Portland, Oregon Area
- Current
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- Senior Designer / Art Director at Nike
- Freelance at jKaczmarek
- Past
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- Senior Designer / Art Director at BBDO NY
- Designer / Art Director at Fallon
- Designer at Carmichael Lynch Thorburn
- Connections
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- Industry
- Design
- Websites
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 Minneapolis, 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 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 starts at a fresh vantage, free of stock styles and trends.
Although Jesse’s reserved and modest demeanor understates his ambition, his work has been recognized with praise by clients and rewarded honors from industry peers—newly adding the 2008 ADC Young Guns Award, recognizing standout creatives under 30 years old.
Jesse Kaczmarek’s Specialties:
• Art Direction
• Brand Identity
• Iconography
• Illustration
• Installation
• Interactive
• Packaging
• Photo Direction
• Print
• Retail
• Type Design
Jesse Kaczmarek’s Experience
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Senior Designer / Art Director
Nike
(Design industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Global Brand Design, Nike Sportswear
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Freelance
jKaczmarek
(Design industry)
February 2002 — Present (7 years 6 months)
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 Websites:
Jesse Kaczmarek’s Groups:
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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, MN
• 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
