Ryan Rowland is an art director, designer and animator. A Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, Ryan has over twenty years experience in the creative industry and is known for his highly conceptual thinking, attention to detail and collaborative nature.

Hired straight out of college, Ryan began his career at the then-emerging Country Music Television (CMT/MTV Networks), honing his skills first as a Computer Graphics Artist, then more specifically as an broadcast designer / animator and collaborated with the On-Air creative team as a Senior Designer. In that role, Ryan designed, developed and produced high quality concepts that support on and off-air programming and promotions. Additionally, he was asked to lead an internal task force charged with pitching programming concepts to both CMT and its sister network, Nickelodeon. 

In 2018, he founded Ryan Rowland Creative to focus on personal projects including the Est. 1982 Podcast as well as brand work for clients such as CMT, Lipscomb University, Fortell Communications, The Change Agent•cy, Greenwood & Coca-Cola among others.