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WORK HISTORY

2016 - Now Creative Director - The Finest. Complete in-house strategy, marketing and creative services. Main responsibilities include brand creation, development and management, marketing consistency and leverage, user experience design and content management. www.thefinest.com

2015-2016 Creative Director - Keno Brothers. Complete in-house strategy, marketing and creative services for the brand across all touch points. Full-service design services including, strategy, branding, account management, project management, creative and design, technical implementation and delivery. www.kenobrothers.com

2014-2015 Creative Director - Blk Diamond. A multi-discipline agency covering social media, branding, design and Film collaborations. Lead from brief, strategy, pitch to clients and execution of design with in-house and external teams. www.blkdiamond.com

2011-2014 Assistant Creative Director - Kinetic Fin. A small boutique agency specializing in social media and user experience design, branding, creative and implementation strategy. A varied client base across multiple industries, some clients included Kraft Foods, Cisco, Hercules Vitamins, Jason Castriota Design, Inked Magazine, Ami James Tattoo.

2008-2011 Creative Services - Freelance. Social media strategy, designing Facebook applications and online contests for clients including Kraft and Gevalia. Focus on brand-customer relationship to assist corporations change their attitude to social.

2008 - 2008 Photography Retouching and Assistance - Indria Cesarine. Renowned fashion and beauty photographer, based in New York City. Personally shot 15 shows at the 2008 New York Fashion Week. www.indiracesarine.com

2007 - 2008 Lead Creative - Elegran Real Estate and Development. Brand creation, marketing strategy, website and print. www.elegran.com

2005 - 2007 Fine Art Photography represented by Tim Melville Gallery. I took a couple of years off to have a brief but successful art career with over 70 prints sold through galleries internationally, which is still a hobby. www.strankowski.com

2003 - 2005 Design & Production - Maxim Group. Award winning branding and design agency. High quality design work for diverse companies. Pre-press specialist and worked directly with printers and clients. www.maxim-group.co.nz

2002 - 2003 Design & Production - Ballantyne Taylor. Medium-sized advertising agency. www.ballantynetaylor.co.nz

2001 - 2002 Design & Production - Studio Alexander. Boutique creative agency. www.studioalexander.co.nz

2000 - 2001 Design & Production - Pilgrim Communications. Advertising agency for NFP organizations.

1999 - 2000 Digital Printing Supervisor and Design - Big Colour Digital Printers. Project management, client services, print production.

914-584-9826 [email protected]

89 Hemlock Road, South Salem, NY 10590

EDUCATION2005 Bachelor of Design, AUT (Auckland University of Technology) 1997 Diploma of Visual Arts, MIT (Manukau Institute of Technology)

Creative professional with 16+ years experience. Specializing in brand creation, multi-channel strategy and luxury and lifestyle marketing. I live in Westchester, NY with my family. My hobbies include an ongoing fine art career in photography with over 70+ photos sold to the art community, see www.strankowski.com.

ENDORSEMENTS:“I have worked with Kaz on a wide variety of projects and clients, and always found him to be adaptable and consistent. He brings his talent and experience to the table every time and never forgets the objective of the brief. “

- Michael Lussos, Creative Director at Lamborghini / Bentley / Rolls-Royce Long Island

“Kaz is an exceptionally talented creative thinker and problem solver who’s proficient across various channels including photography, design and digital content.“

- Chidi Achara, SVP, Global Creative Director at Simon Malls

“Kaz is one of those guys you love to have on your team. Great eye, good on detail, worked well under pressure, never missed a deadline and a great sense of humour.”

- Mary Davy, Owner / Creative Director, ellen&ellen

“I worked with Kaz for a number of years – his technical and production skills were a valuable asset to the team. He showed great attention to detail from a production point of view, with a good understanding of design and the bigger picture.”

- Rob Holloway, Owner, Angle

“Kaz is creative but with that he is willing to hear other ideas especially from those who have been there before. He worked on branding and design for an ISP along with a brand developer and the result Kaz delivered was stunningly simple and strikingly classic. I recommend Kaz to anyone wanting to visually bring their ideas to life.”

- Mark Davey, Director, Black

LINKED IN PROFILE:www.linkedin.com/pub/kaz-strankowski/13/a53/4b7

KAZ STRANKOWSKICREATIVE DIRECTOR 16+ YEARS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

KAZ STRANKOWSKI

MARKETING & EVENT

THE FINEST AUTOMOBILE AUCTIONS - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:

BRIEF BRAND POSITIONING BRAND CREATION WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CATALOG DESIGN & PRINT

MARKETING & EVENT

KENO BROTHERS - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:

BRIEF BRAND POSITIONING BRAND CREATION WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CATALOG DESIGN & PRINT

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RESOURCE BOX BRAND & WEBSITE - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:

DELIVERYVIDEO CONCEPT WEB EX SOCIAL UI DESIGNLOGO & BRANDING DESIGN BRAND POSITIONINGMESSAGING STRATEGY

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JASON CASTRIOTA WEBSITE - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:

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What are the greatest events in recent history?

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America elects it’s first Black President

The Higs Boson is discovered

Space Shuttle Columbia Explosion

Terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001

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The Global Financial Crisis

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48 hrs

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RSOLVR APP - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:

DELIVERYMESSAGING & COPY LOGO & BRANDING DESIGN BRAND POSITIONING UI DESIGN APP CONCEPT DESIGNBRIEF

TEEDOT ENTERPRISE APP - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:

DELIVERY WEB CONCEPT & UI DESIGN LOGO & BRANDING DESIGN

PORT-PORT WEBSITE - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:


DELIVERYBROCHURE DESIGN WEB DESIGN WEB & UI CONCEPT LOGO & BRANDING DESIGN BRAND POSITIONINGBRIEF

HERCULES RX BRAND & WEBSITE - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:

DELIVERY PRINT & COLLATERAL DESIGN LOGO & BRANDING DESIGN

TIM MELVILLE GALLERY - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:


DELIVERYPHOTOGRAPHY UI DESIGN PRINT & COLLATERAL DESIGN LOGO & BRANDING DESIGN

ELEGRAN REAL ESTATE - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:

BRAND POSITIONING

PRE-PRESS DELIVERYTYPOGRAPHYCLIENT MANAGEMENT

PRINT FOR ART GALLERIES - PROCESS INVOLVEMENT:

LOGO DESIGN

ARTICLE ON MY ART WORKS

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