James Carpenter

Background

About James Carpenter

James Carpenter, a tried-and-true lifelong New Englander turned Upstate New Yorker began his career over 10 years ago as a community oriented photographer on an app known all too well, Instagram. At a mere 19 years old he was placed on the very-early-very-prestigious “Instagram Suggested Users List” cultivating a following of 20k+, he hosted collaborative community events and built an extensive commercial client list — pre-college graduation. In 2016, he pivoted.With the toxicity and mediocrity of social media in the past and just short of 10 years of industry experience now under his belt, James has built a multi-faceted career that focuses on one thing in particular — creating collaborative relationships to unify community and design while simultaneously creating work that is timeless and emotional.After his time at Arnold Worldwide, Compass and Evolved By Nature, James has created an extensive portfolio demonstrating work in advertising, creative direction, UX design, publication design, corporate branding, design leadership, social media, content strategy and most recently, product design. As a multi-disciplinary industry leader, James believes in the importance of niche team building and strives to bring together diverse, bespoke and talented individuals to create the best work possible.During COVID, James and his partner launched an antique company, Tabletop Vintage. An immersive antique shop curated into batched themed collections. Utilizing their extensive knowledge in art direction, curation and copywriting the team built 7 different worlds that of course, fit on top of your tabletop. James and team proudly took home an award win from Print Mag that celebrated their expertise in the Photography category.James feels very confident in his independent creative skills though thrives in collaboration alongside creative and non-creative alike.