Zachary Bynes
Austin
Summary
Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Educator with a diverse skill set and a passion for creating thoughtful, accessible designs. I value meaningful interaction and believe great design should feel approachable, engaging, and impactful for everyone, not just those inside the industry. My background in military leadership has strengthened my ability to communicate clearly, adapt under pressure, and lead with purpose in collaborative environments. With strong visual and verbal communication skills, I build connections through both my professional design practice and my work as an educator.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teaching Assistant
University Of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX
08.2024 - 05.2026
- Facilitated classroom activities and provided support to professors and students in groups of students ranging from 18 to 65.
- Developed instructional materials that are accessible, and explicit in their purpose
- Graded assignments, and facilitated critique in various capacities including one-on-one, small group and large group critiques
- Hosted Sophomore review, granting students a space to share their work and offering feedback.
Freelance Graphic Designer
Hard 8 Working Group
Nashville, TN
06.2022 - 02.2026
- Creative Direction and Design work for national advertisement campaigns: Say Anything Is a Real Boy 20th Anniversary Campaign (2023 & 2024), Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack Winter Tour 2025 and Spring Tour 2026
- Creative Direction and Design work for musical releases: Tep No 'Cool, Cool Summer' (2023) digital release, Say Anything ...Is a Real Boy 20th Anniversary Special Edition (2024) Vinyl release, Say Anything Sleazy EP (2025) digital release, Say Anything the Noise in Say Anything's Room without the dot dot dot (2026) illustration work.
- Web design for artists websites, splash pages, and navigation to shops, tour dates, and custom CSS: Sayanythingmusic.net (2024) Dayamusic.net (2023), KiddG.com (2025) Sayanythingmusic.net (2025)
Freelance Graphic Designer
Wasserman Music NYC
Los Angeles, CA
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Design Work for international tour admats including digital and print files as well as translation services: BoysLikeGirls South East Asia Tour (2023)
- Design Work for domestic tour admat: BoysLikeGirls Sunday at Foxwoods LoveDrunk Pool Party (2024)
Graphic Designer
Freestyle Komics
Columbus, OH
06.2022 - 02.2024
- Developed strategy and visuals for Kickstarter campaigns. Every campaign that I worked on funded in under 36 hours.
- Design Work for Social Media engagement and thumbstoppers, throughout the course of my tenure at Freestyle Komics, social media presence grew over 300%. Developed content for Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.
- Illustration work for comic book covers and body imagery: Emerald Quest #2 (2022) inks, Hospice: Concussion (2023) cover art.
- Design work for merchandise: various bookmarks, Hotshot Hoodie (2022), FiveStar Hoodie (2022), various T-shirts, pens.
Print Shop Associate
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Provide timely delivery of prints performed to a high standard of quality in sizes ranging to 100" x 44" and below.
- Execute scheduled and on-the-spot maintenance on large format Epson and Brother Printers including: daily cleanings, paper changes, clogged inkjets, and ink changes.
- Provide excellent customer service to customers as problems arise.
UH-60 Blackhawk Repairer
U.S. Army Active Duty
Clarksville, TN
12.2015 - 12.2020
- Led a team of 5 to 15 soldiers in daily maintenance tasks both in a garrison and a deployed environment.
- Maintained accountability and maintenance over Military Aviation assets totaling in the tens of millions of dollars.
- Provided fast and efficient downed aircraft recovery services in a deployed environment.
- Provided Illustration and design work for projects: 2018-2019 101st ABN DVN CAB 6th Bn Afghanistan Deployment Challenge Coin, Bagram, Afghanistan moral mural (2018), Maz Al-Sharif, Afghanistan moral mural (2018), 101st CAB 6th Bn T-shirt design (2019), 2-39 IN Bn C. co 2nd Plt T-Shirts.
Education
Master of Fine Arts - Design
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX05.2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Design And Illustration
The Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH05.2024
Skills
- Image compositing
- Print design
- Adobe creative suite
- Illustration
- Branding and identity
- Packaging design
- Typography
- Website design
- UI and UX design
Certification
Adobe Captivate Certified - Professional
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
University Of Texas At Austin
08.2024 - 05.2026
Freelance Graphic Designer
Wasserman Music NYC
12.2023 - 03.2024
Freelance Graphic Designer
Hard 8 Working Group
06.2022 - 02.2026
Graphic Designer
Freestyle Komics
06.2022 - 02.2024
Print Shop Associate
Art Academy of Cincinnati
08.2021 - 12.2022
UH-60 Blackhawk Repairer
U.S. Army Active Duty
12.2015 - 12.2020
Master of Fine Arts - Design
University of Texas At Austin
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Design And Illustration
The Art Academy of Cincinnati