KYRSTIN NIHILL
917.405.7028 | k@knihill.com

SUMMARY
• Experienced, organized group leader who has successfully managed a variety of creative initiatives while delivering projects on time and within budget
• Senior level designer with solid industry experience developing unique and engaging concepts
• Hands-on experience with all stages of design and production of integrated relationship marketing materials–
direct marketing, advertising, corporate identity, brand development and interactive media

EXPERIENCE
June, 2007–Present: Rosetta Marketing | New York, NY- Associate Creative Director
Clients: Johnson & Johnson, McNeil, UCB, HSBC, Pfizer, Covidien
Responsibilities:
• Manage team of designers, freelancers and copywriters
• Develop and maintain branding and corporate identity systems
• Involved in all stages of interactive design process from conception to production
• Produce high-quality creative that is on strategy and contributes to growing the client’s business
• Demonstrate leadership qualities: motivate staff, keep morale high, promote teamwork, mentor junior members

January, 1997–May, 2007: Dentino Marketing | Jersey City, NJ - Creative Director, Senior Designer
Clients: Isle of Capri Casino, Las Vegas Hilton, Resorts Atlantic City, MasterCard, Prudential, Avis
Responsibilities:
• Manage team of designers, freelancers, retouchers, photographers and illustrators
• Develop and maintain branding and corporate identity systems
• Involved in all stages of design process from conception to production, including press checks
• Manage, organize and art direct photo shoots; manage all art buying
• Develop strategies to streamline workflow process and foster positive interdepartmental working relationships

January, 1996–January, 1997: The Chapman Agency | New York, New York - Designer
Clients: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Guinness, Bass, AT&T, The Army
Responsibilities:
• Develop various collateral, direct mail packages and advertising campaigns
• Produce print-ready, high-quality creative executions
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Develop custom illustrations
• Manage, organize and art direct photo shoots
• Responsible for high-resolution scans and retouching
• Prepare mechanicals/graphic artwork for print

March, 1995–December, 1995: Grey Entertainment | New York, New York - Production Artist
Clients: Warner Brothers, ABC
Responsibilities:
• Resize advertisements while maintaining established branding
• Prepare mechanicals/graphic artwork for print
• Implement quick revisions to match client's and senior designer's requests

EDUCATION
5/1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York

TECHNICAL
Adobe Creative Suite 3: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop; QuarkXPress
Macromedia: Flash, Dreamweaver (HTML, CSS), MS Office

AWARDS
2000 Summit Award–Silver; Party of the Century
1999 Summit Award–Gold; Halloween Gala Invitation
1998 Summit Award–Silver; Evening Under the Stars
1998 WDMI/NY Silver Award; Evening Under the Stars
1998 Addy Award–Evening Under the Stars
1997 Gaming Industry Annual Report Award