PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Hi! I’m Alyssa Mae Tumlos, a Chicago-based production designer, art director, and brand designer with 5 years of experience who delivers standout print, digital, and real life designs for communities across the globe. My work enhances audience engagement and fosters deeper community connections through impactful visual storytelling. 

SKILLS

Design Tools: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dimensions), Figma, Sketch, Procreate, Canva, Squarespace

Visual Design: Print media, Typography, Branding, Layout Design, Illustration, Sketching, Drawing, Painting, Color Theory, Multimedia Installation, Production Design, Art Direction  

EXPERIENCE

Production Designer/Art DirectorContractor | Chicago, IL (Apr/2026 – Present)

  • Directed the visual worlds of independent films, series, gallery installations, and commercial campaigns, partnering with producers, cinematographers, directors, writers, and founders to hold every department to a single creative vision.

  • Owned the full art department pipeline, from look books, script breakdowns, prop lists, and budgets, sourcing/buying, set dressing, and furniture calibrated to each project's unique tone

  • Led teams of art assistants, set decorators, and prop masters through prop fabrication, sourcing, transport, set build, and strike across multiple sets and locations

Graphic Designer Brookline Marketing Agency | Chicago, IL (Apr/2025 – April/2026)

  • Designed and produced digital and print marketing assets for a diverse client base, including salon suites, health and wellness clinics, fitness studios, restaurants, and commercial real estate and scaled brand systems across multiple marketing channels while maintaining visual consistency

  • Lead comprehensive rebranding initiatives to refresh visual identities, elevate brand aesthetics, and craft clear, compelling narratives and messaging.

  • Create striking brochures for real estate and retail properties, showcasing key features to attract potential tenants and buyers

  • Support client photoshoots and commercial productions as a production assistant, art director, and set designer, ensuring cohesive brand representation across all visuals.

  • Developed scalable design systems, reusable components, and template libraries across all client brands

Brand Designer Contractor | Remote (May/2022 – Present)

  • Collaborated with clients to develop compelling brand identities both from scratch and from concept to completion that strategically and intentionally reflect the brand’s core mission and values

  • Engaged clients in the full brand process from exploration, to brand audits, competitor research, logo/typography iterations, messaging/tone refinement, photography/design, and mockups, until we reach a clear and comprehensive set of brand guidelines 

  • Designed impactful events including merchandise, brand activations, etc. that transformed venues into immersive and recognizable brand experiences built to serve thousands of audience members in several cities across the globe (Denver, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Buenos Aires, Brussels, Paris, Bangkok, Singapore, Istanbul)

  • Created standout merchandise that spark conversations and integrates brand values into wearable designs, and facilitated the production of merchandise across the globe

Clients Include: SheFi, Monad Labs, Monad Foundation, Asylum Ventures, FortyIQ, BASE, Redstone, Lens Protocol, Artesia Creative Agency, Outdoer, Department of Growth, Admissions (feature film)

Lead Graphic Designer SheFi | Remote (Jan/2021 – Present (Contract)

  • Developed engaging, visually compelling templates that boost social media engagement while maintaining SheFi's brand identity and mission alignment.

  • Designed cohesive and impactful event signage that fosters a welcoming and consistent brand experience at international events across North America, Europe, and Asia.

  • Produced high-quality merchandise by collaborating with third-party production partners to refine design and ensure flawless execution.

  • Transformed SheFi's website to showcase accomplishments and entice global audiences to join its Web3 community.

  • Collaborated with leadership to create campaigns driving awareness and participation for events and program cohorts. 

Lead Artist Sunrise Art Club | Remote (May/2022-Jan/2023)

  • Spearheaded a 7,777-piece PFP (Profile Picture) NFT collection to raise funds for Sunrise Art Club's mission of uplifting BIPOC artists in the NFT community through accelerator programs.

  • Conceptualized storyline, visual style, and branding design through a multi-week educational process focused on Web 3, NFTs, and personal branding under the close mentorship of Elise Swopes. Developed key skills in visual storytelling and digital asset creation, resulting in a comprehensive, polished NFT collection that contributed to the project's mission of uplifting BIPOC artists in the Web3 community.

  • Digitally painted/designed over 550 eye-striking individual traits/assets with careful attention to balance in composition, contrast, color, and detail when layering.

  • Collaborated closely with the developer to ensure that the randomized traits/assets worked in harmony when finalized pieces were run through the program, verifying files and naming conventions for compatibility.

Earlier Work

Art Editor, The Phoenix, Westmont College (2021–2022): Curated submissions and produced the Spring 2022 issue; planned a 100+ attendee showcase.

Graphic Designer, Westmont College (2020–2021): Logo, posters, digital assets, and merchandise for the annual Spring Sing production.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art Westmont College | 2022

FILM CREDITS

  • Slow Down to Speed Up (2026): Production Designer, Commercial by Armin Korsos

  • Admissions (2026): Brand Designer, Feature Film by Aimee Pham & Kai Sampadian

  • Living Situation (2026): Production Designer, TV Pilot by Ivy O’brien

  • Make Marketing Human (2026): Art Director, Commercial by Christian Vergara

  • Your Loft, Your Canvas (2025): Art Assistant, Commercial by Joe Bracero

  • Different Worlds (2022): Production Assistant, Short Film by Alex Dill

  • Say Too Much (2021): Production Assistant, Music Video by Natalie Grace

  • A Winter’s Tale Interrupted (2021): 1st AC, Sound, Short Film by Mitchell Thomas

  • The Heartbreak Series (2021): Production Assistant, Student Film by Izzy Esber

References

Available upon request.