Brandon Hayes

Art Director · Creative Director

Los Angeles, CA

Resume

Creative leader with 20+ years in art direction, creative direction, graphic design and commercial print production. Founder and owner of a Los Angeles design and print company since 2008, directing branding, signage, apparel and marketing work from concept through final output. Former Creative Director for a national publication and Art Director of a university print shop, with parallel freelance work in broadcast and motion graphics.

Skills

Photoshop · 20 yrs
Illustrator · 20 yrs
Manufacturing · 20 yrs
Screen printing · 18 yrs
InDesign
AI / prompting
Brand identity
Print
Web design
Motion / video

Experience

Founder, Owner & Operator — Copaprint and More 2008 – Present

Full-service graphic design and commercial printing company in Los Angeles: logos, branding packages, banners, billboards, signage and marketing materials.
Runs operations, production, quality control and client relations.

Video Graphic Artist (Freelance) 2008 – Present

Broadcast graphics, lower thirds and visuals for video productions and promo campaigns.

Garment Printer & Printing Operations Manager — Pix Exchange 2023 – 2026

Custom apparel graphics and end-to-end garment printing operations.

Creative Director & Graphic Artist — Employment Guide (national publication) 2005 – 2007

Owned the layout and design of every article and ad in a two-person department.

Manager & Art Director — University of Memphis Campus Print Shop 2004 – 2005

Directed campus printing; laid out and designed 100+ books of 100+ pages each.

Earlier: Fast Signs (Production Manager), Tubelite Sign Supplier, AT&T technical support management, Campbell Blueprint.

Education

B.S. Computer Animation & Video Composition, Full Sail University (2004) · BFA, University of Memphis (2006) · B.S. Art, University of Central Florida (2000)