Tim Samoff

Past

• Freelance Graphic/Web Designer at Self-Employed
• Multimedia Developer at EMBARQ
• Marketing Manager at Hensley Technologies

• Multimedia Instructor at Moorpark College
• Producer at Sound Source Interactive

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Education

• California Institute of the Arts
• Westlake High School

Recommended

4 people have recommended Tim

Connections

244 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Blog
• My Portfolio Reel

Tim Samoff’s Summary

Web designer (xhtml, css, ajax). Graphic designer (digital, print, typography, branding). Integrator (CMS, design on code, frameworks). UI/UX (user-flow, site maps, wireframes). Thinker (conceptualization, innovation). Community manager (online, forums, blogging, social networking).

Video editing, cinematography, motion graphics, Flash, photography, music composition & sound design...

Portfolio reel:

http://vimeo.com/2495274

Tim Samoff’s Specialties:

Adobe Creative Suite, Print design, Photography, (X)HTML & CSS, AJAX frameworks, Flash interaction & motion design, software development processes: project management & Agile methodologies, game production, WebApp & desktop design concepts, Usability and UX, Open Source, user-interface design, copyright & Creative Commons, filmmaking/videography, Avid & Apple FCP Suite, technical documentation, audio engineering, music composition, sound design, fine art & animation, Microsoft Office Suite

Tim Samoff’s Experience

• Freelance Graphic/Web Designer

  Self-Employed

  (Design industry)

  1988 — 2008 (20 years)

  Understand the principles, theory, and implementation of design practices (typography, layout, accessibility, etc.) as well as the current methods of creation and deployment. Began designing for web in 1992: proficient in (X)HTML, CSS, AJAX, Web 2.0 & standards compliance. Have installed/modified most current Content Management Systems and blogging applications.

• Multimedia Developer

  EMBARQ

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EQ; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 11 months)

  Turnkey video/audio/Flash/graphics/web/brainstorming for EMBARQ's internal learning organization – an organization of approximately 150 people, serving over 17,000 employees. Developed projects from inception through completion and managed all aspects of project cycles: scriptwriting, resource management, media creation/delivery.
  
  * Completed over thirty 3-5 minute video vignettes, capturing various work-related ethical dynamics.
  * Completed five OSHA-approved training videos.
  * Created numerous Flash-based training courses and interactions..
  * Instigated and implemented an organization-wide social network, including podcasts, blogging, and document sharing.
  * Created the company's media library, containing Brand-approved photos and video, accessible company-wide.
  * Designed and managed the installation of a large-scale corporate art piece.
  * Led discussion sessions on creativity, innovation, and new media.
  * Submitted two user-facing technologies for patent.

• Marketing Manager

  Hensley Technologies

  (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  August 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 5 months)

  Created the company's brand and web/eCommerce presence, which contained thousands of products from a variety of different manufacturers. The web sales garnered much acclaim from the electronics industry and went on to be a major avenue of sales for the company. Managed the company's product database and handled all marketing-related collateral, consisting of online and print advertising. Being a very small company (I was one of four employees), the opportunity for growth was limiting after my initial contributions were complete. It was agreed that the work I had done could be further maintained by the owners of the company.

• Multimedia Instructor

  Moorpark College

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years)

  Taught college-level classes on a variety of subjects, including the history of multimedia, Flash, Photoshop, as well as other digital media design applications. Each semester ended with team-created prototypes for websites and other multimedia-oriented projects – the teams were required to present their ideas in front of an panel of industry professionals, who would then judge and critique the students' work based on a list of real-world criteria.

• Producer

  Sound Source Interactive

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  1992 — 1999 (7 years)

  I managed teams and worked independently on over 40 software titles ranging from screen savers and desktop customization utilities to interactive CD-ROMs for children and full-fledged console games.

Tim Samoff’s Education

• California Institute of the Arts

  BFA , Filmmaking / Experimental Animation , 1999 — 2001

• Westlake High School

Additional Information

Tim Samoff’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Portfolio Reel

Tim Samoff’s Interests:

technology, research, open source philosophies and agile methodologies, art, music, reading, writing, UI, usability and UX issues

Tim Samoff’s Groups:

•    Interaction Design Association
•    UX Professionals
•    CalArts Alumni Association
•    [VFX_AG] - The Visual Effects Artists Group
•    Game Developers
•    Film and Television Professionals
•    Social Media Today
•    ProVideo Coalition
•    User Experience
•    Broadcast Design & Motion Graphics
•    Tweeple
•    Kansas City Arts Community
•    maemo.org
•    Graphic Designers Professional Group
•    The Freelance Exchange of KC
•    Friend of Emergent Village
•    Web 2.0 for Higher Education

Tim Samoff’s Honors:

2008: Blog featured in “The Web Designer's Idea Book,” by Patrick McNeil; Elected to Maemo Community Council; Patent application submission: "EMBARQ Flash CMS"; Patent application submission: "System & Method for Reducing Employee Training Time and Distributing Corporate and Job Information to Employees"
2006: Feat. interview on SignIndustry.com about corporate art installation; Interviewed in THE ADVOCATE (as a vocal blogger)
2005: Blog mentioned in NEW YORK TIMES
2002: CREATIVE REGRESSION: A FRICTIONAL PROLEPSIS won "KC Metro Best Experimental Film" in the KC Filmmakers Jubilee Film Festival
1999-2001: Tuition Scholarship, California Institute of the Arts
1997: Family PC, Family Software Recommended for "Dragonheart Creativity Center" (Assoc. Creative Dir./Game Designer); Educational Press Association Award, Excellence in Educational Software for "The Land Before Time MovieBook" (Assoc. Prod.); Newsweek, Editors Choice Award for "The Land Before Time MovieBook" (Assoc. Prod.)

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