Stu Kiesow

Associate Creative Director

Chicago, IL, USA
Over the past 20 years, I’ve played a key role in the design and construction of hundreds of corporate websites, email applications and mobile applications. My work is award-winning, but more importantly, it drives results for clients across industries, platforms and audiences.

I’ve witnessed the transformation of digital media from its infancy, when establishing a web presence was the sole objective to what it’s become today: the world’s most powerful marketing and communications tool. Now, the use of e-commerce, mobile applications and social media is simply the price of entry.

And, just as technology, marketing objectives and consumer behavior have evolved, so have my skills and expertise. Today, I’m recognized as a leader who knows how to integrate technology, design, trends and best practices in a seamless and dynamic way.

Work Experience

Independent Freelance Art Director

Digital Art Director/Creative Director

Employers and Clients:
Arc - McDonald's Digital Menu Boards
DDB - McDonald's Ice Tea and Egg Whites digital ads
DigitasLBi - Sprint BrandLIVE
HYConnect - Hoover pitch
Leo Burnett - Sprint ads
The Marketing Store - McDonald's Mobile Monopoly Game (2012 & 2013),
McDonald's Mobile Savings App, 2014 FIFA World Cup Sweepstakes, T-Mobile - T-Mobile Tuesdays App
RDI/A Digital - DIRECTV, Lowe's
Steep Theatre Company - all outward facing advertising
April 2012 - Present Illinois, United States

Draftfcb

Associate Creative Director

Clients: Abbott, Baxter, Blue Cross/Blue Sheild, Centocor, CME, Coors, Cox Communications, CVS, DeVry, Discover, GE Healthcare, Hampton, M&M’s, Mars, Kaiser Permanente, KFC, Kmart, Milk PEP, Paccar, Prevent Child Abuse America, Qwest, Ross, SCJohnson, Snickers, State Farm, Taco Bell, United Airlines, US Postal Service, Valspar, Volkswagen, Walmart
2004 - 2012 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Townsend Agency

Digital Creative Director

Clients: BellSouth, Boise Cascade, CapitalOne, Chicago Tribune, Discover, Grainger, Harris, IBM, Scudder/Kemper, Sears, Surepayroll, United Airlines
2000 - 2004 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Fullhouse Media

Senior Digital Art Director

Clients: Autozone, Capstone, GE Healthcare, Midwest Express, Miller Brewing Co.
2000 - 2000 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

SpectraCom

Digital Art Director

Clients: Clearasil, Parke Davis, Perdue Chicken, Schick, Tetra, Warner Lambert(Phizer)
1996 - 2000 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Education

University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

BFA in Graphic Design

graphic design foundation, layout production, photography, typography, corporate design, and computer graphic design
(Founded and chaired the Student Association of Graphic Designers)
1991 - 1995 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Skills

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Information Architecture, Powerpoint, Social Media Marketing, User-experience Design, Voice Over,