Ted McGrath is a creative director & visual artist in New York City.

Sometimes, on the weekends, he is a DJ.

As the creative lead at YNV, my team and I redefined the aesthetics and scope of Yahoo News’s visual footprint, partnering across the editorial, product, engineering, video, commerce, and social teams.
This work resulted in dramatic growth for their social channels and ecom partner content, as well as generating industry buzz and the first slate of editorial and design recognition for Yahoo’s 1P news content in years.

Yahoo News Visuals 2022–24

Selected Projects:

Yahoo News 2023 Style Guide
Climate Change Interactive
25 Years Of Titanic
In The Know Cover Story

At Yahoo Ryot Studios, I managed a diverse team that created interactive, video, editorial, social, and experiential content across the entire Yahoo brand, as well as a wide range of lucrative partner content.

Yahoo Ryot Studios 2020–22

Selected Projects:

Maisie Wilen x Yahoo NYFW 2022:
Site /// Event footage
3D Sets 2020–21
Yahoo Sports 2020–21

Thrillist 2018–20

As the Design Director at Thrillist, I oversaw and guided the visual aesthetic of the brand and site, leading a team of staff and freelance motion designers, illustrators, and photographers. I collaborated on all top-level content and strategy with editorial, video, audience development, product, and sales leads. During my time at Thrillist, the company underwent dramatic growth, especially in its video channel and social subscriberships.

Selected Projects:

Video Title Opens 2018–19
Really Dough: Season 3 /// Seasons 1 & 2
50/50: The Best New Comedian In Each State Microsite

Comedy Central 2017

At Comedy Central, I concepted and art directed off-air promo campaigns, working closely with writers, producers, and animators across on-air and digital to craft a wholistic aesthetic and approach to each show’s new season or launch. I then directed photo shoots with talent, art directed and designed various out-of-home and digital assets, and oversaw the production of these materials.

Selected Projects:

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
The Jim Jefferies Show
Jordan Klepper Solves Guns

MTV 2015–17

As an art director for MTV Brand Creative, I was involved in every step of the process for executing 360º promo campaigns for shows, events, subnetworks and the MTV brand at large.

Selected Projects:

MTV Classic: Launch Promo /// Graphics Package Highlights
Teen Wolf Season 5
Teen Wolf Season 6

Selected Project-based Clients

Bloomberg, JWT, Serino Coyne, Day One Agency, Mustache Agency, Comcast, AKA, The New York Times, TIME Magazine, New York Magazine, BuzzFeed, MTV Networks, Food Network, Intermix, Glamour, Wired, Nylon, Men’s Health, The Village Voice, J Crew, Bon Appetit, Marie Claire, GQ, Artforum

Recognition

Print Magazine’s “20 Under 30” New Visual Artists;
TASCHEN’s Illustration NOW Vol. 2;
The Art Director’s Club/One Club Young Guns 5;
American Illustration Vols. 23 – 32;
American Illustration cover artist, Vol. 27;
2023 Southern California Journalism Awards

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