Tim HurtExperience Design
Tim does UX Discovery,
Design & Development.
I partner with ambitious brands to unearth why
people use products and services the way they
do, then I design solutions to meet their needs.
Enough small talk. Let's build something big
Creative leader with a maker-doer attitude, I help client partners push past myopic strategy and unlock new ways to position their brand and build better experiences.
Disclaimer: Tim Hurt is NOT affiliated with T-Pain nor the club in any meaningful capacity. Requests for VIP appearances will be summarily declined. Thanks for respecting this real and necessary boundary.Build. Test. Learn. Ship ideas that people can use and share.
Human-Centeredness
Designing from human insights—turning research and behaviors into useful, delightful experiences.
Systems Thinking
Mapping complex flows across products, teams, and channels—connecting dots others might miss.
Generative Thinking
Welcoming challenges with curiosity and responding with bold near-term and far-future ideas.
Prototyping & Visualization
Making ideas more tangible through sketches, mockups, code, or demos that invite feedback early.
Skills
Frontend HTML/CSS/JS, Keynote, Figma, C4D, Maya, and a long on again/off again relationship with Adobe subscriptions.
Freelance
2025 — Present
Contracted with select agency teams and client partners across healthcare, cloud/software services, real estate and transportation projects. Names withheld, NDAs honored, etc.
Head of Creative Technology
RP3 Agency | 2021 — 2025
Worked in their creative department to fulfill design/dev needs, aligning production deliverables to overall brand strategies. Managed tech resources and client systems, leading end-to-end execution of digital projects, from designing decks to deploying code, while balancing shifting priorities through phased requirements. Always shipped on time and under budget amid demands of multiple accounts and overlapping production, media, strategy cycles.
Executive Producer, Experience Design
WHITE64 | 2015 — 2021
Known to propose a wild idea just to see if people leaned in (they did), I concepted non-traditional tactics to attract clients, open new lines of business and drive campaigns forward. Designed several client sites as well as the agencies. Launched a skunkworks team to spark active learning around emerging tech and raised the agency profile among recruiting talent pools, industry press (and some awards juries too).
Contract
2014
Helped design low to high fidelity UI, working across pods to facilitate interviews, prioritize feedback and contribute to the roadmap. Snuck into workshops (and won a hackathon), seeking any way to learn.
UX Designer
Sonatype | 2013
Joined a noble (and slightly uphill) quest to secure the open source supply chain. Turned feature requests to clear wireframes, so devops could move quickly and securely (though cyber still makes me sweat).
Creative Technologist
FGS Global (formerly GPG) | 2011 — 2012
Learned that PR is called strategic communications. Built sites. Launched campaigns. Greased the gears between government, grassroots associations and global orgs. Acronyms were involved.
Creative Technology Intern
AKQA DC | 2010
VW, Delta, LucasArts. The kind of project briefs and creative teams that challenge one to think past the assignment and to the future.
Web Designer
Zonda (formerly Hanley Wood) | 2005 — 2009
Turned popular architecture trade magazines into high converting b2b media sites. Built custom themes, CMS blocks, SEO, video services.
EDUCATION
M.S. Advertising
Virginia Commonwealth University,
VCU Brandcenter | 2009-2011
CT/XD Track
B.A. Visual Art
University of Maryland,
Baltimore County | 2000-2002
IMDA Track
Carnegie Mellon | 1998-1999
College of Fine Arts
I occasionally make dinosaur-shaped pancakes and find adventure by way of mountain bikes, golf carts and skis. I'm grateful for the experiencesthat have shaped my journey so far.
It's a Girl!
2018 · Sadie Rose is born the week of our 10 year anniversary.
Nature Rocks
2017 · Shenandoah, Olympic, Rainier... National Parks to be continued.
Conferences & Workshops
2016 · I try my mouth at public speaking, UXD panels, presentations.
Wallet Launches
2015 · I get to work with C1 Labs & Apple on a new mobile app.
Hello, David Wesley!
2012 · Welcome to the world my little man. Feeling blessed.
RVA → DMV
2012 · We bought a house. DC is so traffic. Much price.
Grad School
2010 · Sixty weeks of intensive real-world training @ Brandcenter.
Bike to the Beach
2008 · 150 miles to the ocean. Phew. Legs burnt for a good cause.
Bike the Mountain
2008 · Helly Hansen sends me to Whistler's Gravity Camp. It's rad.
She Said ‘Yes’
2007 · Thanks to all who celebrated with us.
Work Work Work
2005 · Joined a great team @ HW, finalist for its Red Point Award.
If you want to collaborate on a new brand campaign, product, or service, please contact me
Clients & Companies
EagleBank / CFP Board / PenFed / Long & Foster / Delta / Volkswagen / Sabre / Hilton / Biotechnology Innovation Organization / National Institutes of Health / Capital One / Climate Reality Project / WMATA / American Society of Civil Engineers
Dream Projects
Service Design / Activations / Brand Transformation / Startups / Product Extensions / Sports / Travel / Hospitality
Nightmare Projects
Spam
Friends & Follows
Rich is a real sleeve roller-upper
Rye likes race cars & rides horses
Avery writes letters with llamas
Kurt connects creativity & tech
Noah Mooney is good at golf
Noah Gammell does golf too
Brendan's a ride-or-die wave rider
Mike Stango lifts heavy things
Will bribes celebrities for good
Turner bikes around the world
Alex B has a good ear for music
Amy B has a good eye for art
Joel dabbles in hovercrafts
Sarah Reed runs her own studio
Joe Hall's always traveling
Danielle has pet dinosaurs
Steve's tall but short for Steven
Hannah backwards is Hannah
Awards and Things
ADDYs Best of Show Interactive / Davey Gold / W3 Gold / IAC Gold / Telly Awards / HSMAI Adrian Gold / Communicator Awards Gold / Google Demo Slam (5th place) / C1 Labs Hackathon 1st place / Midas Gold / MoFilm Cannes Finalist / Hanley Wood Red Point / CommArts Webpick