Laura Knight

LMKnightArt@gmail.com

Phone number upon request

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Education

California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 

September 2012 - June 2016 BFA in Animation with a secondary focus in Graphic Design 

 

Experience​

November 2014 - Present: This is Rad!, Comedy and culture podcast

Art Director

• Creates weekly promotional images for new episodes of the podcast in a wide variety of themes suiting the episode subject.

• Designs a wide variety of merchandise including, but not limited to apparel, housewares, and posters.

 

October 2016 - March 2025: Part 4, Creative Agency specializing in Television and Film

Senior Graphic Designer

• Designed high quality social media graphics, assets and designs for Out of Home events, and large scale digital ad campaigns. 

• Aided in concepting ideas for Entertainment campaigns and pitches

• Art directed ad campaigns. 

• Clients included Disney, Marvel, Sony, Paramount, Fox, Warner Brothers, Netflix, and more.

• Worked on Clio award winning projects.

 

August 2016: Toys "R" Us, American toy, clothing, and baby product retailer 

Animation Storyboard and Background Artist

• Created detailed storyboards and thumbs for an animated commercial.

• Illustrated professional quality backgrounds.

• Compiled and edited a polished animatic.​

 

July 2014 - November 2015: Activision Volt Solutions, Quality Assurance

Junior Technical Engineer

• Tested the functionality of Call of Duty Advanced Warfare and Call of Duty Black Ops III.

• Ensured the most successful game of 2014 adhered to technical requirements and as well as the high standards of our audience.

•  Headed a focused team on the Xbox One, giving guidance, training and orders to team members.

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2008 - 2011: MMHS Screen Printing, Screen printing shop

Graphic Designer and Screen printer

• Designed shirts and paper goods such as pamphlets, posters and playbills.

• Created screens and screen printed designs.

 

Skills

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects)  15+ years of professional expertise

• Graphic Design & Branding - 15 years of experience in digital, print, and merchandise design

• Illustration - trained in both traditional and digital techniques

• Print Production - strong knowledge of layout, document prep, and pre-press processes

• Campaign Development - concepting creative ideas for entertainment, media, and marketing campaigns

• Project Execution - thrives under tight deadlines with strong attention to detail

• Collaboration & Leadership - proven ability to lead, direct, and work seamlessly within creative teams

• Productivity Tools - proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Google Workspace

 

Interests

Animated films and history, drawing and painting, blogging, reading comics, history of graphic design and printing, playing video games.