Kurt Krause

Current

Principal + Creative Director at Krause Creative Advertising & Design

Past

Graphic Designer at SRP
Art Director + Print Production Manager at Mach 10 Media
Senior Graphic Designer at The Producers

Computer Graphics Specialist at Corporate Communications Group
Graphic | Production Artist at NewTek, Inc.
Graphic Artist at Payless ShoeSource Headquarters

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Education

University of Kansas
University of Kansas

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

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Kurt Krause’s Summary

WHO WE ARE
Welcome to Krause Creative Advertising and Design. Founded in 2004, Krause Creative is a branding and identity development firm specializing in well-conceived marketing, advertising and print design. With over 20 years of experience, Kurt Krause, creative director and principal will work directly with you to achieve your goals without breaking the bank.

Your brand needs a single champion. Someone who understands how to nurture and promote your brand across all forms of media. Krause Creative will help you to effectively conceive and execute your corporate brand initiatives, collateral, advertising, direct mail, book covers/interiors and speaker package needs. We believe that ideas make design distinctive, and that identity, function, aesthetics and value make design work. We will work within your budget, to take your project full circle from concept to production to delivery utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite software.

Remember, a brand is not what YOU say it is, it’s what THEY say it is. Let us help you build a brand that means business.

Kurt Krause’s Specialties:

Branding & Identity Development
Logo Stationary Packages
Publication & Magazine Design/Production
Events, Signage & Trade Show Graphics
Direct Mail Advertising/Political
Advertising & Marketing Campaigns
Brochures & Collateral Materials
Media Packaging (CD/DVD labels)
Speaker Identity Packages
Speaker One-Sheet Bios
Blog Headers
Twitter Background Pages
Book Cover/Interior Design
Print Newsletters
Media Kits & Inserts
Prepress Services
Annual Reports
Website Development

Kurt Krause’s Experience

Principal + Creative Director

Krause Creative Advertising & Design

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Industrial Automation industry)

April 2002 — Present (7 years 8 months)

Creative lead with strong focus on corporate identity, brand development and implementation. Responsible for account acquisition, client development and vendor management. Art Direction, design and art production with extensive print experience of brochures, ads, annual reports, books, catalogs, POP, corporate identity, logo design, newsletters and web design.
Graphic Designer

SRP

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Utilities industry)

August 2002 — February 2003 (7 months)

Contracted on-site and worked with internal department heads and CSRs. Projects include design and production of brochures, Centennial collateral and exhibit work. Also worked with non-profit agencies that SRP sponsored such as the March of Dimes implementing fund raising campaign.Projects included one- to 4/C production, digital proofs, direct to plate, press checks and working with outside vendors.
Art Director + Print Production Manager

Mach 10 Media

(Graphic Design industry)

December 2000 — February 2002 (1 year 3 months)

Concept, design and computer production of all print media. Includes marketing collateral, logo design, print advertising, custom-cut CDs and replication, packaging, trade show graphics, newsletters, direct mail, outdoor, TV and radio production. Worked with project managers, multimedia and sales team. Directed designers, photographers, copywriters, illustrators and video editors. Managed all print jobs. Obtained quotes from vendors within budget and responsible for press checks.
Senior Graphic Designer

The Producers

(Privately Held; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

April 1998 — December 2000 (2 years 9 months)

Responsible for design and computer production of brochures, logos/business systems, collateral materials, trade show graphics, media kits, print advertising, newsletters, direct mail, editorial design, CD-ROM and web design. Pre-press skills are one- to 4/C process to film. B2B clients included Allied Signal, Motorola, Honeywell, ON Semiconductor and World at Work. Other responsibilities included supervised junior designers, computer systems administration, trouble shooting Macintosh systems and archiving projects.
Computer Graphics Specialist

Corporate Communications Group

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Graphic Design industry)

September 1992 — November 1993 (1 year 3 months)

Skills include computer graphics production and design on Macintosh platform. Experienced in the use of software programs such as Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop and Streamline. Computer graphics include setting up newsletters, brochures, ads, annual reports and other collateral materials.
Graphic | Production Artist

NewTek, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

May 1991 — August 1992 (1 year 4 months)

Implemented small in-house art department for company and configured Macintosh software / hardware systems and responsible for system administration. Skills included computer graphics design and production art on Macintosh system; this includes preparation of computer art to imagesetters and traditional key-lining.
Graphic Artist

Payless ShoeSource Headquarters

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

July 1986 — May 1991 (4 years 11 months)

Responsibilities included promotional design for over 3,000 stores nationwide. (included 450 Spanish/bilingual stores) Projects include POP, promotional theme graphics, logo design, grand-opening, direct mail, and special corporate projects. Worked with copywriter, photographers, production managers, typesetters, and engravers. Experienced in 4/C process, design, layout, typography, and preparation of traditional camera-ready art; this includes use of Compugraphic Editwriter 7500 typesetter and Visual Graphics stat camera.