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kaz phoenix

is a concept creative thinker, designer, and retired emo enthusiast based in los angeles→ [email protected]
insta → @kaz.phoenix

• ✩ resume (october 2026)

• ✩ social media portfolio

currently: video and visual designer @ crowd surfpreviously at: universal music group, 5b artist management, hopeless records

• ✩ want to hear what kaz is currently listening to?

☆ 311
5b artist management ★
☆ amon amarth
☆ arankai
arista records ★
☆ avenged sevenfold
☆ babymetal
☆ backstreet boys
☆ bayside
☆ black eyed peas
☆ blood incantation
☆ billy idol
☆ bob marley
☆ bob seger
☆ bunt.
☆ castle rat
cherry pop records ★
☆ cisco adler
☆ codefendants
☆ comastatic
crowd surf ★
☆ damiano david
daisy chain fields ★
☆ divinity falls
☆ fall out boy
fem news magazine ★
fresh off the scene ★
☆ fit for an autopsy
☆ flogging molly
☆ frank zappa
☆ halsey
☆ hawthorne heights
☆ hiatus
☆ hillary duff
hopeless records ★
☆ howie d
i am musicology ★
☆ illuminati hotties
☆ jayo
☆ jonah kagen
☆ jordan cierra
☆ karen dio
☆ king diamond
☆ kiss
☆ lamb of god
☆ lady vengeance
☆ luzer
marshall ★

☆ maisie peters
☆ melrose avenue
☆ mercyful fate
☆ michael jackson
☆ michael clifford
☆ mother love bone
☆ nat king cole
☆ neck deep
☆ nelly
☆ nickelback
☆ nicole sophia
☆ olivia rodrigo
☆ onerepublic
☆ pennywise
☆ persona 749
pink motel ★
☆ sleeping with sirens
☆ slipknot
☆ soilwork
☆ sorry mom
☆ speaking of her
☆ stateside
☆ strange case
☆ sublime
supreme republic ent ★
☆ sweet pill
☆ the all american rejects
☆ the bronx
☆ the cranberries
☆ the listening dolls
☆ the power of three
☆ the smashing pumpkins
☆ the temptations
☆ the toxhards
☆ the wonder years
☆ trick the dog
☆ trivium
☆ tx2
herb alpert school of music ★
ucla radio ★
universal music group ★
universal music enterprises ★
voracious records ★
☆ untitled
☆ waterparks
☆ yona
and more...are you next?

Into Oblivion

while interning at 5b, i assisted with elements of the rollout for lamb of god's into oblivionmy focuses were making social media assets and designing a 23 page limited edition zine

programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop

deliverables:
✧ 23 individual pages
✧ digital banners
✧ social media graphics
✧ zine format

Cemetery Drive

as my senior capstone, i’m revamping cemetery drive, a radio show turned magazineit’s a ride through the evolution of twenty genres within alternative music over the last fifty years - work in progress

• visit cemeterydrive.net

programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ carrd.co web builder

deliverables:
✧ 60+ magazine pages
✧ animations
✧ business cards
✧ custom website
✧ stickers + buttons

UCLA Radio

from hosting my own radio show on-air weekly for a year straight to managing the art & design department, ucla radio was my main creative outlet at collegeoutside of digital pieces for social media, i led physical projects such as screenprinting, button making, and creating zines

programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ canva

deliverables:
✧ animations
✧ creative direction
✧ merchandise
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify playlist covers
✧ visual brand guide

Sleeping With Sirens Zine

while interning at 5b, i led the visual branding + inner page design for sleeping with sirens "an ending in itself - zine cd"

programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop

deliverables:
✧ 23 individual pages
✧ creative direction
✧ zine format

5B Artist Management

as a creative marketing & management intern, i designed content for a roster of 50+ artists, mainly working within the digital department of 5b, as well as pink motel (their marketing agency)on the management side, i assisted with outsourcing freelance creatives, influencers, and playlist curators

programs used:
✩ adobe acrobat
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ capcut

deliverables:
✧ animations
✧ one sheets
✧ pitch decks
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify playlist covers
✧ tour admats + assets
✧ video cutdowns

Universal Music Enterprises (2025)

as a content marketing intern at the catalog label of universal music group, i worked within the creative & marketing teamspulling from a roster of 250+ artists, my content received 11.1M+ views and was featured at the forever loving marley event

programs used:
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ capcut

deliverables:
✧ digital ads + gifs
✧ print designs
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify canvases
✧ video cutdowns
✧ udiscover banners

Cherry Pop Records

while at ucla, i was a visual media coordinator for the student-run record label on campusi was part of lady vengeance's team, a punk los-angeles based band for both years i was in the organization. however, i worked on projects throughout the label as well shooting photo/video

programs used:
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ canva
✩ capcut

deliverables:
✧ concert photography
✧ event flyers
✧ lyric videos
✧ music videos
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify canvases
✧ video cutdowns

Hi-fi: UCLA Music Industry 2026

as the graphic designer for the senior capstone event, i oversaw all branding, creative, and design for a class of 47 studentsfinal pieces were voted on by the whole group and professors

programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop

deliverables:
✧ 20 page program
✧ creative direction
✧ custom logos
✧ digital designs
✧ event flyers
✧ merchandise

Michael Clifford Sidequest

when sidequest was first released, i was commissioned by hopeless records to create spotify canvases for the album.for sidequest live at the fonda, i was a production assistant + photographer for three days, helping decorate the venue, pack vip bags, and capture content

programs used:
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe lightroom
✩ adobe premiere procamera used:
✩ nikon d7000

deliverables:
✧ animations
✧ concert photography
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify canvases
✧ video cutdowns

Photography

before music, i wanted to go to film school. it took me a few years to learn that i mostly just cared about the cameraswhile i mainly shoot for fun, i have been hired to capture live content for artists such as divinity falls, speaking of her, un1verse eat3r, and bunt.

programs used:
✩ adobe lightroom
✩ adobe photoshopcameras used:
✩ camkory fhd
✩ iphone 17
✩ nikon d7000

deliverables:
✧ artist portraits
✧ concert photography
✧ creative direction

Hopeless Records

as a marketing intern, i edited a variety of design and video assets for an indie label with 40+ artists, as well as making content calendars and conducting outreach to influencers/playlistsi also built and ran the hopeless street team discord, moderating channels and announcements

programs used:
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ canva
✩ capcut

deliverables:
✧ digital banners
✧ lyrics videos + visualizers
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify canvases
✧ video cutdowns

Universal Music Enterprises (2026)

for my post-grad return, i served as a content creation intern at ume, working with the creative strategy & content teamsin addition to hands-on design, i wrote and pitched creative briefs that were used for artists such as hole, ben folds five, and the
all-american rejects

programs used:
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ capcut

deliverables:
✧ digital ads + gifs
✧ print designs
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify canvases
✧ video cutdowns
✧ udiscover banners

Crowd Surf

as a full-time video & visual designer, you can find me creating assets for 100+ high-profile clients across all areas of the music industry, with a focus on artists and live festivalsas well as doing post production work, i also attend artist shoots and live events, capturing photo & video content on-site

programs used:
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ capcut

deliverables:
✧ animations
✧ creative direction
✧ digital ads + gifs
✧ one sheets
✧ photo/video content
✧ social media graphics
✧ video cutdowns

Personal

i took my first (and only) college course on graphic design when i was 16. over the years, i've slowly shifted my main interest from physical to digital media.don't be fooled - i'm still always down for a collage night, crochet party, or hair dye makeover

programs used:
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ canva
✩ capcut

deliverables:
✧ anything
✧ everything