Multidisciplinary artist in the Bay Area working on brand design, sweet animations, web magic, illustration and other digital creations.
Tbenbaruch@gmail.com
Bay Area, California
Tamar Ben-Baruch is a designer who migrated from New York City to live in the sunny Bay Area in NorCal. Tamar works diligently as she creates illustrations, designs web magic and makes things come to life with motion. In addition, she is a pro at drinking too much coffee.
Apart from the daily hum of After Effects crashing, Tamar draws comics to keep her art skills up and her mind from imploding. Her comic Onion Heads can be found on the 'Gram, where you can visually read about cats and derpy jokes. When not stuck in Procreate, you can find Tamar acting silly with her cats and husband.
Skills
Motion / Design / Web / Illustration / Animation / Branding / Layout
Programs
Sketch
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Autodesk Maya
Procreate
Final Cut Pro
Basic HTML
Microsoft Suite
Platforms
Zeplin
Jira
InVision
GitHub
Google Suite
Miro
Lottie
Ceros
Sizmek
Experience
Art Director / SoundHound Inc / Santa Clara CA / July 2019 – Present
Tasks
Lead team in best design strategies while providing feedback to improve overall projects
Create animated assets for product, web and social
Visualize and expand on illustrations for social, web and campaigns
Develop and guide in new system of brand guidelines
Company
SoundHound Inc. is an audio and speech recognition company founded in 2005. It develops speech recognition, natural language understanding, sound recognition and search technologies.
Visual Designer / IBM Watson / New York NY / Oct 2016 – June 2019
Tasks
Develops motion graphics for events, web and product promotions
Guides motion, video and illustration design with internal and external groups
Creates templates for on-brand video and photography
Designs powerpoint decks for executive and corporate personnel
Assists the branding team in creating assets for company-wide use
Company
IBM Watson is AI for business. Watson helps organizations predict future outcomes, automate complex processes, and optimize employees' time.
Graphic Designer / MeMoi Legwear / Linden NJ / Aug 2014 – Oct 2016
Tasks
Created look books and catalogues for upcoming fashion line
Dealt with photoshoots, photo cleanup, and edits for product photography
Developed ads and banners both for paper and web
Company
MeMoi makes and sells fine Women's fashion leggings, tights, liners and socks, and the most comfortable yet effective shapewear available on today's market.
Education
The School of Visual Arts / B.F.A in Computer Animation & Visual Effects New York NY 2010 – 2014
Festivals 2014
Outstanding Achievement Award for the short "Under the Bed" at the School of Visual Arts 2014
3rd International Motion Festival in Cyprus 2014
Glasgow Independent Film Festival 2014
Zubroffka International Short Film Festival 2014
Anim!Arte - International Student Animation Festival 2014
MIA Animation Festival 2014
Animacursed - International Festival of Horror and Terror Animation 2014
Festivals 2015
Cannes Short Film Corner 2015
1st Annual Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival 2015
Roshd International Film Festival 2015
Durban International Film Festival 2015
Tuzla Film Festival 2015
Boise Student Int'l Video Festival 2015