Description

MICHELE KOHSE  
Art Direction | Design | Branding + Content | Production
Print · Film · Web

Los Angeles, CA
310.980.9476    
mkohse@gmail.com
www.michelejkohse.com

PROFILE        
Art Direction | Design | Branding + Content | Production for advertising, design, media,
and production companies, as well as individual clients.

Areas of expertise:
Advertising, Graphic Design, Branding + Content integrated into print, film and web.
Art Direction | Design for broadcast and film set design.

Additional areas of experience:
Project Management, Project Coordination, Research, Administrative Assistant,
Volunteer Work for Non-Profit Fundraising.

Some of the clients I have worked with:
Apple, Intel, 3Com, Foster Farms, E & J Gallo Winery, Interstate Food Brands, Hilton Hotels,
Coca-Cola, Century 21 Real Estate, Suzuki, Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Studios,
FHP Healthcare, Humira, and many others.

SKILLS
· Creative Art Direction | Graphic Design | Web Design
· Concept | Research | Design | Execution | Project Management
· Computer Graphics programs: Quark XPress, Adobe CS:
· InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks
· Web: Adobe Dreamweaver, WordPress, CSS and HTML
· Administrative programs: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

EXPERIENCE    
MK Design, Los Angeles, CA            6.2001 – Present
Freelance Art Direction | Design
Create design solutions for advertising, film production, and companies with integrated design for print,
film, and web. Provide complete design projects from strategic concepts, research, design, and execution
through production within planned schedules and budgets.

Universal Music Group, Woodland Hills, CA             7.2013 – 8.2013  
Content Specialist; Contract Position
Ingested graphic assets, enriched metadata, and archived digital assets into Universal’s artist library
working in database program.

Telefilm, Inc., Los Angeles, CA             11.1997 – 6.2013 
Freelance Art Direction | Set Decoration
Worked on studio press junkets for studio theatrical releases, film | video projects, and advertising
marketing. Worked with promotional departments for Warner Brothers, Walt Disney Studios,
and Sony Studios.

Electric Image, Pasadena, CA             8.1996 – 6.1997
Art Director; staff
Created and produced advertising and marketing materials for 3D animation software company used by
special effects companies in the entertainment industry for both broadcast and film. Projects included:
advertising campaigns, trade show materials, logo designs, packaging, and collateral

Freelance Film Production, Los Angeles, CA             11.1989 – 12.2001
Art Direction | Set Decoration | Research
Worked for production companies: on commercials, videos, and films for television and film theatrical releases. Also worked as an Art Department Coordinator on both commercials and films: hiring crew, scheduling, and budgeting for art departments.

Hakuhodo Advertising, Los Angeles, CA             11.1987 – 10.1989
Art Director; staff, freelance
Created and produced print and broadcast advertising. Creative process included working with copywriters and creative teams to develop strategy, research, concept, design, and execution through production. Worked on existing clients and new business pitches.

McCann-Erickson, Los Angeles, CA             8.1985 – 10.1987
Art Director; staff, freelance
Created and produced print and broadcast advertising. Creative process included working with copywriters and creative teams to develop strategy, research, concept, design, and execution through production. Worked on existing clients and new business pitches. Art Director on creative team for successful new business pitch resulting in new client for ad agency.

Dancer, Fitzgerald & Sample, San Francisco, CA             5.1983 – 6.1985
Art Director; staff
Created and produced print and broadcast advertising. Creative process included working with copywriters and creative teams to develop strategy, research, concept, design, and execution through production. Worked on existing clients and new business pitches.

EDUCATION 
USC, UCLA, AFI, Los Angeles, CA
Emphasis in Production Design | Art Direction
Film and television; Extension courses

Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Portfolio program; Advertising Design, Fine Arts; Painting

California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Emphasis in MFA Graphic Design program

CSUF, Fresno, CA
BA in Communication Design | Industrial Art