About Me

IN THE BEGINNING: My dad showed me filter gallery in photoshop CS3 on his late 06 iMac. Meanwhile I was getting alright at video editing software, and stealing my mom’s 70D to shoot videos. Two years after that I got paid to make a soccer poster for a senior at my school and I was hooked deep. People will pay me for this??

Through high school and into college I spent a lot of time freelancing and eventually studying film and design at the University of Utah. Creative jobs paid my way through college and bought me my degree.

I’m a big sports fan, all sports really, so when the opportunity to take on football and gymnastics projects for Utah Athletics arose: I jumped. In 3 years I became the main video contractor for the department. I spent summers in Arkansas (long story) and SoCal, making content for social influencers, before interning as an art director in NYC. Finally, I completed my degree in a self-designed “Business of Creative” major. All that was great, but my personal favorite accomplishment? For a SHORT but GLORIOUS stint, I was a daily vlogger.

In 2019 I got my first opportunity to write, direct and edit a commercial production for the Pac-12 Conference. That commercial was meant to promote the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which as of today… have yet to happen. BUT I haven’t given up on that dream, or that piece of work (which nobody has seen). I’m still hooked deep. Still making stuff I think is neat-o-bandito & well. . . hopefully you do too.

Thanks for stopping by.

— Coop

CURRICULUM VITAE

• Bachelors of Undergraduate Studies, Business of Creative — University of Utah, 2019

• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects Premier Pro and Final Cut Pro X

PROFESSIONAL ROLES


Creative Director & Founder | Atmos Creative Group

Salt Lake City, UT | JULY 2019 — PRESENT

• Strategize and orchestrate a consumer facing brand for creative production work to service new and existing clients: Utah Athletics, Snowbasin Resort & The Pac-12


• Develop the brief insightfully, hand-in-hand with client


• Lead contracted creatives in the architecture and production of the story


Art Director (Internship) | The & Partnership

New York City, NY | JANUARY – APRIL 2019

• Assist junior art directors and creative directors on pitch decks, design, photography and art research/curation for The Wall Street Journal, HiBall Energy, Nutella, Kronenburg 1664 and Weight Watchers


Graphic Designer and Video Creator | Utah Gymnastics

Salt Lake City, UT | OCTOBER 2017 — MAY 2018

• Create weekly graphics for upcoming schedules, travel meets and final scores


• Capture, edit on-the-fly and share moments on social media at home meets


Creative Director | The AdThing, University of Utah

Salt Lake City | UT MAY 2016 to MAY 2017

• Recruit and lead a hybrid team of creative students in producing traditional out of home work in a pseudo agency structure (university third year)

• Develop campaigns for Sony Sushi, Cloud Interactive, Freebirds World Burrito, How We Die PSA and Utah Athletics



FREELANCE CONTRACTS


The Pac-12 Conference | “Olympians Made Here” Campaign Film

Various Locations | AUGUST 2019 — MARCH 2020

• Write, source voice & music, direct location shoots and edit commercial spot(s)


• Strategize with client to develop optimal voice and tone for brand

  
 


Utah Athletics | Specialized Film & Content Production 

Salt Lake City, UT | MARCH 2018 — PRESENT

• Direct shoots, create storyboards and edit films on a strict time schedule for football, basketball, gymnastics, lacrosse and baseball 


• Manage an assistant editor, responsible for on-time weekly edits, footage download and file delivery


Eastbay | Monthly Youtube Product Edits
Various Locations | APRIL 2016 — JANUARY 2017

• Conceptualize, shoot and edit four videos per month, promoting product to be posted on KickGenius’s 950k subscriber YouTube channel, by brands like: Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, Air Jordan and Brand Black


PASSION PROJECTS


Nike By You | Direct, Shoot and Video Edit

San Fransisco, CA & Los Angeles CA | 247K VIEWS

• Produce an influencer social video to promote Nike’s updated interface for shoe customization. Part of a larger marketing campaign with influencers in the sneaker industry



SneakerCon — BTS Vlog Series

Los Angeles, CA | 1.4M VIEWS

• Shoot and edit a three part video vlog of Sneaker Con LA 2018

• Create BTS social content to promote merch and YouTube channels



Converse Chuck Taylor Flyknit — Helicopter Photography

New York City, NY | 140K VIEWS

• Photograph and film talent’s feet dawning the new chuck’s and hanging out from a helicopter over Manhattan

• Edit a YouTube video of the experience for sharing on influencer channels

Umoji iOS App — Official Emojis of the University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT | 40K DOWNLOADS & 180K INTERACTIONS

• Develop custom emoji graphics and app functionality with developer SWIFT Media
 Organize $20k to pay for production, distribution and marketing