1. Timothy K. Nelson
4260 Madison Ave. • Culver City, CA 90232 • (310) 980-9618
timknelson@gmail.com • www.behance.net/TKNelson
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Experience building brands and inspiring loyalty• Expert in Adobe
Creative Suite • Creative problem solver • Committed to perfection on
a deadline • Generates great concepts that become successful
products • Talented artist as comfortable with a paintbrush as a hard
drive • Collaborative, fun and organized
SKILLS
Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator,
InDesign, PowerPoint, Quark, Flash and HTML. Also skilled in Typography,
Photo Editing and Resizing, Info Graphics, Packaging and Pre-Press, 2D
Animation, Pen & Ink Drawing, Watercolor and Character Design.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TK NELSON DESIGNS Current
Senior Designer/Owner
 Build leading brands by creating innovative content including
sales sheets, web banners, e-blasts and packaging
 Conceptualized, designed and presented innovative artwork
on time and on budget
 Provided clients with a collaborative and flexible experience
responsive to the needs of their customers
 Managed vendor relationships from pre-press to final production
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP 2007-2015
Content Specialist - Premedia Digital Ops
 Production artist responsible for helping facilitate the worlds
largest music distributor transition to e-commerce model
 Edited and reformatted thousands classic album art packages,
from U2 to Bob Marley, for use with iTunes and social media
 Retouched and resized photos using Photoshop, Illustrator, and
InDesign for print and digital use
 Developed and managed a digital archive to protect and catalog
valuable digital assets and optimize quality of files
THE LEARNING COMPANY 1997-2002
Designer
 Collaborated with multiple design departments across platforms
to create quality products

2.  Established visual aesthetic of pioneering video games including
Reader Rabbit and Carmen San Diego by contributing animation,
character design, painting and editing
 Increased sales by designing cutting edge packaging and
effective sales materials for educational software including more
than 65 million copies sold of Oregon Trail.
 Protected and advanced established brands including Pokémon,
Sesame Street, and Scooby Doo by establishing a digital archive
TENDER LOVING THINGS 1995-1997
Graphic Designer
 Helped to establish a brand that reflected creative spirit of the
products and inventor
 Creating packaging, promotional material and sales catalogs for
start up personal care company
 Collaborated with fabricators, printers and retail clients to create
materials increase sales
EDUCATION
Academy of Art College
BFA Character Animation/Illustration 3.5 GPA