Thanks for visiting! My name is Hillary. I’m an artist and designer living in Los Angeles. I have always had a passion for making, which I honed at Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Animation. I worked for 5 years in Brooklyn before finding a more permanent home in Pasadena, where my creativity is more readily replenished by mountain views, hiking, rock climbing, and building ceramics sculptures for my lush garden.
My creative journey has taken me across the spectrum of digital media. I love the unique challenges and team dynamics that each new project presents. I have worked for dozens of studios and clients on jobs ranging from tv series and features, to social media launch campaigns and report infographics. My versatile roles and experience on teams of all sizes have provided a wholistic perspective on production pipelines. I am always eager to take on something new, and tell new visual stories.
I am currently seeking longer term or full-time work opportunities in the Los Angeles area. Email me at hillarygbarton@gmail.com for project inquiries, collaborations, or just to say hello!
work highlights
Graphic Designer (Self Employed) for Artemis International
Oct 2023~present | Los Angeles, CA
Ongoing rebranding of visual identity and graphic materials, including logo, style guide, website design & build, brochure, presentation, and booth for industry showcases.
May 2022-Aug 2023, Nov 2023-Feb 2024 | Los Angeles, CA
I worked on episodes of the Nickelodeon “Patrick Star Show,” another unreleased Nickelodeon show, Disney+ “Best in Snow,” Fortnite Wintersession 2022, and ongoing compositing work on stop motion short film “Witch Doctor.” Responsibilities included compositing (keying, roto, paint), lower 3rds, animated bugs, motion typography, and effects.
VFX Artist on Features for Amazon Prime + HBO Max
Jan-Mar, May-Aug 2023| Los Angeles, CA
I worked with a small team to design and composite stop motion animated sequences for “The Idea of You” and another upcoming unannounced feature.
Graphic and Motion Designer at Edelman
April 2022-November 2022 | Los Angeles, CA
Organic and paid design for print and cross platform social media. Content included animation, report graphics, infographics, and email newsletters.
Cigna | data infographics and a logo to accompany their Vitality health trends report.
Amgen | report graphics and motion design for organic social media, to promote the 2022 Biosimilar Trends Report release.
Pivotal Ventures | assistant designer on an 8 week organic social launch campaign for Melinda Gates, creating graphics and animation for Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter, and Facebook.
Self Employed
April 2013~present | New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA
I have worked on animated commercial, feature, television, and music video content, mostly in stop motion animation. My roles included motion designer, set designer, art director, post production supervisor, vfx artist, and fabricator.
Netflix | Wendell & Wild (feature), Principles of Pleasure (series)
Screen Novelties | Lego/NatGeo, Fortnite Season 7, Honda
Fullscreen | Mattel Hot Wheels "Monster Truck Island" and "Hot Wheels City," American Girl
Augenblick | Adult Swim "the Jellies", Cooking Channel, Topic Monologue
Mighty Oak | Nick Jr, Sherwin Williams, NYC Votes, Barkbox,
skills
Design | print and digital; social media, infographics, report graphics, branding, newsletters, presentation graphics, booth design, web design
Animation | motion design; visual effects, stop motion animation
Video | editing, color grading, compositing, sound editing
Photo | digital photography, retouching
Tools | Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, MoCHA, Premiere, Firefly, Express, AI Beta); Figma; Wordpress;Canva; Cinema 4D; Microsoft Office Suite
education
ArtCenter College of Design - Continuing Ed | Pasadena, CA
Completed Graphics Design continuing Ed course
Rhode Island School of Design - BFA | Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts studying Film/Animation/Video