TJ Tamayo
Art Director.
Storyteller.
Occasional Bull Runner.
Creative Producer • Art Director
ABOUT
Raised between Los Angeles and the Philippines, I learned early how much identity and storytelling shape the way we see the world. From a loud Filipino family gathered around pancit and wrestling matches to later running with the bulls in Spain and paragliding in the Swiss Alps, I've always been drawn to stories that make people feel something.
Creative producer and emerging art director with 10+ years of experience developing campaigns across film, digital, social, and branded content - bridging big-picture creative thinking with production.
EXPERIENCE
Managing Director | Executive & Creative Producer
Curveball Films • 2021–Present
Drive the development and execution of integrated campaigns across commercial, social, digital, and branded content. Partner with creatives, agencies, and clients to shape concepts, scripts, and visual direction from idea through delivery. Oversee budgets, timelines, crews, and post-production workflows while helping grow new business and creative opportunities.
Producer | Rising Voices
271 Films / Tribeca Film Festival • 2023–2024
Produced Seasons 3 & 4 of 'Rising Voices,' managing budgets and supervising 10 line producers across multiple films.
Producer | Creative Story Producer | Writer
Freelance • 2014–2021
Worked across commercial, music video, documentary, and branded content for Uber, Verizon, Facebook Messenger, New York Fashion Week, UPS, and more. Developed story ideas, scripts, treatments, and production approaches in close collaboration with directors and creatives.
EDUCATION
book180 Portfolio School
Art Direction Certificate • 2025
Campaign ideation, visual storytelling, integrated campaigns
Art Center College of Design
MFA, Film
Saint Louis University
B.A., Mass Communications
