Born in Manila, made in LA, and perpetually longing for Tokyo, Michael is an award-winning Creative Director, Art Director, and Designer. He believes that ads shouldn’t feel like ads, and that creative direction and good design are not mutually exclusive. His approach has led to over 15 years of successfully infusing culture, wit, and art into integrated campaigns for brands like Taco Bell, Postmates, Reebok, Meta, adidas, ASICS, PlayStation, Sheraton and NBCUniversal.Michael is the founder of KUYA: A multidisciplinary creative studio that continues his passion for creating great work through curiosity, craft, and integrity.
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Founder, Creative DirectorKuya Mar 2023 - PresentFounder and Creative Director leading KUYA's Brand, Creative Services, Business Development, Production, and Operations.CLIENTS:Clients include Frito-Lay, Coca-Cola, Amazon, Chobani, and small to medium sized businesses, agencies, and production studios developing their brand and creative strategies. -
Co-Founder, Partner, Creative DirectorContrabureau Aug 2020 - Mar 2023Co-founded in 2020, overseeing ContraBureau's Creative Direction, Business Development, Strategy, and Production for brand identity and advertising work for both clients and internal initiatives. ContraBureau officially closed it's doors in Q2 of 2022 with all partners transitioning to new ventures.NOTABLE CLIENTS:Kevin Hart, Vans, Postmates, Gap, LinkedIn, TDAmeritrade, Papa, RALLY, Cloudbees, Tool of North America, Battery, and Venables Bell & Partners
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Freelance Creative Director: Art & DesignMichael Villa Sison 2006 - Aug 2020Los Angeles, California, UsCLIENTS:Facebook (Meta), Masterclass, Nike, The North Face, JanSport, VF Corporation, NBCUniversal, The Walt Disney Company, Cricket Wireless, Infiniti, EA Sports, Hot Wheels, Gap Inc, Viz Media, and SunrunLECTURES: Miami Ad School, FIDM, and CCA. -
Associate Creative DirectorDeutsch La Mar 2019 - Jul 2020Los Angeles, California, UsCLIENTS:Taco Bell -
Freelance Creative DirectorVf Corporation Jan 2019 - Mar 2019Denver, Co, UsCreative development for VF Corporation brands: The North Face, JanSport, Eagle Creek, and VF Digital Lab -
Associate Creative DirectorSaatchi & Saatchi (We Are Saatchi) Feb 2018 - Dec 2018El Segundo, California, UsCLIENTS:Asics, Toyota, Expedia, LA Chargers -
Associate Creative Director72Andsunny Jun 2017 - Feb 2018OoCLIENTS:NBCUniversal, Infiniti -
Senior Art DirectorVenables Bell And Partners Nov 2013 - Mar 2017San Francisco, Ca, UsCLIENTS:Reebok, PlayStation, Sheraton, Adidas, Audi, Google, Phillips 66 -
Art DirectorRazorfish Feb 2013 - Nov 2013New York, Ny, UsCLIENTS:Kia Motors -
Art DirectorHeat (Advertising Not Basketball) Feb 2012 - Feb 2013CLIENTS:EA Sports, Sunrun, Bank of the West, Riverbed
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Art Director + Senior DesignerWcg Mar 2010 - Jan 2012CLIENTS:The Hershey Company, Warner Bros, General Mills, Medtronic, Pfeizer, Bayer
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Lead DesignerInfectious.Com Sep 2008 - Mar 2010COLLABORATIONS:Pixar, Twitter.com, Mimobot, G-Technology, Hitachi, Mozilla Firefox, EA Games, Wordpress.com
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Marketing DesignerLifted Research Group Feb 2008 - Oct 2008Irvine, California, UsCOLLABORATIONS:Oakley, Pepsi, Amp Energy, EA Sports, EastWest Clothing, JustBlaze, DJ Shadow, David Copperfield, Kardinal Offishall, The Grouch -
Graphic DesignerLogomark Jan 2006 - Feb 2008Tustin, Ca, Us
Michael Villa Sison Education Details
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Art Institute Of California - Orange CountyGraphic Design
Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Villa Sison
What company does Michael Villa Sison work for?
Michael Villa Sison works for Kuya
What is Michael Villa Sison's role at the current company?
Michael Villa Sison's current role is Founder, Creative Director at KUYA.
What schools did Michael Villa Sison attend?
Michael Villa Sison attended Art Institute Of California - Orange County.
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