Kyle Johnson

Art Director, Senior Designer, Creative Director, Advertising Consultant

Houston, TX, USA

Work Experience

Ploy Magazine

Founding Editor/Creative Director/Photographer

October 2018 -

BlkMrkt. Cr8tiv/Freelance

Founder/Creative Director/Consultant/Advertising & PR Manager

A creative brand consultancy specializing in creative image branding and consulting for the fashion and entertainment industries.

Responsible for the design and implementation of business collateral, advertisements, web pages, in-house publications and media buys. Gather research, marketing leads, and solutions for use in local, national, international campaigns.

Experience with both MAC and Windows computer environments. Program knowledge includes, but is not limited to the following: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Professional, Quark X-press, HTML, PageMaker, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Accomplished writer, editor, artist, and graphic designer. Conversant in Spanish.
Present United States

Odda Magazine

Fashion Writer/Senior Editor/Web Designer

Present United States

MWH Public Relations

Freelance Graphic Designer/Art Director/Creative Marketing Manager

Worked on several accounts to create marketing collateral as well as in-house media. Responsible for setting up and designing HTML e-mail blasts using Constant Contact, creating print advertisements as well as billboards, logos, flyers, and other brand identity materials.
United States

IAA

Awards Judge (Muse & Vega Awards)

The Stevie Awards

Competition Judge

The 2015 American Business Awards

The American Business Awards are open to all organizations operating in the U.S.A., and feature a wide variety of categories to recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace.

Web Marketing Association

Internet Advertising Competition Judge

Competition judge for the 2014 IAC Awards program which provides industry professionals with an opportunity to highlight their best online advertising in 96 industries and 9 online formats including, online ad, video, mobile, newsletter, email and social media.

Egalitarian - Houston Community College

Editor in Chief/Layout Editor/Graphic Designer/Staff Writer

Responsible for the design, editing, and layout of the HCC newspaper with pre-press preparation. Wrote feature articles, commentaries, and reviews for publication in the Newspaper.
United States

Sofia Van Der Dys Photography

Photo Assistant/Stylist/Art Director

Photo assisted, styled, location scouted, and art directed client photo shoots with photographer Sofia van der Dys for inclusion in 002houston, Houston Modern Luxury, and ICON magazines.
United States

002houston Magazine

Account Executive/Freelance Writer

Responsible for handling local accounts for the sale of print advertising as well as writing articles on a variety of topics that include local and national arts and entertainment events and venues and Houston business news.
United States

Education

Southern Methodist University

Bachelor of Arts - Advertising (Specializing in Advertising Management)

United States

Awards

AVA Digital Awards

Gold Award - Website Design

2017

AVA Digital Awards

Platinum - Original Music

2016

AVA Digital Awards

Gold - Website Home Page

2015

Davey Awards

Silver - Logo Design

2016

GDUSA

APDA - Label & Packaging

2018

GDUSA

AGDA - Logo Design

2016

GDUSA

APDA - Label & Packaging

2016

GDUSA

AGDA - Package Design

2015

GDUSA

APDA - Package Design

2015

GDUSA

AGDA - Branding & Identity

2014

Hermes Awards

Gold Award - Website Design

2017

Hermes Awards

Gold Award - Website Design

2016

Hermes Awards

Gold Award - Original Music

2016

Hermes Awards

Platinum Award - Packaging

2015

Hermes Awards

Gold Award - Logo Design

2015

MarCom Awards

Gold Award - Logo Design

2016

MarCom Awards

Gold Award - Logo Design

2015

MarCom Awards

Gold Award - Package Design

2014

MarCom Awards

Gold Award - Poster Design

2014

Skills

Advertising Management, Art Direction, Artist, Creative Direction, Creative Strategy , Graphic Designer, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy, Media Placement, Public Relations, Acrobat Professional, Adobe Photoshop, Brand Development, Brand Strategy, Editor, Excel, HTML, Illustrator, Indesign, Pagemaker , Quark X-Press, Word, Writer,

Associations

AIGA Sustaining Member
AIGA
Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals (AMCP) Member
D&AD
Freelancers Union
SMU Alumni Board