TP
Todd Pitman (he/they)
hello@tpitman.com

Ongoing Practice
1999-
  • Freelance Multimedia Designer
2004-
  • Creative Director, Noisome Misdeeds; St. Paul, MN
2007-
  • Creative Director, Minnesota Mercantile; St. Paul, MN
2013-
  • Multimedia Designer, Periscope Artist Management; Minnetonka, MN
2015-
  • Executive Director, TC Treasure; St. Paul, MN
2016-
  • Multimedia Designer, Hippo Campus; St. Paul, MN
  • Multimedia Designer, Trampled by Turtles; Duluth, MN
  • Multimedia Designer, Dead Man Winter; Duluth, MN
  • Multimedia Designer, Scary Monsters Artist Management; Nashville, TN
2025-
  • Editor, Wayfinder; St. Paul, MN

Prior Experience
2016-2026
  • Multimedia Designer, The Jayhawks; Minneapolis, MN
2019-2025
  • Multimedia Designer, Early Eyes; St. Paul, MN
2012-2025
  • Multimedia Designer, Pert Near Sandstone; Minneapolis, MN
2010-2025
  • Multimedia Designer, Aaron Rice; St. Paul, MN
2020-2024
  • Website Manager, Hope Community; Minneapolis, MN
2012-2022
  • Multimedia Art Director, Language Sprout; St. Paul, MN
  • French Instructor, Language Sprout; St. Paul, MN
2020-2021
  • Multimedia Designer, Gabi DeMartino; Los Angeles, CA
2013-2019
  • French Instructor, Holy Spirit Elementary School; St. Paul, MN
2012-2019
  • French Instructor, Nativity of Our Lord Elementary School; St. Paul, MN
2015-2018
  • Multimedia Designer, Low; Duluth, MN
2016
  • Journalism Intern, Hamline University Oracle; St. Paul, MN
2015-2016
  • Multimedia Designer, Rashad Turner; St. Paul, MN
2014-2016
  • French Instructor, Randolph Heights Elementary School; St. Paul, MN
  • French Instructor, Clara Barton Elementary School; Minneapolis, MN
2012-2016
  • Multimedia Designer, Haley; St. Paul, MN
  • French Instructor, Capitol Hill Elementary School; St. Paul, MN
  • French Instructor, Benjamin E. Mays Elementary School; St. Paul, MN
  • French Instructor, St. Thomas More Elementary School; St. Paul, MN
  • French Instructor, St. Rose of Lima Elementary School; Roseville, MN
2011-2016
  • Multimedia Designer, Eclipse Records; St. Paul, MN
2013-2015
  • Multimedia Designer, Little Fevers; Minneapolis, MN
  • Multimedia Designer, John Mark Nelson; Minneapolis, MN
  • Multimedia Designer, UMAMI; Minneapolis, MN
  • Multimedia Designer, Vega Productions; Minneapolis, MN
2011-2015
  • Multimedia Designer, Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles; Minneapolis, MN
2014
  • French Instructor, Great River Montessori School; St. Paul, MN
2013-2014
  • French Instructor, Groveland Park Elementary School; St. Paul, MN
2008-2012
  • Executive Editor, MPLSSTPL; Minneapolis, MN
2011
  • Artist Assistant, Andréa Stanislav; St. Paul, MN
2007-2010
  • Band Manager, Military Special; Minneapolis, MN
2007-2008
  • Web & Multimedia Specialist, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN
2004-2008
  • Multimedia Designer, Afternoon Records; Minneapolis, MN
  • Multimedia Designer, Kenchreai Cemetery Project; Kenchreai, Greece
2005-2007
  • Multimedia Designer, Jer Coons; Burlington, VT
2001-2007
  • Multimedia Designer, Look Down; St. Paul, MN
2006
  • Design Intern, Holbrook & Associates; St. Paul, MN
2004-2005
  • Multimedia Designer, Sweet Land; Minneapolis, MN
2001-2003
  • Director, Steady Records; St. Paul, MN
1999-2003
  • Executive Producer, Set It Up; St. Paul, MN
2002
  • Production Intern, SPNN; St. Paul, MN
2001
  • Media Intern, SPNN; St. Paul, MN

Published Works
2026
  • Company (You Made a Killing) single, The Gillyweeds
  • Jump Scare! multimedia story, The Gillyweeds
  • Peer Review essay, Wayfinder
  • Into The Stars immersive story/children's book, TC Treasure
  • Cold Hard Cache short story, Wayfinder
  • The Cube immersive story, TC Treasure
  • Frozen in Time immersive story, TC Treasure
  • True North essay, Wayfinder
2025
  • The Coin essay, Wayfinder
  • The Serpents' Stone short story, TC Treasure/MacGuffin Press
  • Emerald Eyes immersive story, TC Treasure
  • Kindred Spirits immersive story, TC Treasure
  • Cow House album, The Gillyweeds
  • Creature St. Goes to Eleven album, Creature St.
  • Viridian Skies immersive story, TC Treasure
2024
  • American Fairytales album, The Gillyweeds
  • Under The Sun immersive story, TC Treasure
2023
  • Mirror of the Sky: A new flag for all Minnesotans (with Peter Pitman)
  • Quest for the Golden Monkey immersive story, TC Treasure
2022
  • Over The Moon immersive story, TC Treasure
2021
  • Ruby Hunt immersive story, TC Treasure
  • The Ballad of Dusk & Dawn single (with Charlie Smith), Ruby Records
2018
  • Curb Alert documentary feature
2012
  • Slum Lord short film, Noisome Misdeeds
2010
  • Rights documentary short (with Military Special), Noisome Misdeeds
  • Untitled EP ("Rights") album (Military Special)
2009
  • Civil Union album (Military Special)
2008
  • Military Special album (Military Special)
2007
  • Murphy's Law documentary feature (with Look Down), Noisome Misdeeds
2005
  • 24/7 Dance Force album (Look Down), Afternoon Records
  • Pfrommer Goes to Work short film (Geoff Thomas)
2004
  • The American Hustle album (Look Down), Afternoon Records
  • Music To Listen To On The Greyhound Bus album (Democratic Republic of Jazz), Steady Records
2002
  • About (Distance) album (Look Down), Steady Records
2001
  • Hopeful Romantic (The Birthday EP) album (Democratic Republic of Jazz), Steady Records

Exhibitions & Screenings
2026
  • St. Paul Skyway Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Skyway; St. Paul, MN
2025
  • The Gillyweeds (intervention); The Heartland Saga
2023
  • Mirror of the Sky, Minnesota Flag Finalists Showcase, Mall of America; Bloomington, MN
  • Mirror of the Sky, Minnesota Flag Finalists Showcase, Becker County Museum; Detroit Lakes, MN
  • Search for the Secret Sauce, Taste of Minnesota, Nicollet Mall; Minneapolis, MN
2022
  • GEM 88 FM (intervention), multiple locations; St. Paul, MN
2017
  • Curb Alert (installation), DMA Capstone Show, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
  • Logos for ants, Open Studios, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
  • Messenger (intervention), Cleveland Avenue & Ford Plant Spur; St. Paul, MN
  • The New Colossus, World Press Freedom Day, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
  • Obstruction/Collusion, World Press Freedom Day, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
2016
  • The New Colossus, Open Studios, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
  • Election Cycle, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
  • North:east South:west, IFP Minnesota Cinema Lounge; Minneapolis, MN
  • Six Short Films, Sad Boys Pop-Up Gallery; St. Paul, MN
  • ICE, Pipervision Film Festival, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
2015
  • The First Step, Open Studios, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
2012
  • Slum Lord, Minneapolis Underground Film Festival; Minneapolis, MN
2011
  • Slum Lord, Hell's Kitchen; Minneapolis, MN
2010
  • MCMLXXI, Weisman Art Museum; Minneapolis, MN
  • Ephemera 5, Weisman Art Museum; Minneapolis, MN
  • Ephemera 4, West Bank Social Center; Minneapolis, MN
2009
  • Ephemera 3, Uptown Theater; Minneapolis, MN
2008
  • Ephemera 2, Uptown Theater; Minneapolis, MN
  • Ephemera 1, Hexagon Bar; Minneapolis, MN
  • Murphy's Law, Homegrown Cinema Series; Minneapolis, MN
2007
  • Murphy's Law, Eclipse Records; St. Paul, MN
2006
  • The Lost Treasure of Trash Mountain (installation), Minnesota State Fair; Falcon Heights, MN
2003
  • Photographs, Sold on Art, Intermedia Arts; Minneapolis, MN
2001
  • Eclipse, Creating A Scene, Intermedia Arts; Minneapolis, MN

Presentations & Talks
2026
  • The Treasure Hunt Amusement Park: TC Treasure – Find something. (with Mike Cowling, Jared Lyon), Seeking Treasure Conference; Plaza Hotel Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV
2023
  • Mirror of the Sky: A new flag for all Minnesotans, State Emblems Redesign Commission; Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, MN
2017
  • James Benning and the American Landscape, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
2016
  • Anthropo(s)cene: Toward an aesthetic of vernacular decay in the Middle-American landscape, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
  • Filmmaker Q&A, IFP Minnesota Cinema Lounge; Minneapolis, MN
  • Micro/Cosmos: Recreating conditions on known planets using video and high speed microscopy, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
  • Lights & Music: The Pioneering Animations of John Whitney, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
2015
  • Lance Wyman: Logos & Wayfinding, 1958-2015, Hamline University; St. Paul, MN
2012
  • Filmmaker Q&A, Minneapolis Underground Film Festival; Minneapolis, MN
2008
  • Filmmaker Q&A, Homegrown Cinema Series; Minneapolis, MN
2004
  • Extraits du flux: The Early Work of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Grinnell College; Grinnell, IA
  • Mannerism: David Byrne and Stop Making Sense, Grinnell College; Grinnell, IA
  • Columbiad: Ansel Adams in the National Parks, Grinnell College; Grinnell, IA
2001
  • Digital Media Panel, Creating A Scene, Intermedia Arts; Minneapolis, MN

Articles & Interviews
2026
  • The city of Boulder will soon raise a new flag, but first, it has to pick a winner, Haylee May, Colorado Public Radio
  • Museum of Boulder unveils finalist designs for unofficial city flag, Por Jaijongkit, Boulder Reporting Lab
  • The Gillyweeds saga: A fake band, a fake plane crash and a real game blur reality, Alex V. Cipolle, Minnesota Public Radio News
  • A fake St. Paul bluegrass band died Monday in a fake airplane crash, Ross Raihala, St. Paul Pioneer Press
2025
  • Treasure Hunt: Whimsical poem celebrates the 5-year-old who helped find the medallion, Jared Kaufman, St. Paul Pioneer Press
  • Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion found at Roseville's Central Park, Jared Kaufman, St. Paul Pioneer Press
2024
  • One-vote margin determines winner in Terre Haute flag contest, David Kronke, Terre Haute Tribune-Star
2023
  • Minnesota Is Looking for a New State Flag. Residents Have a Few (Thousand) Ideas, Ernesto Londoño, The New York Times
  • Meet 3 people whose designs are finalists for the new Minnesota flag, Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio
  • Get to know the finalists behind Minnesota's new flag designs, Caroline Cummings, CBS Minnesota
  • Commission slims roster of potential Minnesota flags to 3 designs, Dana Ferguson, Minnesota Public Radio
  • Down to three: Panel puts off final Minnesota flag decisions, Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune
  • Minnesota down to 3 final concepts for new state flag, Alex Derosier, St. Paul Pioneer Press
2021
  • Pioneer Press medallion found — by same crew who won last year, Molly Guthrey, St. Paul Pioneer Press
2020
  • Treasure Hunt medallion found in Highland Park — it was nearly thrown away, Molly Guthrey, St. Paul Pioneer Press
  • Meet Minnesota's subculture of treasure hunters and treasure hiders, Richard Chin, Minneapolis Star Tribune
2017
  • Spotlight on Digital Media Arts, Hamline Magazine
2015
  • Find the jewel, win the cash: A riddle-driven Twin Cities treasure hunt, Shaymus McLaughlin, Bring Me The News
2008
  • Interview: Murphy's Law, Brooke Lemke, Minnewood
2007
  • Review: Murphy's Law, Andrea Swensson, Reveille Magazine

Honors
2026
  • Finalist, Museum of Boulder City Flag Competition; Boulder, CO
2025
  • Proclamation: TC Treasure Day; Saint Paul, MN
2024
  • Third Runner Up, City Flag Competition; Terre Haute, IN
  • Finalist, City Flag Competition; Lehi, UT
2023
  • First Runner Up, State Flag Competition; Minnesota
2016
  • Winner, Depth of Field Award, Hamline University Department of Digital Media Arts
2011
  • Best Local Films: Murphy's Law, Switchblade Comb
2010
  • Greatest Local Films of the Decade: Murphy's Law, Switchblade Comb
2008
  • Winner, Best Documentary: Murphy's Law, Homegrown Cinema Series

Education
2017
  • Hamline University, Bachelor of Arts, Digital Media Arts, cum laude
2006
  • Grinnell College, Art History/Studio Art (transfer)

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