Kim KirbyDesign Director specializing in comprehensive brand systems and bold art direction. I turn complex business goals into cohesive visual languages that resonate.

© © K.Kirby

2026

All Rights Reserved

Kim KirbyDesign Director specializing in comprehensive brand systems and bold art direction. I turn complex business goals into cohesive visual languages that resonate.

Creative Strategies

Crafting creative strategies ensures your brand connects meaningfully, using the right tone, visuals, and messaging for impactful communication.

Visual Identities

A strong visual identity not only enhances recognition but also fosters trust and loyalty among consumers.

Art Direction

Art direction revitalizes brands through updated photography, typography, colors, styles, and cohesive visual strategies.

Scalable Systems

A scalable design system fosters collaboration and innovation, enabling brands to adapt quickly to changing market demands.

Experience

I have 10+ years of experience in agencies and as an in-house Director. I excel in spearheading complex marketing and design projects from concept to collaboration to completion.

Art Director of Brand

Sinch

Art directed a 2026 brand refresh of art direction across global organization, inventing creative strategy and execution for a company with multiple acquisitions requiring a self serve brand and appeal to international markets. Manage cross-functional collaboration with designers, marketing, campaigns, design ops, investor relations, HR, and agency partners to create a new look while maintaining brand consistency across all touch-points.

  • Branding

  • Sub-branding

  • Art Direction

  • Creative strategy

  • Design leadership

  • Motion direction

  • UI/UX design

  • Scalable design system

  • Prompt design

  • Template libraries

  • Print design

  • Large format design

  • Cross-functional collaboration

  • Presentations

  • Webinar design

  • Marketing collateral

  • Event branding

  • 360° campaigns

  • Email design

  • Annual reports

  • Web design

  • HR/People branding

Visual Designer

Mailgun, Mailjet, Email on Acid

Designed marketing materials and brand assets across Mailgun, Mailjet, and Email on Acid, supporting product marketing, content, and event initiatives. Developed scalable systems that enabled consistent output across multiple brands.

  • Branding

  • Art Direction

  • Creative strategy

  • Cross-functional collaboration

  • Digital Illustration

  • Email design

  • Webinar design

  • Web design

  • Landing pages

  • Email templates

  • Template libraries

  • Presentations

  • Digital event branding

  • Campaign design

Studio Director

Young Athenians Creative Agency

Led boutique design studio specializing in brand identity, food and beverage branding, e-commerce, and photography direction. Collaborated with a small team of designers , copywriters, and external vendors, delivering brand launches and refreshes for regional and national clients.

  • Branding

  • Art direction

  • Stakeholder communication

  • Client Relationship management

  • B2C design

  • 360° campaigns

  • Web design

  • Creative strategy

  • Trade dress

  • Product launches

  • Pop-up design

  • Email design

  • Email Templates

Clients: Urban Outfitters, Creature Comforts Brewing Company, The Hunter Museum of Art, The Weston Gallery, The DoGoodFund, Juice Served Here, Athens Farmers Market, Farm 255, Farm Burger, Oconee Brewing, 1000 Faces Coffee, Big City Bread, Indie South, Pageboy Salon, Go Bar

Art Director/Brand Strategist

Ministry of Culture

As an Art Director and Brand Strategist at Ministry of Culture, I spearheaded trend research and cultural analysis for a NYC-based consultancy, catering to Fortune 500 clients. My role involved translating complex research into compelling visual presentations and actionable strategic recommendations for CEOs and ad agency creative leadership. I identified emerging cultural trends, synthesizing these insights into graphic presentations for executive decision making. I art directed and designed all reports influencing the ad campaigns that resulted.

  • Art Direction

  • Project Management

  • Research

  • Interviews

  • Trend forecasting

  • Data analysis

  • Cultural insights

  • Copywriting

  • Persuasion

  • Vendor management

Clients: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Colt 45, Coca-Cola, Visa, L'Oréal, Reckitt Benckiser

Apparel Graphic Designer

CLAWmoney

Created apparel graphics, pattern designs, tech packs, and pop ups for the infamous graffiti artist and fashion editor CLAWmoney in NYC. Oversaw all fashion production, and managed vendors. Overlapped responsibilities for Shepard Fairey’s Swindle Magazine fashion department and the numerous major sportswear co-brands that CLAWmoney had scheduled through out the year.

  • Illustration

  • Hand lettering

  • Screen printing

  • Print production

  • Tech packs

  • Hardware design

  • Fashion styling

  • Web design

  • E-commerce

  • Social media

  • Pop-up shop design

  • Budgets

  • Email design

  • Email Templates

  • Vendor management

Cobrands: Nike, Adidas, K2 Snowboards, Vans, Karmaloop, MIA

Award

Internet Advertising Competition Award for ”Outstanding Achievement in Internet Advertising”IAC Awards 2024

© © K.Kirby

2026

All Rights Reserved

Kim KirbyDesign Director specializing in comprehensive brand systems and bold art direction. I turn complex business goals into cohesive visual languages that resonate.

Creative Strategies

Crafting creative strategies ensures your brand connects meaningfully, using the right tone, visuals, and messaging for impactful communication.

Visual Identities

A strong visual identity not only enhances recognition but also fosters trust and loyalty among consumers.

Art Direction

Art direction revitalizes brands through updated photography, typography, colors, styles, and cohesive visual strategies.

Scalable Systems

A scalable design system fosters collaboration and innovation, enabling brands to adapt quickly to changing market demands.

Experience

I have 10+ years of experience in agencies and as an in-house Director. I excel in spearheading complex marketing and design projects from concept to collaboration to completion.

Art Director of Brand

Sinch

Art directed a 2026 brand refresh of art direction across global organization, inventing creative strategy and execution for a company with multiple acquisitions requiring a self serve brand and appeal to international markets. Manage cross-functional collaboration with designers, marketing, campaigns, design ops, investor relations, HR, and agency partners to create a new look while maintaining brand consistency across all touch-points.

  • Branding

  • Sub-branding

  • Art Direction

  • Creative strategy

  • Design leadership

  • Motion direction

  • UI/UX design

  • Scalable design system

  • Prompt design

  • Template libraries

  • Print design

  • Large format design

  • Cross-functional collaboration

  • Presentations

  • Webinar design

  • Marketing collateral

  • Event branding

  • 360° campaigns

  • Email design

  • Annual reports

  • Web design

  • HR/People branding

Visual Designer

Mailgun, Mailjet, Email on Acid

Designed marketing materials and brand assets across Mailgun, Mailjet, and Email on Acid, supporting product marketing, content, and event initiatives. Developed scalable systems that enabled consistent output across multiple brands.

  • Branding

  • Art Direction

  • Creative strategy

  • Cross-functional collaboration

  • Digital Illustration

  • Email design

  • Webinar design

  • Web design

  • Landing pages

  • Email templates

  • Template libraries

  • Presentations

  • Digital event branding

  • Campaign design

Studio Director

Young Athenians Creative Agency

Led boutique design studio specializing in brand identity, food and beverage branding, e-commerce, and photography direction. Collaborated with a small team of designers , copywriters, and external vendors, delivering brand launches and refreshes for regional and national clients.

  • Branding

  • Art direction

  • Stakeholder communication

  • Client Relationship management

  • B2C design

  • 360° campaigns

  • Web design

  • Creative strategy

  • Trade dress

  • Product launches

  • Pop-up design

  • Email design

  • Email Templates

Clients: Urban Outfitters, Creature Comforts Brewing Company, The Hunter Museum of Art, The Weston Gallery, The DoGoodFund, Juice Served Here, Athens Farmers Market, Farm 255, Farm Burger, Oconee Brewing, 1000 Faces Coffee, Big City Bread, Indie South, Pageboy Salon, Go Bar

Art Director/Brand Strategist

Ministry of Culture

As an Art Director and Brand Strategist at Ministry of Culture, I spearheaded trend research and cultural analysis for a NYC-based consultancy, catering to Fortune 500 clients. My role involved translating complex research into compelling visual presentations and actionable strategic recommendations for CEOs and ad agency creative leadership. I identified emerging cultural trends, synthesizing these insights into graphic presentations for executive decision making. I art directed and designed all reports influencing the ad campaigns that resulted.

  • Art Direction

  • Project Management

  • Research

  • Interviews

  • Trend forecasting

  • Data analysis

  • Cultural insights

  • Copywriting

  • Persuasion

  • Vendor management

Clients: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Colt 45, Coca-Cola, Visa, L'Oréal, Reckitt Benckiser

Apparel Graphic Designer

CLAWmoney

Created apparel graphics, pattern designs, tech packs, and pop ups for the infamous graffiti artist and fashion editor CLAWmoney in NYC. Oversaw all fashion production, and managed vendors. Overlapped responsibilities for Shepard Fairey’s Swindle Magazine fashion department and the numerous major sportswear co-brands that CLAWmoney had scheduled through out the year.

  • Illustration

  • Hand lettering

  • Screen printing

  • Print production

  • Tech packs

  • Hardware design

  • Fashion styling

  • Web design

  • E-commerce

  • Social media

  • Pop-up shop design

  • Budgets

  • Email design

  • Email Templates

  • Vendor management

Cobrands: Nike, Adidas, K2 Snowboards, Vans, Karmaloop, MIA

Award

Internet Advertising Competition Award for ”Outstanding Achievement in Internet Advertising”IAC Awards 2024