Graphic Designer at Wildbrain / Yo Gabba Gabba
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Graphic Designer (contract) at Wild Brain / Yo Gabba Gabba!
- Past
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- Interactive Art Director at Virgin Mobile
- Animation Director / Web Designer at Yo Gabba Gabba!
- Flash Producer at TEQUILA\
- Web Master / Graphic Artist at The Aquabats Music
- Web Designer at Harajuku Lovers (Gwen Stefani)
- Web Designer / Videographer at RVCA Clothing
- Web Designer / Graphic Artist at Paul Frank Industries
- Graphic Designer at Zoasis
- New Media Consultant at Interscope Records
- Full-Time Missionary at LDS Church
- Education
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- Utah Valley University
- Bountiful High School
- Pine View
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Tyler Jacobs’s Experience
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Graphic Designer (contract)
Wild Brain / Yo Gabba Gabba!
(Privately Held; Animation industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
• Design and art direct merchandise graphics for the hit Nick Jr show, "Yo Gabba Gabba!". Products include Tee shirts, apparel, books, etc.
• Design motion graphics for the show
• Set / Costume design
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Interactive Art Director
Virgin Mobile
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
November 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 2 months)
• Designed and produced web site elements, interactive mini-sites, HTML e-mailers, keeping brand integrity, considering such aspects as architecture, user experience and optimization.
• Designed original graphics for phone wallpapers, screensavers and internal environmental posters and graphics.
• Developed Graphical User Interface (GUI) development with outside design agencies for handsets, style guide management, UI production, iconography. Implemented for several manufacturers including LG, Kyocera, Pantech and Samsung.
• Directed art with outside agencies for various web/print/mobile projects to enhance branding integrity.
• Brainstormed innovative means of creative marketing for both internal and public campaigns with an internal team of designers.
• Recognized for special projects including animated flash commercials, creative marketing, audio branding direction, special holiday promotions, viral video writing and production, marketing research and presentation graphics. -
Animation Director / Web Designer
Yo Gabba Gabba!
(Entertainment industry)
2005 — July 2007 (2 years )
• Animated several shorts, formatted for broadcast television.
• Animated motion graphics for with live-action sequences.
• Creative on pre-production (story, costume and set design, etc.)
• Contributing art director on promotional items
• Assistant editor (HD-DVC PRO format)
• B-roll (“behind the scenes”) director / camera operator.
• Established style guidelines for brand identity. -
Flash Producer
TEQUILA\
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2005 — February 2006 (1 year 2 months)
• Brought to life banner ads and interactive units in various formats through creative design, animation and/or programming.
• Collaborated with Art Directors, Creative Managers and Project Managers to produce websites, minisites, HTML mailers, etc.
• Worked on top-secret confidential projects for Apple. Also recognized for special projects included animating TV commercial animatics (Energizer), editing short videos (Playstation, Harman), creating interfaces and authoring interactive CD-Roms (Nissan).
• Clients also included Apple Computers, Pepsi, Infiniti, Pennzoil, Sony PlayStation, Energizer, Uncle Ben’s Rice, Whiskas, etc. -
Web Master / Graphic Artist
The Aquabats Music
(Performing Arts industry)
1996 — 2006 (10 years )
• Lead graphic designer and webmaster and for the international band, The Aquabats.
• Designed and enhanced website over six years, during which time, I redesigned the graphic design, content, and style on several occasions to stay current and fresh.
• Edited and produced a DVD as well as numerous other video projects.
• Created fan forums and acted as head moderator for over five years.
• Sorted and addressed fan mail from all over the world.
• Designed site features such as an extensive photo archive, lyrics archive, flash intros, media clips (audio and video), merchandise, features, and mini-sites.
• Assistant Copywriter on news blog entries.
• Designed CD art, promo items and many T-shirts. Prepped art for print production.
• Toured nationally as video technician for the live projections during performances. -
Web Designer
Harajuku Lovers (Gwen Stefani)
(Consumer Goods industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
• Hand-picked to create the website for the launch of Gwen Stefani’s clothing line.
• Worked directly with the brand creative to design, storyboard, and produce an interactive web experience.
• Produced flash, animation, user interface design, actionscript programming, etc.
• Hired and managed a team of two other incredibly talented designer assistants to deliver under strict deadlines. -
Web Designer / Videographer
RVCA Clothing
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
• Created a web presence for the company by designing and programming the web site from ground up. Featured clothing, artists, sponsored athletes (surf, skate, snowboard and MMA) and musicians, web videos, and so on, while maintaining brand identity.
• Filmed and/or edited videos for use on the website. These included events (art gallery openings, film premieres) and interviews with such artists as Ed Templeton, Mark Mothersbaugh, Neck Face and Matt Gordon. -
Web Designer / Graphic Artist
Paul Frank Industries
(Privately Held; Apparel & Fashion industry)
February 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 7 months)
• Designed the company’s two innovative flash websites.
• Designed and built HTML E-mail blasts and promotional print material such as postcards and invitations.
• Edited and animated web cartoons as well as concepted and wrote future episodes.
• Designed original tee-shirt graphics and prepped them for print production.
• Designed and wrote a pitch book for a TV/Film project outlining the brand’s sensibility, character profiles and story direction.
• Researched fashion and design trends to maintain the brand’s cutting-edge style. -
Graphic Designer
Zoasis
(Privately Held; Veterinary industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
• Designed layout for magazine, newsletter and mailings for thousands of veterinarian clinics nationwide.
• Prepped clinic logos and photos from all over the country for web and print.
• Created multiple template themes and designs for clinic websites.
• Designed original artwork for national reminder postcards and newsletters.
• Designed graphics for marketing presentations.
• Enhanced graphical interface for DVMReminder.com.
• Recognized for special projects such as editing the Avery Inc. national catalog prior to publication. -
New Media Consultant
Interscope Records
(Public Company; Music industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
• Senior member of the new media department with supervisory responsibilities for training and project management.
• Designed and enhanced websites for prominent acts such as: No Doubt, Dr. Dre, Black Eyed Peas, Queens of the Stone Age, and many others.
• Created banner ads for the aforementioned acts as well as Beck, Eminem, Sting, Limp Bizkit, Rob Zombie, and many others.
• Spearheaded online grass roots marketing campaigns such as banner ads, online street teams, fan club promotions, marketing collaborations and contests.
• Worked directly with artists and management on creative decisions.
• Digitized audio and video and encoded it for the web.
• Built and organized an archive of digital art and media assets.
• Recognized for special projects such as distribution of promotional goods at the national ASR convention and conducing video interviews with artists. -
Full-Time Missionary
LDS Church
(Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)
January 1997 — February 1999 (2 years 2 months)
Volunteered as a non-remunerated missionary to the Paris, France Mission. Duties included proselytizing and community service for charities such as La Croix Rouge, Secours Populaire, Resto du Coeur and teaching free English lessons.
Tyler Jacobs’s Education
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Utah Valley University
French, Computer Science 1995 — 1996
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Bountiful High School
Diploma , Art, French , 1994 — 1995
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Pine View
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My Family, Film, Music, Art, Blogging, Weightlifting, Gaming, French things, and more...
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Mankind Project, AIGA
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