Kevin Lam

I'm a creative outlier, the real artist who doesn't starve - instead the one that steals, and someone who is never finished. Borrowing from titles of select favorite books of mine, these best describe my journey for finding and forging my own creative path in an untraditional way.

I started in the world of Entertainment and video editing & production, crafting short form content, trailers, and everything in between. I fancied myself a Marketer; exercising both business and creative. Though the industry was enthralling, it never quite provided the opportunity I sought after. I needed to pivot, and fast.

I pursued animation and motion design for advertising. I always loved how this medium worked as a universal visual language. I dabbled with writing and directing shorts to immerse myself in this discipline. I taught myself motion through odd jobs and working in other creative teams. I looked for the most opportune place to flex it all, test myself, and continuing growing. The answer at the time was in startups and tech. There I had reached it, or so I thought.

Riding the waves of a large company was one thing, but seeing how waves are formed in startup land is another. I learned that it's about the process and how to sit in the messy middle. I worked on pitches, activations, live events, (fill-in-the-blank) creative project. I've managed entire keynote programs, led nimble creative teams, and built products. This all made me realize I didn't actually want to be defined.

I should mention that there is no conclusion here. It's actually another starting point for what's ahead. I have been hard at work building my own firm as a creative floater (aka consultant) for production, marketing, and design. A better way to put it: I'm Winston Wolf, and I solve problems. I can be an extension of any in-house team, or bring a band of experts together to deliver.

Overall I'm here to do great work with great people, and in my experience that's best translated through taking on unique challenges and knocking them out of the park. So let's get to it!

Experience

Companies Founded

As a creative consultant:

MICROSOFT

Producer/Director May 2023 — Present

Wrote and Produced content for Quantum computing division to include partnership announcement video and blog post reaching over 680k organic views
Directed productions for Quantum and AI storytelling both external facing and internal executive reviews with videos displayed at the World Economic Forum and Quantum World Congress
Bridged the gap for quantum computing through video content to stay ahead in the race for bringing the innovations to the general public and competing with other leading companies through trade publication

THE ARTICLE GROUP

Keynote Producer for AWS August 2023 — December 2024

re:Invent 2024: Managed entire work stream for CEO and SVP keynote presentations, a three hour and two hour, respectively, to include everything from ideation to design/motion/video production and building, and rebuilding, workback schedules for client check-in's, executive review, rehearsals and on stage.
Global Summits 2024: Producing keynote content remotely across a global team and reaching three continents and eight major cities by essentially building a 24-hour pipeline with design teams across the globe to standardize presentations and quickly turning around content for executive presentations
re:Invent 2023: Motion producer across all five executive keynotes, and stepping in as motion designer to deliver on product demos, announcements, and managed additional motion staff

SPROUT SOCIAL

Music Consultant & Video Producer September 2022 — Present

Brand and product consultant to curate, design, and edit videos with music that best fit the Sprout Social brand and setting the vibe with Sales teams, Investor Day, Yearly Kickoffs, and Community focused content

WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING

Visual Effects Designer October 2018 — March 2020

Marvel Portfolio: Designed ride narratives with putting together story reels and simulating entire ride experiences both for rides in early production and attractions in blue sky ideation phases turning an idea into a visual storyboard reel
Space 220: Programmed and simulated a 90-minute space themed restaurant experience, combining visual techniques of projection mapping, practical effects, and 3D visual effects for ride engineering to program

As part of the team

LINKTREE | Remote

Senior Motion Designer April 2022 - August 2022

Built foundational motion templates to guide cohesive design practices for internal operations and external agencies
Designed 2D/3D components for mobile and website to create delightful interactions and optimized for web developers
Created paid ads and social content that maintained brand integrity and aligned brand and growth marketing teams

AIRTIME MEDIA | Los Angeles

Senior Producer April 2021 — May 2022

Mentored team of designers and editors to execute on product prototyping, growth marketing, and brand refresh 2.0
Pivoted effectively through two cycles of brand design refreshes across all marcom efforts and branding
Activated brand at music festival entirely within in-house team to produce assets for displays, social, and live stream

NIKE | Los Angeles

Lead Motion Designer/Video Editor December 2018 — April 2021

Led editorial team of four to scale post video services cross-organization and meet high volume deliverables for retail
Expanded role through motion design expertise and developed internal pipeline for 2D/3D animation for post team
Spearheaded SNKRS app store creative across quarterly releases to refresh trailer and localize in seventeen languages

SPOTIFY | Los Angeles

Post Production Coordinator September 2018 — December 2018

Optimized workback schedules across editorial, audio, and color finishing to meet weekly content release on-platform
Distributed feedback to team of editors and ensured approvals were met from talent, legal, and lead stakeholders
Communicated effectively to VFX, Color, and Audio post houses to meet tight deadlines while staying within budget

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | Glendale May 2013 — September 2018

Motion Graphics Designer/Video Editor

Produced performance ads with data led user acquisition strategies across entire mobile games and apps slate
Created mobile app trailers, social content, product educational series, internal sizzle reels from brief to delivery
Designed, A/B tested, utilized metrics to iterate and retest video creative to grow installs for global streaming service

VIBESET®

Founder 2023 — Present

Leading a lean team of designers, full stack developers, and deep tech engineers to build the next generation of music curation software that will empower anyone to be a DJ, developed with AI to augment (and not replace) human creativity

Lambchop, LLC

Owner 2022 — Present

Consulting for motion design and video creative across product, brand marketing, and keynote presentation. End to end support from brief to delivery amongst industry leading clients to include: Sprout Social, Microsoft, Meta, Spotify, and Amazon.

Education

Art Center College of Design

Motion Design & Advertising Night Program

Awards: Adobe Design Achievement Awards Finalist, Art Directors Club Awards Finalist, Motionographer Awards

California State University Long Beach

Bachelor of Arts: Film Production; Minor: Business Entrepreneurship

Awards: Disney Imaginations Competition Semifinalist