Kyle Ballentine Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York

Art Director, Graphic Designer, & Production ArtistCircle Press / 1 800 PostcardsFebruary 2011 – PresentArt Director: June 2014 - PresentGraphic Designer & Production Artist: June 2011- May 2014Graphic Designer: February 2011 – May 2011• Helped restructure a department of designers for increases in productivity and efficiency, by clearly defining roles, and implementing a new workflow strategy.• Delivered and helped guide team to client successful roll-outs in design, social media, digital, branding, and print to increase sales/revenue and brand awareness with several successful campaigns.• Developed client programs and offerings to further increase sales, and packages to grow business footprint and assist the sales process.• Recognized for the quality of my work and team impact through role progression from graphic designer, lead designer, to art director.• Branding, digital, print, and lead generation for a variety of startups, companies, and events in NYC leading to increased sales and brand awareness. Impacted the sales pipeline for a startup client by generating over 1000 subscribers, in one month, a large increase in conversion rates.• Ad design for magazines, billboards, digital banners, and logo/branding design to increase revenue and brand identity.• Print and digital design, photo-retouching, account management and client relations, preflighting, trafficking, separation set-up, mechanical production, and miscellaneous production tasks as assigned for commercial print environment. Accounts included SoulCycle, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, V Magazine, New York University, Shutterstock, Nest Seekers, Absolut, and Bang & Olufsen.

New York, Ny

• Designed compelling and creative advertisements as well as various other design projects improving the visual identity and aesthetics for companies including Company XIV, Next Magazine, Industry Bar, Barracuda Bar, The Townhouse NY, and Eva's Supplements.• Photo-retouched performance artists as well as composited them into environments for advertisements for Industry Bar and Barracuda Bar, greatly improving their image and aesthetic in advertising.

Philadelphia

• Designed advertisements for America's largest record labels to promote top 40 songs to radio stations. • Updated FMQB website content and design, created graphics for the website.• Assisted art director in monthly magazine production.