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​

February 2026 - July 2026: Legal Leads Group, Legal marketing agency

Graphic Designer and Social Media manager

• Created motion graphics and animated content for social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube).

• Designed graphics for posts, ads, and marketing campaigns while maintaining brand consistency.

• Conceptualized and developed social media content ideas aligned with marketing goals and trends.

• Planned and executed photography and video shoots for brand content and campaigns.

• Edited video content and podcasts for social media and marketing use.

• Managed content calendars and schedules/publishes posts using Metricool.

• Collaborated with marketing teams on campaign ideas, execution, and creative direction.

• Tracked performance metrics and used insights to improve engagement and content strategy.

 

November 2014 - July 2025: This is Rad!, Comedy and culture podcast

Art Director

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

• Designed 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 (15+ years), Illustrator (15+ years), InDesign (5+ years), After Effects (5+ years), Premiere Pro (2+ years)

• Graphic Design & Branding: 15 years of experience across digital, print, merchandise, and advertising

• Illustration: Skilled in both traditional and digital illustration

• Video Editing: Able to edit and caption videos easily

• Print Production: Strong knowledge of layout, pre-press, file preparation, and print standards

• Campaign Development: Experienced in concepting and developing creative ideas for entertainment, media, and marketing

• Project Execution: Skilled at managing multiple projects under tight deadlines with precision and detail

• Collaboration & Leadership: Proven ability to art-direct, lead, and work effectively within creative teams

• Productivity Tools: Microsoft Office, Outlook, Google Workspace, Figma, Monday, Flow, Asana, and more

• Canva: Can make a variety of graphics and video pieces with the platform

 

Interests

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