About Me

I’m originally from Rapid City, South Dakota and grew up mostly in San Antonio, Texas. I studied at Texas A&M University majoring in Visualization. I am currently an Assistant Director of Creative Video for Utah Athletics.

During my undergrad, I worked for four years at 12th Man Productions, A&M Athletics’ broadcast/creative studio, and branch of ESPN’s SEC Network. While working for Football, I worked on “The Pulse”, an Emmy award-winning show about A&M football that airs on ESPNU. In my final semester in Aggieland, I was nominated with primary credit for a regional Emmy for my work creating animations for a documentary.

After graduation, I worked for a year at Ole Miss as the Women’s Basketball Director of Creative Content. I’ve been in Salt Lake City for two years working at Utah Athletics and am in a role focused on motion graphics and venue experience.

When I’m not traveling with work, I’m either spending too much money at a coffee shop or playing Ultimate Frisbee. I’m not sure what the future holds for me long term, but for now, I am passionately honing my skills to do the very best possible job of telling stories in creative ways, and giving fans the best in-game experience possible. 

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at zack.hillard@gmail.com.