Kyle Johnson
Art Director, Senior Designer, Creative Director, Advertising Consultant
Houston, TX, USAWork Experience
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.
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
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
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.
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
Hermes Awards
Gold Award - Website Design
2017
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
AIGA
Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals (AMCP) Member
D&AD
Freelancers Union
SMU Alumni Board