JARED HOBBS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Jared Hobbs is a sought after Creative director with over 12 years experience with design and animation. He has established strong client relationships and a reputation for delivering quality work across a diverse range of projects. Jared is well-renowned for his work in motion graphics, music videos, sports and animation.

At age 8 Jared was receiving awards for his traditional art in color, charcoal and pencil works. Through his teen years he spent hours daily perfecting his techniques and attention to detail with pencils, pen and ink, pastels, water color, oil and acrylic paintings of portraits, abstracts, comics and landscapes. In his late teens he studies sculpture, photography, film and shortly after stopmotion. At age 20 he worked as a web and graphic designer and film and music hobbiest.

In 2001 Jared graduated from Full Sail with an Associates in Digital Media. There he studied and worked hands on with motion graphics, 3D animation, gaming, film, music, web development and entertainment and business. Months after graduation he worked at a broadcast station designing graphic packages for sports, news and other tv shows. He also developed exceptional skills working on live tv shows directing, lighting, cameras, audio, mixing, editing, and setting up stages. In 2003 he worked his way up from senior graphic designer to art director at a production studio in Eugene Oregon working on feature films, broadcast shows and sports opens for such projects as Sisters, Oregon Ducks, Smart Gardening, Nanna's Cottage and Monaco Coach.

In 2005 Jared moonlighted and pursued freelancing fulltime with motion graphics and 3D animation. Over the past 6 years he has been designing, animating and directing professional sports graphics, broadcast packages, product visualization, music and marketing videos, print and online branding and more. Jared also trains and directs college graduates in After Effects, Photoshop design and 3D animation. Jared brings over a decade of technical and creative skills to the table allowing him to focus on the client's project storytelling.

Jared is the CD and PM at Deep Sky Studios. There he collaborates and directs a talented team of artists and animators. He produces a wide range of multimedia and design packages from broadcast show graphics, 3D visualization, Flash animated cartoon shows, branding, graphic user interface design, web development, visual effects, music videos and motion graphic design.


Contact Jared Hobbs by email: hobbs@jaredhobbs.com

Experience:
Motion graphic design, conceptual art, storyboarding, GUI (graphic user interface) design, character design, stop motion, digital ink & paint, Flash, game design, 3D animation and visualization, visual effects and supervising, web design & development, DVD design, identity and print design, motion identities, broadcast design, arena and sports graphics.

Online portfolio coming soon, you can view most of Jared's work at www.deepskystudios.com

Software:
After Effects, Mocha, Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D Studio Max, Vray, Brazil, XSI, Toon Boom, Dreamweaver, Director, Flash, InDesign, Premiere, Maya, Lightwave, Avid, Chyron, Encore, Vue sStream, Sound Booth, Pro Tools, Final Cut.
Client work:
Microsoft, Extreme Arts and Science, Freightliner, Nike, Oregon Sports Network, University of Oregon, Pac-10, Comcast SportsNet, Equalize Advertising, Quest Solution, Peace Health, Stewardship, Visual Aid, One Minute Productions, Pylon Creative, Downstream.

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