Tom Bristol
Design - Creative Direction - Visual Branding
Leveraging my experience to refine brand systems, elevate visual identity and overhaul events for the right audience.
I'll help you stand out and convert attention into action.
From brand identity and design systems to full-scale marketing.
I work with founders, brand teams, and growing companies that need creative direction with real strategic depth. Whether you’re launching a brand from scratch, maturing a visual system that’s outgrown its origins, or running campaigns that need to perform across every channel — I bring 20+ years of hands-on experience and the kind of clear-eyed thinking that comes from having done this at every scale, from Bozeman startups to Amazon.
Engagements are project-based or ongoing depending on what the work actually needs. No unnecessary retainers. No bloated agency overhead. Just focused creative partnership with someone who’s been in the room with executive leadership, product teams, and production crews — and knows how to move work forward cleanly.
Preferred Projects
Brand and design systems — logos, assets, guidelines, visual language
Campaign and marketing creative — digital, print, social, events
Creative direction — art, team leadership, vendors, quality control
Supporting work — pitch decks, annual reports, presentations
Brands I’ve Worked With
Results I’ve Driven
monthly assets delivered at Prime Video
25k
event inquiries for Seattle Convention Center
3x
attendance, 4x sales at Arts Explosion
2x
increase in creative output at Limeade
37%
win rate at WE Communications, increased from 38%
67%
What I Have to Offer
Managing time and budgets
for creative output.
Creative Direction
Guidelines, applications, asset management.
Visual Branding
Promotion, social media, live services.
Event Marketing
Mentoring designers, marketers, and creative teams.
Team Development
Workshops & Presentations
Storytelling, communication and building trust.
Local events, fundraisers, municipal projects.
Community Art
Work I’ve Done
From logos to landing pages, I’ve done it all… a blurb describing the type of work you’ve done.
From My Clients
"It was a pleasure working with Tom and his team to launch our new website.
The work and direction was pivotal to a much-improved user experience for
our visitors."
— Loni Syltebo, Communications Director,
Seattle Convention Center
"When you're in the depths of complex and detailed creative work, Tom is the right partner
for the job.”
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
— Robert Johns, Brand Strategist,
Relay Industries
"I've had the pleasure working with
Tom on a number of projects and websites. His attention to detail design sense and creative direction are consistently reliable."
— Gina Maffei, COO, Hubbell Communications
"Tom could sit in a room full of questions and always come out with a solid answer. That's a hard skill to learn. Working together at WE Comms was a pleasure."
— Sandy Zogg, VP Business Development, T-Mobile
"For over 10 years, Tom volunteered and donated his time to raise money and community awareness for annual events we held at Reach. We're all very grateful for his talent."
— Dee Metrick, Executive Director,
Reach Inc.
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