Kitt Allen Email & Phone Number

Lenexa, Kansas, US

• Established design business specializing in Creative and Art Direction for: marketing collateral, ads, catalogs, content creation, branding, copywriting, web design, motion graphics, product design/line development.
• Performed end-to-end creative design project management.
• Create original artwork and designs and develop product for retail. Creation and licensing of an extensive library of art licensed through MHS Licensing agency.
• Adept illustration and fine art skills, both digital and traditional, with expertise in many mediums.

• Licensed artist and illustrator represented by MHS Licensing agency.
• License use of artwork library of over 500 designs to manufacturers of consumer products both domestically and internationally.
• Specialize in every day and seasonal art, product and surface design and development with a focus on giftware and paper products that include; home decor, gift bags, gift wrap, gift tags, boxes, tissue, greeting cards.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, US

• Lead enterprise-wide design strategy across digital, print, and video streaming platforms to support revenue growth, stakeholder engagement, client retention, and brand management.
• Reduce project time 50% by creating branding assets, master templates, and an archiving database system for tracking collateral.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, sales, and product management teams to align design strategies with business goals across 30 categories including E-books, white papers, briefs, digital ads, web, content.
• Lead visual integration of all branding and collateral materials through corporate merger doubling the size of the company at Arcserve to $425M.
• Execute design strategy for $1M data storage appliance product launch by creating digital ads, virtual product images, and video series.
• Produce engaging, creative and unique graphic content strategies and performance-basedcontent for the B2B space, within the technology industry.

• Established an art licensing agency that grew to represent seven artists with additional services including product development, art production and manufacturing facilitation.
• Licensed designs and products internationally to major mass market and gift retailers.
• Specialized in everyday and seasonal art and product design and development with a focus on surface design, paper products, home decor and giftware.
• Managed sales, artists, contract negotiations, trade shows, trend forecasting, design and product development.
• Worked directly with retailers, manufacturers and factories worldwide.

Nashua, New Hampshire, US

• Increased revenue from startup to $17M YoY by leveraging global network of freelance artists and 5-member team in development, design, and manufacture of core and specialty products lines.
• Generated annual revenue by designing and developing every day and seasonal products and marketing to major retailers such as Walmart, Dollar Tree, Target, and Costco.
• Administered $150K annual budget to purchase and license artwork and product designs at Surtex and international trade shows.
• Forecast product trends for retail product lines through research, trend association membership and attending worldwide tradeshows and markets.
• Ensured end-to-end retail and manufacturer compliance including quality testing, packaging standards, and safety requirements.
• Extensive experience working with overseas manufacturers.

South Saint Paul, MN, US

• Lead the development and design of marketing materials including print, digital, and web for the agency clients including Fortune 100 corporations.
• Worked directly with clients to develop and design marketing strategies and promotionalprograms, including developing brand identity, marketing collateral, direct mail campaigns,catalogs, instructional media, sales.

Art & Design

Art & Design

Art & Design

French Language And Literature