About me
TIMOTHY THELIN
I grew up in a creative home, drawing, sewing, sculpting, doing anything I could get my hands on. After getting an Associates degree in Fashion Design and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Animation/Illustration, I have worked as a project coordinator/manager, freelance artist, and the primary caregiver to my three kids.
These days when I’m not hard at work drawing or kid herding, I’m woodworking, leatherworking, painting, listening to records, diy-ing home repairs, or creating new recipes. I love to cook and bake, I find it soothing and rewarding, especially that first bite. I love spending time with my wife and kids, our top favorite activities are cycling, road tripping, or discovering local gems.
If you’ve read this far and are still wondering what the food I can’t stand is, it’s Apple pie. I know. I know. And everyone says “Oh you just haven’t tried my apple pie.” I’ll tell you now, I’m not going to like it. When I was young I ate apple pie and got really sick. Ever since then, I have never been able to get on board with apple pie.
EXPERIENCE
PHILOSOPHY OF MEN | November 2007 – Present
Freelance Designer/Proprietor San Jose, CA – Salt Lake City, UT
• Transformed client concepts into a variety of marketing collateral including company logos, vehicle decals, signage, and brochures.
• Designed and produced an advertising campaign for the San Jose Theater including marquee placement, digital signage, website graphics, emails, posters and flyers displayed at all San Jose Theaters and disseminated to patrons from San Francisco to Monterey.
• Developed detailed presentation design and storyboards for promotional concepts at eBay.
• Created all the artwork, and the layout for the instruction booklet for the card game Caught Red Handed.
OUTWARD INC. | November 2016 – March 2019
Creative Content Coordinator San Jose, CA
• Lead weekly image reviews familiarizing and educating the production team on the unique branding for each client to develop style consistency within each brand.
• Set and managed client expectations regarding deliverables and timelines while negotiating between production team and client to meet deadlines, coordinating any last minute client requests across all teams.
• Created and managed spreadsheets, work orders, and new project plans presenting work in progress, final deliverables, & respond to questions/solicit feedback in a timely manner tracking project status and following up on action items.
• Art direction of scenes for digital ecommerce of promotional sale items providing set design, focal point, and prop styling while maintaining individualistic brand identity.
“RUN! HERO” (MOBILE APP) | January 2016 – May 2016
Lead Character Artist San Jose, CA
• Developed look and range of motion for hero characters.
• Worked alongside the art lead to help coordinate schedules and deliverables in order to meet client deadlines.
• Assisted with cleaning up animation to get characters on model.
• Designed Logo and other images for promotional use.
EDUCATION
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY | Graduated May 2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts Animation/Illustration, Emphasis in Illustration
Dean’s Scholar GPA 3.57
FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING | Graduated June 2007
Associates of Arts Fashion Design
Magna Cum Laude GPA 3.89
REACH OUT
Have any questions? I am always open to talk about your needs, new projects, creative opportunities and how I can help you.