Kyle Ahlgren

Current

• Creative Director at SIX DEGREES LA, Inc.
• Freelance Designer at kahlgren design

Past

• Graphic Designer at Patina Restaurant Group

Education

• California State University-Chico

Recommended

5 people have recommended Kyle

Connections

67 connections

Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Kyle Ahlgren’s Summary

5+ years of experience with all aspects of the design process, from branding & identity to print and web. Diverse experience with a wide gamut of companies, from large corporations with full-fledged marketing teams, to freelancing solo and helping start-up a design and marketing firm. I am creative, positive, professional, driven, practical-minded, detail-oriented and a multi-tasker.

Kyle Ahlgren’s Specialties:

Brand Identity Design & Management, Print Marketing (Direct & Retail), Signage, Art Direction, Copy Writing, Prepress & Print Production Management, Basic Flash & HTML design.

Kyle Ahlgren’s Experience

• Creative Director

  SIX DEGREES LA, Inc.

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)

  In charge of complete design process, from concept exploration and ideation, through development, copy writing and design, to print production and roll-out. Fields of expertise include business identity development and brand management, print marketing (retail, direct mail, ads & signage), website concept & user interface design, internet marketing and new business development. Also in charge of hiring/directing employees and freelance artists.

• Freelance Designer

  kahlgren design

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

  May 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)

  Freelance design work. Primarily business identity & print marketing.

• Graphic Designer

  Patina Restaurant Group

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Restaurants industry)

  February 2004 — March 2006 (2 years 2 months)

  In-house Graphic Designer, working as part of a 6-person Marketing team for a nation-wide restaurant and catering company, primarily based in Los Angeles and New York. Responsible for creating promotional print collateral and sales tools, signage, ads, and branding & identity systems for the company, as well as for new cafes and restaurants. Also involved heavily in online marketing campaigns, website development & updates.

Kyle Ahlgren’s Education

• California State University-Chico

  BA , Communication Design, Option in Graphic Design , 1998 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  Designers in Progress, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Golden Key Honor Society

Additional Information

Kyle Ahlgren’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Kyle Ahlgren’s Interests:

All things design, photography, indie rock, jogging, mountain biking, hiking, camping, the beach, nature, green/sustainable living, really good coffee, really good beer, my wife, our church, non-profit organizations engaged in grassroots political, environmental &/or social action that seek to change our world for the better, etc.

Kyle Ahlgren’s Groups:

Sierra Club, MoveOn.org, Aavaz.org, BarackObama.com, Bel Air Presbyterian Church

•    CSU, Chico Design Alumni

Kyle Ahlgren’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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