Aaron WilhelmMultimedia Designer and Editor • Generative AI Expert

Comprehensive professional resume

Aaron Wilhelm

Multimedia Designer and Editor, Generative AI Expert
Creative Direction · Graphic Design · Video & Motion · Brand Storytelling

Multidisciplinary creative professional with more than 20 years of experience leading ideas from concept through delivery. I combine creative direction, graphic design, editing, motion graphics, photography, and emerging AI workflows to build campaigns, tell human stories, and create high-impact content for consumer brands, entertainment, nonprofit organizations, and digital platforms.

Naples, Florida · Available for remote U.S. and Southwest Florida opportunitiesaaronwilhelm8538@gmail.com310-880-1517LinkedIn
60+integrated campaigns produced annually
200+retail locations supported through brand creative
50M+views across Movie Trivia Schmoedown productions
$20M+fundraising supported by nonprofit storytelling projects

Career history

Professional experience

Zoom Tan Inc.

Multimedia Designer & Editor, Generative AI Expert

In-house multimedia creative supporting a growing portfolio of consumer brands, including Zoom Tan, Beach Bum Tanning, South Beach Tanning, and Zoom Fit.

  • Develop and deliver creative for 60+ integrated campaigns per year, serving more than 200 locations across social, paid advertising, email, websites, print, and in-store channels.
  • Lead hands-on concept development, design, video editing, motion graphics, image creation, and production adaptation across multiple brand identities and campaign formats.
  • Produce digital and print campaign systems, including web heroes, social posts, short-form video, motion assets, email graphics, and retail promotional materials.
  • Integrate generative AI into concepting, image generation, video workflows, and creative iteration, reducing production time by approximately half a day per campaign cycle.
  • Developed creative for a Zoom Fit campaign that achieved a 1.62% click-through rate and contributed to a 36% increase in new memberships.
  • Collaborate with marketing and production colleagues to maintain quality, consistency, and delivery speed across concurrent campaigns.

AW VideoDesigns LLC

Founder · Creative Lead · Multimedia Designer & Editor

Independent creative studio delivering commercial, corporate, entertainment, event, and nonprofit content from initial concept to final distribution.

  • Directed and produced video, motion graphics, photography, visual identities, presentations, branded content, event media, and digital marketing assets for a diverse client roster.
  • Managed the creative lifecycle: discovery, scripting, storyboarding, shoot planning, interviews, direction, editing, compositing, sound, graphics, stakeholder reviews, and final exports.
  • Created work for organizations and brands including BMW, Sony Music, Duracell, J.D. Power, Naples Botanical Garden, The League Club, and additional entertainment and nonprofit clients.
  • Produced fundraising and donor-focused storytelling for nonprofit initiatives whose associated campaigns raised more than $20 million.
  • Built adaptable creative assets for live events, digital campaigns, corporate communications, and social channels, working directly with clients, collaborators, and vendors.

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Lead Video Editor & Motion Graphics Designer

Long-running entertainment competition series combining cinematic presentation, live-event energy, and episodic storytelling.

  • Led post-production and motion graphics across nine seasons of programming reaching more than 50 million views.
  • Edited episodes, promotional pieces, branded segments, show graphics, title treatments, transitions, and supporting video content.
  • Coordinated a team of three editors, balancing high-volume production schedules with consistent visual identity and editorial quality.
  • Helped establish repeatable post-production systems and a recognizable motion-graphics language for the series.

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VAWDesigns.com

Founder · Creative Director · Apparel & E-commerce Designer

Independent apparel and merchandise brand combining original illustration, graphic design, product development, and direct-to-consumer e-commerce.

  • Develop and maintain the brand's creative identity, product artwork, promotional campaigns, and digital storefront.
  • Created a catalog of 200+ products and managed design and merchandising workflows across Shopify and print-on-demand channels.
  • Oversee visual assets and organic social content, with reported 20% year-over-year growth.
  • Develop collaborations and cause-related merchandise concepts, including conservation-oriented apparel initiatives.

What I do

Creative capabilities

Creative Direction & Brand

Campaign concepts, art direction, brand identity, visual systems, creative strategy, typography, presentation design, stakeholder collaboration, and creative quality control.

Graphic Design & Digital

Paid social and display ads, web graphics, landing-page creative, email campaigns, brochures, signage, product graphics, print production, e-commerce design, and layout.

Video Production & Editing

Commercials, branded films, corporate explainers, interviews, event films, documentary-style storytelling, short-form social content, editorial pacing, sound, color, and delivery.

Motion Graphics & Animation

After Effects animation, compositing, kinetic typography, title sequences, lower thirds, transitions, branded motion packages, and motion templates.

Generative AI Creative

AI-assisted ideation, image and video generation, visual development, character consistency, prompt workflows, creative experimentation, and post-production integration.

Production & Leadership

Creative project management, team coordination, directing interviews and shoots, client presentations, production planning, vendor collaboration, reusable systems, and cross-channel delivery.

Selected projects

Work and results

Zoom Fit: Integrated Growth Campaign

Multiformat creative including video, social design, and motion. Reported campaign results: 1.62% CTR and a 36% increase in new memberships.

View case study →

Movie Trivia Schmoedown

Nine seasons of entertainment editing and motion graphics, 50M+ total views, and editorial coordination across a three-person team.

View project →

Zoom Tan · Beach Bum · South Beach

Recurring integrated campaigns across social, digital, email, video, web, print, and in-store advertising for a large multi-location brand portfolio.

View design work →

Nonprofit & Cultural Storytelling

Event and fundraising films for cultural and community organizations, including work with Naples Botanical Garden and The League Club.

View event work →

AI-Enhanced Creative Production

Photorealistic image development, AI video production, concept visualization, and conventional Adobe finishing for marketing and storytelling.

View AI work →

VAWDesigns E-commerce Brand

Original apparel design, brand identity, Shopify merchandising, and organic social promotion across a catalog of 200+ products.

Visit VAWDesigns →

Production toolkit

Software & technologies

Adobe Creative Cloud

Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Media Encoder, Firefly

Design & Collaboration

Figma, brand systems, presentation design, print-ready production, Shopify

AI Image & Video

Google Flow / Veo, Runway, Kling, Higgsfield, Midjourney, Flux, ComfyUI, Luma, Firefly

AI & Audio Workflows

ChatGPT, Gemini, ElevenLabs, AI-assisted voiceover and creative development

Post-Production

Video editing, compositing, color correction, sound design, motion graphics, format adaptation

Channels & Deliverables

Meta social, YouTube, CTV-style video, email, websites, e-commerce, digital display, print, event screens

Foundations

Education

Florida State University

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Film Production

Santa Monica College

Graphic Design studies

Let's create something worth watching.

Interested in collaborating or discussing a creative leadership, multimedia, motion, video, or AI-focused opportunity? I'd be glad to connect.

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