. • Graphic design of studio presentation materials such as: website, company deck, invoices, itineraries, paper deliverables, etc. • Written copy for press announcements, articles, invitations, interviews, etc. • Organizing client meetings, setup and breakdown of meetings, studio trips and events, keeping studio work!ow smooth • Administrative tasks include: studio development, billing & invoicing, support to Creative Director & Managing Director
Art Director (Freelance) (New York, NY) June 2016 - August 2018 • Art Direction includes creation, setup, and breakdown of a scene intended for camera. This includes aesthetic judgment, budgeting skills, and personnel coordination to ensure a successful shoot. • Art Direction work includes TV (Billy On the Street, Comedy sketches on Comedy Central and Funnyordie, Dating Around,The SJ & Ginny Show [pilot], Closing Arguments [pilot]), photography, and commercial shoots
Scenic Designer (Freelance) - (New York, NY) August 2015 - August 2018 • Scenic design is the detailed planning of a scenic design for a theatrical production. These plans can be in 2D or 3D drafting, model-building, and rendering. • Design and assistant design work has been seen at theatres like Ars Nova, Soho Rep., Dixon Place, The Juilliard School, Signature Theatre, The Public, Here Arts, Westport Country Playhouse, etc.
EDUCATION
Typography Design Continuing Education Class - 2021, School of Visual Arts - New York, New York Editiorial Design Continuing Education Class - 2020, School of Visual Arts - New York, New York B.F.A. in Theatrical Production Arts - 2015, Ithaca College - Ithaca, NY (Graduating GPA: 3.51) Departmental Honors, Dean’s List, Minor in Studio Art) High School Diploma (2007-2011 Carver Center for Arts and Technology - Towson, MD (Graduating GPA: 3.56)
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom, Carpentry, Casting & Molding, Costume Patterning, Costume Draping, Foam Carving, Furniture Upholstery, Google Suite, Hand Drawing, Hand & Machine Sewing, Hand & Power Tools, Microsoft Of"ce, Scale Model Building, Soldering, Vectorworks 2018, 35mm Photography
REFERENCES
Greg Kozatek Ellen Shaheen Eny Lee Parker Art Director, Todd Oldham Studio Managing Director, Home Studios Furniture Designer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]