Travis Kinnison

Creative Designer / Leader / Brand Builder

Xenia, OH, USA
As a multi-disciplined designer and creative leader, I specialize in creating solutions that are equal parts strategic and creative. I've been responsible for the visual communications for MANY brands and helped two of those brands secure funding. During my career, I've designed everything from a brand's entire visual identity, design language, and brand standards, and then brought it to life across all forms of print, digital, and events. As a result, I'm well-versed in design's role in every aspect of integrated marketing. My teams have used design work to solve business problems and help companies exceed their goals.

Work Experience

Aeroseal

Creative Manager & Lead Designer

As Creative Manager, I wear many hats within the marketing department while managing a successful team as a lead designer, project manager, and creative team manager within Aeroseal.

As the creative team lead designer, I provide design support across all three business units while managing all aspects of corporate branding. I guide and build all brand elements across print and digital campaigns, serving both B2C and B2B clients, and supporting Dealer Development initiatives.

In addition to my design duties, I also serve as a project manager, web designer, and digital asset manager, ensuring seamless collaboration across all Aeroseal business units. I recently helped play a key role in the organizational rebranding efforts and brand architecture development, creating a new visual identity and brand standards guidelines.
October 2018 - April 2023 Ohio, United States

B63

Sr. Art Director

Lead designer of a small advertising agency with over 30+ clientele. Responsible for creation of annual reports, catalog design, branding and identity design, infographics, tradeshow exhibits, 3D rendering and animation, photography, social media strategy and graphics, email marketing campaigns, web and mobile app UI/UX design. Managed freelance design support teams, UI/UX design partners, studio photographers, and print vendors. Assisted with strategy development and creative brainstorming. Interfaced with client teams during sales, development, and delivery stages of both local and national clients. Supported lead generation efforts and automated marketing tools.
February 2014 - October 2018 Ohio, United States

Lastar

Design Supervisor

Lead designer responsible for corporate brand visuals and leading a team of creative designers that help elevate and drive two large lines of consumer electronic product brands including, but not limited to, corporate identity programs, major campaign initiatives, direct mailings, product catalogs, retail package design, magazine advertisements, product line cards and brochures, 3D product concept design and application diagrams, UX/UI software interface design, motion graphics videos, web sites and banners and many other marketing collateral pieces.
January 2006 - February 2014 Ohio, United States

Imagination

Freelance Designer

Helped create advertising campaigns for the Titleist golf company as well as other smaller local projects. Worked on everything from conceptual phases to production to final press-ready art.
October 2004 - January 2005 Ohio, United States

Pratt Industries

Graphic Designer

Responsible for creating all graphics for Point of purchase displays and other corrugated packages for major brand names. Also responsible for generating photo-quality 3D renderings of POP displays for clients to preview their display before production or to show our company capabilities to gain their business.
January 2002 - August 2004 Indiana, United States

Indiana Wesleyan University

Adjunct Professor of Graphic Design

Taught 3 semesters of junior/senior level Computer Typography and Commercial Layout and Design covering all aspects of typography and page layout.
January 2003 - May 2004 Marion, Indiana, United States

Education

Indiana Wesleyan University

Bachelor of Science

Majored in Graphic Design
September 1998 - May 2002 Marion, Indiana, United States

Languages

English (Native),

Skills

3d, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Branding And Identity, Brochure Design, Logo Design, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Package Design, Strata3D,

Illustrator for Topps, Upper Deck, Gabe's Cave YouTube Channel, and Viceroy Cards

Freelance “sketch” card artist.

Was a commissioned artist for officially licensed non-sports card sets such as: 20th Century Fox’s ALIENS 2, IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS, and the AMC’s The Walking Dead.

Created 20-35 original sketchcards each set on very tight deadlines, for a total of 14 different card sets over a 5 year span.