Pierce Murphy

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Hi, I’m Pierce. I’m a multi-hyphenate designer, optimistic team player, passionate creative, and engaging leader.

About

Hi, I’m Pierce. I’m a multi-hyphenate designer, optimistic team player, passionate creative, and engaging leader.

I love getting to create things that make people stop and say, “Wow. That’s cool.”

  • Joined February 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Non-Profit Organization

Projects · 3

A short explainer on the subject of home ownership in the LGBTQ+ community. I set the information in a 2.5D paper cut out style, looking almost stop motion so as to make the information feel accessible, familiar, and also make the negative impacts have more dissonance against the colorful, textured elements. All done in After Effects.

  • 2D Animator
  • 3D Animator
  • Motion Graphic Designer
  • +2

An explainer video on the formation of tropical tornadoes off of hurricane rain bands. I received voice over from the meteorologist and was tasked with creating engaging graphics to illustrate the concepts as she explained them.

  • Motion Graphic Designer
  • Sound Designer
  • Video Editor

A project to inspire aspiring producers to join Tegna's Producer In Residence program. I received footage from 3 different news stations across the US and was tasked with stitching them together to make a cohesive narrative with engaging graphics and music.

  • Graphic Designer
  • Illustrator
  • Motion Graphic Designer

Work experience· 4 roles

Motion Graphic Designer / Illustrator · TEGNA Inc.Jun 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

Create motion graphics for broadcast to support creative briefs for a network of 68 TV stations around the USA; produce quick-turn graphics to support breaking news and developing stories; short-format animation in After Effects vector format and traditional frame-by-frame; collaborate on department and company-wide campaigns; develop concepting, storyboarding, animation, compositing, editing, and sound design; work with Creative Director and other designers on large-scale national projects; specialize in custom illustration across multiple styles and techniques.

Creative Content Designer · Arvada Center for the Arts and HumanitiesJan 2018 – Jan 2023 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Conceptualize, develop, and execute full branding packages for theatrical productions and internal programs; lead visual aspects of regional marketing campaigns; expand brand identity into multi-channel guidelines; manage print design at various scales to fit budget, functionality, and aesthetics; mentor design students; direct junior designer/videographer on campaigns and provide assets for video projects; design print and digital advertising (static and animated).

Production Manager · Dazzle JazzJan 2015 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Manage sound, lighting, equipment, and other needs of local, national, and Grammy-winning international acts; interface with local, national, and international talent agencies and managers; train and manage a team of sound engineers.

Freelance Designer/Illustrator · Freelance Design/IllustrationJan 2013 – Present · 13 yrs 11 mos

Education

Bachelor of the Arts in Jazz Studies · Metropolitan State University of Denver2030 – 2011
Performance Certificate: Jazz Voice · University of Denver2030 – 2017

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