Art Director / Photographer / Flash Designer
Portland, Oregon Area
- Current
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- Art Director at Kongslie Creative (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Print Designer (Freelance) at SpotCo
- Print Designer (Freelance) at The Ironworks
- Print Designer (Freelance) at Bravo
- Art Director at Coates Kokes, Portland OR
- Art Director Intern at Sasquatch Advertising, Portland OR
- Education
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- University of Oregon
- Connections
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- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
Tyler Kongslie’s Summary
Tyler is seeking freelance/full-time employment in entertainment ad design in the Portland and Los Angeles areas. Interested particularly in poster key art design.
Tyler is an Art Director with more than five years professional experience in traditional advertising design for regional and national clients. In the spring of 2007, he started his own freelance business and moved to New York City where he freelanced at a variety of clients including Bravo Network, SpotCo and The Ironworks. During that time he also sought education and experience in the commercial photography industry by volunteering at three major studios for hands-on experience. (Sun Studios, Splashlight Studios, and Sun West Studios).
Presently, Tyler is living in Portland, OR and continues his freelance graphic design business. He is volunteering his time and skills to local filmmaker, Michael Bartlett as Graphic Designer responsible for designing a promotional key art poster and flash-based website to attract financing for the film's summer production.
Tyler graduated from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication in 2001.
Tyler Kongslie’s Specialties:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, QuarkXPress 6.5, Digital Photography and Workflow, Photo Retouching and manipulation, HTML/CSS, Actionscript 3.0
Conceptualization, Collaboration, Problem-Solving
Tyler Kongslie’s Experience
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Art Director
Kongslie Creative (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
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Print Designer (Freelance)
SpotCo
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2008 — July 2008 (1 month)
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Print Designer (Freelance)
The Ironworks
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2008 — June 2008 (1 month)
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Print Designer (Freelance)
Bravo
(Broadcast Media industry)
May 2008 — June 2008 (2 months)
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Art Director
Coates Kokes, Portland OR
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2002 — April 2007 (5 years)
Concepted, designed print and broadcast ads, as well as brand identity, collateral and animatics.
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Art Director Intern
Sasquatch Advertising, Portland OR
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2000 — September 2000 (4 months)
Responsible for contributing to the concept and design of print advertising for a handful of the agency's clients.
Tyler Kongslie’s Education
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University of Oregon
BS , Journalism: Advertising , 1997 — 2001
- Activities and Societies:
- Allen Hall Advertising
Flux Magazine
Oregon Voice Magazine
Additional Information
Tyler Kongslie’s Websites:
Tyler Kongslie’s Honors:
- Awarded Excellence for single Print Ad Poster in the 2006 Portland Rosey Awards.
- Awarded Merit for single Print Ad Poster in the 2006 Portland Rosey Awards.
- Awarded Merit for single Direct Response in the 2005 Portland Rosey Awards.
- Awarded Merit for Out of Home Transit side in the 2004 Portland Rosey Awards.
- School of Journalism’s Roy Paul Nelson Award for Outstanding Art Direction.
June 2001.
- First Place in Advertisements in Michigan State University Design Contest. May 2001
Tyler Kongslie’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- new ventures
- expertise requests
