Co-Founder and Co-Chief Creative Officer, Residence
Co-Founder, BUCK
Orion Tait, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Creative Officer, BUCK and Residence
Biography
Orion Tait is Co-Founder and Co-Chief Creative Officer at BUCK and Residence, an integrated collective of designers, artists and storytellers who believe in the power of collaboration.
With a background in filmmaking, fine arts, and graphic design, his award-winning work spans a variety of disciplines but is rooted in visual storytelling that continues to push the boundaries of innovation and quality in the creative arts.
Specializing in design-driven creative, Tait is an experienced and respected leader of teams that use animation, visual effects, and live action to collaborate with clients from concept to delivery. He has created content and experiences for a broad range of global brands in the advertising, broadcast, film, and entertainment industries including Coke, Nike, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, IBM, Mastercard, BBC2, and Sherwin Williams.
In 2003, Orion co-founded BUCK with Jeff Ellermeyer and Orion Tait. Then in 2022, Tait co-founded Residence with Jeff and Ryan with a focus on merging in like-minded creative companies while building an equitable creative services ecosystem. Companies in Residence include BUCK, VTProDesign, Anyways Creative, Giant Ant, It’s Nice That, Creative Lives in Progress, and If You Could.
Tait has lectured at numerous schools and festivals around the globe and served and chaired on several juries, including the One Show, AICP, Clios, and the Art Directors Club.
With a background in filmmaking, fine arts, and graphic design, his award-winning work spans a variety of disciplines but is rooted in visual storytelling that continues to push the boundaries of innovation and quality in the creative arts.
Specializing in design-driven creative, Tait is an experienced and respected leader of teams that use animation, visual effects, and live action to collaborate with clients from concept to delivery. He has created content and experiences for a broad range of global brands in the advertising, broadcast, film, and entertainment industries including Coke, Nike, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, IBM, Mastercard, BBC2, and Sherwin Williams.
In 2003, Orion co-founded BUCK with Jeff Ellermeyer and Orion Tait. Then in 2022, Tait co-founded Residence with Jeff and Ryan with a focus on merging in like-minded creative companies while building an equitable creative services ecosystem. Companies in Residence include BUCK, VTProDesign, Anyways Creative, Giant Ant, It’s Nice That, Creative Lives in Progress, and If You Could.
Tait has lectured at numerous schools and festivals around the globe and served and chaired on several juries, including the One Show, AICP, Clios, and the Art Directors Club.
Areas of Expertise
- Creative Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Motion design and animation
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