MY STORY
I strive to create unconventional designs with clear, careful and succinct messaging.
I'm a Los Angeles based art director and graphic designer specializing in motion graphics and branding.

Directing and mentoring a team of designers has furthered my belief that there are so many talented people in the design industry. I have helped to foster and curate this talent on projects for global brands.

I can be counted on for an opinion, a sense of humor, and a desire to find the best burrito in Los Angeles. You can find me hiking in Griffith Park, road biking in the Arroyo Seco or mowing down zombies in a video game.
GET IN TOUCH
dillon@dillonking.info
BRANDS /
CLIENTS
CLOUD IMPERIUM 
GAMES
SONY
NETFLIX
HULU
PHOENIX LABS
DESKTOP METAL
RIOT GAMES
DISNEY
SIEMENS
SONOS
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS
FACEBOOK
NBC
CBS
AT&T
NFL
DOLBY
MEYER SOUND
RIPPLE
APPLIED 
MATERIALS
MY
EXPERIENCE
02.24 - PRESENT
CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR

09.20 - 06.23
MIDNIGHT SHERPA

ART DIRECTOR

• Worked closely with Executive Producer and Creative Director to execute current projects and establish new clients.
• Directed, communicated with, and led teams of up to ten senior and junior designers.
• Interfaced with clients: presented pitches, was creative lead on client calls, received and distilled clients’ briefs and feedback.
• Ideated, storyboarded and designed successful pitch decks to clients for branding and animation.
• Augmented presentations with succinct, descriptive and persuasive writing.
• Delivered continuous feedback and critique to designers, keeping project vision consistent and on track for key deliverables.
• Mentored and trained studio interns and junior designers.

02.20 - 09.20
MIDNIGHT SHERPA

DESIGNER / ANIMATOR

• Developed brand systems, key art, and animation sequences for broadcast, live events, advertisements, and branding.
• Storyboarded, mood boarded, concepted, and designed print campaigns and animation sequences.
• Designed and developed logos and brand system for broadcast shows.
• Generated a diverse range of style frames for client proposals.
• Designed, organized and curated pitch decks for delivery and presentation to client.
• Animated and composited 2D and 3D animations.
• Developed lighting, texturing, and modeling of 3D scenes.
• Created efficient and adaptable After Effects animation toolkits.

09.19 - 12.19
MIDNIGHT SHERPA

DESIGN INTERN

• Created 3D animations, textures and lighting scenarios for product digital and print marketing.
• Developed multiple narrative and visual directions of animated spot for a client proposal.

05.19 - 08.19

05.17 - 08.17
ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN

TEACHING ASSISTANT

• Aided instructor of Sequential Design with individual and group critiques.
• Helped students solve creative problems relating to style frame development.

• Aided instructor of Advanced Typography with individual and group critiques.
• Helped students further their concept, sequential logic, and typography.

09.18 - 12.18
TROIKA MISSION GROUP

DESIGN INTERN

• Designed a stationery system, custom typography, key art, a brand manual, digital assets, and logos.
• Refined animations for a broadcast package. Visualized spatial designs for new brand applications.

03.18 - 06.18
ANTIBODY FILM LAB

FREELANCE VISUAL RESEARCHER

• Refined initial visual direction for TV and video game motion projects.
• Assembled moodboards and applied color corrections.
• Collected a library of visual research for specified subjects.

EDUCATION
01.16 - 12.19
ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design with Distinction with a specialization in Motion Design

09.06 - 05.10
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

RECOGNITION
10.22
MOTION CONNECT GUEST SPEAKER

Guest speaker and panelist for the ArtCenter motion graphics department.
Presented and answered live questions to audience of +/-100 people.

12.19
ARTCENTER VALEDICTORIAN
08.18
ADOBE DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

HONORABLE MENTION

Awarded for styleframes revisualizing the Nightcrawler movie title sequence.

01.16 - 12.19
ART CENTER PROVOST LIST
ART CENTER STUDENT GALLERY

Nine student projects were selected to be featured in the student gallery.

SKILLS
SOFTWARE
STRONG KNOWLEDGE

Cinema 4D, Redshift, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Microsoft Office, and Keynote

FAMILIAR

Figma, Webflow

FOCUSES
ART DIRECTION
BRANDING
ANIMATION