Open to production, design and web projects

Leon C. Tyes

Multimedia Producer & Designer

Video · Motion · Brand · Web

I produce, design and build — from live broadcast switching and documentary edits to campaign identities, animation and websites. Trained in journalism in Monrovia and in animation in Nairobi, now working from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Leon setting up a broadcast control desk with switcher and monitors

Bin 01 — Selected work

All work

Tracks

What I do

  1. V1 Brand & Design Campaigns, identities, posters and apparel that speak the audience’s own language. 1 project
  2. V2 Motion & 3D Character animation, motion graphics, idents and 3D, trained at the Africa Digital Media Institute. 1 project
  3. V3 Video & Broadcast Live switching, camera, field production and editing — from election press events to documentaries. 4 projects
  4. V4 Web WordPress and custom websites for organizations and small businesses.

Timeline

The journey so far

Full story
  1. 2014 Liberia Starts working in media and design
  2. 2018 Peace Corps Liberia Leads an 11-hour video-production workshop
  3. 2021 ADMI, Nairobi Begins animation studies; 3rd place at the AR/VR Africa Hackathon
  4. 2023 EU Election Observation Mission Live production during Liberia’s general elections
  5. 2023 Charlotte, NC Founds Peanut Wear; later launches KOJOMO
  6. Now Video · Motion · Brand · Web Producing, designing and building

Ventures

Peanut Wear & KOJOMO

My own apparel brands, built in Charlotte: a custom print studio and a premium sportswear label rooted in Liberian identity.

See the brands