Todd Spoth

Experience

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  Houston Astros

  Mar 2006 - Oct 2006

  Team Photographer

  Media Relations intern & team photographer for the Houston Astros during the 2006 MLB season, working with team and league officials, front office staff and players during an exciting year following a trip to the World Series. Responsible for content creation on and off the field, working with external media and creating engaging multimedia for usage across multiple channels.

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  The Colorado Springs Gazette, LLC

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

  Staff Photojournalist

  Photojournalist for the storied, photo-rich daily newspaper, The Colorado Springs Gazette. Ask me about: Almost dying while reporting on Gore Canyon (3rd most deadly white water stretch in the US) with now multiple Pulitzer-Prize winning writer, David Philipps, getting doused with champagne in the locker room with the Colorado Rockies as they won the NL pennant, getting lost while tracking Elk during mating season and more!

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  Chicago Tribune Media Group

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

  Staff Photojournalist

  Photojournalist for the Chicago Tribune owned Patuxent Publishing Company based in Baltimore, Maryland. Responsible for creating engaging editorial multimedia pieces for daily and weekly publications across the region.

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  Todd Spoth Photography, LLC

  Jun 2009 - now

  Creative Director / Photographer

  Award-winning, internationally published professional photographer and director conceptualizing stunning campaigns and seeing them through with striking visuals. Creator of emotionally engaging pieces for the world’s largest brands, agencies, and companies across corporate, commercial, and editorial sectors worldwide.Clients Included: Adidas, AT&T, Billboard, Bloomberg, Budweiser, Capitol Records, Enterprise, ESPN, Fox Sports, Google, Nickelodeon, Nike, Proctor & Gamble, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, Target, Warner Bros Show less

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  Academy Sports + Outdoors

  Oct 2020 - Jan 2024

  Art Director

  Spearheaded concepting and art direction for print, digital, OOH, and broadcast deliverables for the Fortune 500 sports and outdoors company, including 18 private labels under the Academy umbrella. Also served as the lead creative for national broadcast productions from on-set direction to post-production including working with editing houses, pushing through color, directing voiceovers, and releasing final work.

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  DICK'S Sporting Goods

  Apr 2024 - now

  Creative Principal

  Serving as creative principal for leading national sporting goods brand, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and their vertical brands, with a focus on their women’s athleisure brand CALIA. Responsibilities include strategizing and leading casting and art direction, as well as delivering innovative creative solutions that define and evolve the brand’s visual identity across all integrated campaigns, including media, digital, e-commerce, and email marketing tactics. All creative direction will be done from a collaborative, mentorship-focused perspective in support of associate designers’ development and conversion-driving work for cross-functional partners. Show less