Jesse Kaczmarek

Current

• Senior Designer / Art Director at Nike
• Freelance at jKaczmarek

Past

• Senior Designer / Art Director at BBDO NY
• Designer / Art Director at Fallon
• Designer at Carmichael Lynch Thorburn

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Industry

Design

Jesse Kaczmarek’s Summary

Jesse Kaczmarek is a designer/art director currently based on the west coast—by way of New York. Originally hailing from the Midwest, he's since worked with an array of respected brands, award-winning creative agencies, and most recently Nike's influential Brand Design team.

Experience has allowed Jesse to refine a clean and graphic aesthetic—fused with photography, illustration and type. While his capabilities expand across branding, identity, packaging, print, retail, and more; he explores and considers every facet of a brand. From this palette every project begins at a fresh vantage.

Although his reserved and modest demeanor understates his ambition, Jesse's work has been recognized with praise by clients and rewarded honors from industry peers.

Jesse Kaczmarek’s Specialties:

• Art Direction
• Brand Identity
• Brand Strategy
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Packaging Design
• Photo Direction
• Print Design
• Retail Design
• Type Design

Jesse Kaczmarek’s Experience

• Senior Designer / Art Director

  Nike

  (Design industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  Global Brand Design
  Nike Sportswear
  
  • Art Direction
  • Brand Strategy
  • Brand Identity
  • Graphic Design
  • Photo Direction
  • Print Design
  • Retail Design
  • Seasonal Direction

• Freelance

  jKaczmarek

  (Design industry)

  February 2002 — Present (7 years 10 months)

  Branding, Design and Direction
  
  Brand Experience:
  • Absolut
  • Beverage Partners Worldwide
  • Dennis Publishing
  • NFL
  • Nordstrom

• Senior Designer / Art Director

  BBDO NY

  (Design industry)

  March 2006 — February 2008 (2 years )

  Brand Experience:
  • American Eagle
  • GE
  • HBO
  • Motorola
  • New Balance
  • Pepsi
  • Red Stripe
  • Sony
  • Target

• Designer / Art Director

  Fallon

  (Design industry)

  September 2004 — February 2006 (1 year 6 months)

  Brand Experience:
  • Bahamas
  • BMW
  • Earl Jeans
  • Nordstrom
  • Sony
  • Virgin Mobile

• Designer

  Carmichael Lynch Thorburn

  (Design industry)

  March 2004 — August 2004 (6 months)

  Brand Experience:
  • AIGA
  • Appleton Coated Paper

Additional Information

Jesse Kaczmarek’s Groups:

•    Art Directors Club
•    AIGA | the professional association for design
•    TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
•    Type Directors Club

Jesse Kaczmarek’s Honors:

Honors From:
• Art Directors Club, Young Guns
• Ad Fed, Design
• Ad Fed, Interactive
• AIGA
• AIGA Best of Show
• Creativity
• Graphis, Design
• Graphis, Identity
• How
• Logo Lounge
• Logo Lounge, Master Library
• One Show, Design
• One Show, Interactive
• Print, Art + Commerce
• Print, Regional
• Step, Design 100
• Various Publications

Jesse Kaczmarek’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch