John Karpinsky Email & Phone Number

Mequon, Wi, Us

• Create comprehensive creative marketing plans for clients.• Establish, develop, and maintain creative and conceptual standards.• Manage the creation of marketing collateral, advertisements, and promotions.• Maintain brand consistency across multiple clients.• Develop, manage, motivate, and retain creative department staff.

Mequon, Wi, Us

Hired as a t-shirt designer with a knack for presentations, I grew into a position that has included not only t-shirt designs for global clients, but illustration, catalog design, logo design, pin and patch design, product photography, brand storytelling through photography, product videos, and company videos. We use multiple platforms to promote the brands we represent, from presorted catalog mailings to postcards, to digital platforms like eblasts, website graphics, and retargeting ads. I have been instrumental in maintaining an organized file structure for over a decade, to support our long-standing clients.

As a self-taught photographer, I’ve branched out into many areas of the industry, from family photography to working with creative agencies. I enjoy a challenge, and have been able to build photo libraries for tourism agencies, while photographing popular sports figures, influential people, and people on the streets. I’ve also worked alongside video crews to create high quality photography for visual storytelling for the healthcare industry and tourism, working seamlessly to create stills for print and web.

What started as practice photography developed into a passion to find the best moments of escapism into fantasy. My personal passion to photograph people has developed into images that are used for advertising, from eblasts and web graphics, to banners and billboards.

As a graphic artist introduced to global clients, I was able to expand my production knowledge by working with local screen printers and embroiderers, while conceptualizing promotional products to support those brands, from digital mockups to production-ready art files.

At a small printing company with many needs, I was able to fill the role as a logo designer, layout specialist, production artist, as well as running separations and creating plates for 2 off-set presses.