KATY KENNEDY
I’m a creative leader specializing in visual art direction and photo campaigns with loads of experience building creative teams, directing print/digital/video/experiential creative projects; and delivering on-point and compelling creative campaigns. I love collaborative design environments, have a special affinity for still photography, and thrive in communities that celebrate the creative process. Hooray—my work has been featured in Print, How, Communication Arts, and the AIGA, and has graced the pages of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Travel + Leisure, and more.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
AMAZON / SEATTLE / 13–PRESENT
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR / D1 BRAND
Creative lead for branding, advertising, and retail executions for Amazon’s internal design and advertising agency. Includes hands-on photo shoot directing, campaign creative development, digital retail builds, and management of creative team.
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR / D1 CAMPAIGN
Creative lead on large-scale brand campaigns that delivered on-strategy cross-platform executions that spanned print advertising, print collateral, out-of-home campaigns, and digital/social channels.
BIG & MIGHTY / TACOMA / 09–13
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Founder of independent West Coast design studio specializing in branding, invitations, and printed matter, including a handmade line of paper products. Featured on Apartment Therapy, Cool Material, The Fancy, and designworklife.
BLOOMBERG / NEW YORK / 01–05
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / CREATIVE SERVICES
Led the Bloomberg US design team specializing in print, web, and TV marketing. Responsible for brand management, philanthropic design endeavors, internal office branding, collateral and corporate premium development, management of 35+ designers and account reps.
ART DIRECTOR / EXECUTIVE DESIGN TEAM
Responsible for select executive design team projects with a focus on corporate culture, such as multimedia installations, digital office communication systems, corporate identity redesign, recruiting campaigns, facilities design consultation, and creative agency review. Reported directly to Bloomberg’s CEO.
FREELANCE DESIGN / NEW YORK / 99–01
DESIGNER, PRINT, WEB, PACKAGING
ORGANIC / NEW YORK / 97–99
WEB DESIGN AND CONTENT ENGINEER
CHRONICLE BOOKS / SAN FRANCISCO / 95–97
MARKETING ASSOCIATE, WEB SITE MANAGER
EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts / New York, NY
MFA Design
Santa Clara University / Santa Clara, CA
BA, English and French, with honors
Institute d’Etudes Européenes / Paris, France
Undergraduate year abroad