Rick Penn-Kraus Email & Phone Number

As creative director, I have worked on numerous projects that include logo design, book design, catalog design, poster design, illustration and photography. Clients include Pepsi, Colliers, WPP (international advertising/marketing/media holding company), UC Press (publishing), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Reader's Digest, Hill & Knowlton, Terramar (Seaport Village mall management company), California Association of Hospitals and Health Services, Moo Moo Musica, Reason.com, Tallfellow Press (publishing), Chalekian Management (finance), and CareerFair (career events). I am also a contributing blogger at Huffington Post.

Los Angeles, California, Us

I was recruited to give multiple training sessions each year to new students in UCLA's publications department. Subjects included graphic design, InDesign, Photoshop, layout principals, and much more.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Working in the Office of External Affairs in the publications department, designing many of their hundreds of publications and marketing materials each year. Specializing in book and calendar design, infographics. Active in various employee groups, including president of the Music Club at RAND, organizing concerts and editing videos.

Santa Monica, California, Us

I teach two classes a week, titled "Introductory Photoshop and Graphic Design". Kudos to New Roads for sponsoring a wonderfully creative and fun class for high school students. A perfect fit with my experience teaching both Photoshop and graphic design, and incorporating InDesign as well. This works nicely with my continuing graphic design, photography and freelancing business.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Responsible for HFL's marketing, advertising and collateral design.

Corporate training throughout the United States and via Skype internationally, in the classroom as well as on-site, of software programs that include Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Excel, Dreamweaver, Painter, and more. Mac and PC. I have taught teachers at Harvard-Westlake School, and clients that include Disney, the Anaheim Convention Center, the State of California, onsite in Oklahoma for government employees, and many others.

Conducted training sessions on software and hardware on location at Amgen. Traveled to US locations including Texas to conduct software instruction for government employees.

Software instructor, in classroom and onsite. Software courses includes Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Excel, Keynote. I travel nationally to clients that include companies and individuals.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

I shoot photos on a wide variety of subjects for this international stock photography agency. Topics include people, landscapes, concepts, travel, product, and much more.

New York, Ny, Us

I coordinated projects with the staff, designing large volume of projects (brochures, websites, advertisements, illustrations, etc.) for numerous clients, including absolut Vodka, BNSF Railroad, US Army, Waste Management, and many others. Extensive experience with RFPs. Researched and procured vendors.

New York, Us

As design director in Hill & Knowlton’s Los Angeles office, I oversaw the creative department and coordinated with other H&K offices worldwide to provide comprehensive design services for overall art direction as well as quality control for all graphic design campaigns. In addition, I also produced original video projects, including filming, storyboarding, original music, editing, and do illustration and photography.Clients included Motorola, state of California, HP, Wal-Mart, BFGoodrich Tires, Adidas, University of California, Allied Domeq (Malibu Rum, Stoli), Tournament of Roses, PG&E, Avery Dennison, Feld Entertainment (Ringling Brothers), government of Thailand, Greeting Card Association, 7-11, Coldwell Banker, Mary Kay, Pfizer

As creative director at book and audio publisher NewStar Media for more than five years I was responsible for the designs of virtually the entire book list (approximately 100 titles per year). I designed award-winning books for adults and children, as well as hundreds of audio book covers and movie posters; my designs have appeared on the covers of numerous local and national bestsellers.Regularly attended Book Expo, the industry trade show, in Chicago and Los Angeles to cultivate artist relationships and review latest publishing trends and publications. Conducted portfolio reviews, produced original photography and illustrations, and art directed artists and photographers on a wide variety of projects.

Education record

Ba, Geography