KEVIN STOOHS ART DIRECTOR | DESIGNER | EXTRAORDINAIRE
ABOUT KEVIN
I am a highly conceptual, detail-oriented and energetic Art Director. I am able to not only create visually stunning web and print designs, but also mentor and help direct the other designers on your team. I work well with others and communicate with creative directors, account managers and clients which produces high-level design concepts.
VISION
Sparking conversations and inspiring the imagination, with a vision that cannot be taught, and must be personally experienced.
EXPERIENCE
Harnessing creativity and perfecting the craft with practical experience.
PHILOSOPHY
Ever-advancing my skills as I'm only as good as my last design. I try to push the envelope when I can.
UNIQUENESS
Seeing what other creatives don't, doing what others can't and achieving results.
SKILLS INCLUDE
ART DIRECTION
COPY WRITING
CORPORATE IDENTITY
WEBSITES
SOCIAL MEDIA
PRINT & COLLATERAL
EVENTS MARKETING
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTO RETOUCHING
Early on, I developed a love of art. My stick figures were a little more developed than the other kids. By the fourth grade I was selling my drawings on the playground. Upon graduating from high school, I joined the Navy to travel and earn money for college. On the ship I would sketch portraits of girlfriends, pets, and cars for added income. I soon learned art was my calling. In 1992 I received an honorable discharge as a decorated Persian Gulf War Veteran. I applied to the School of Visual Arts to pursue my passion for art. I double majored and graduated with a BFA in Advertising and Design. My career started as an art director working for Jordan McGrath. Since then I've worked for such award winning agencies as Avrett Free and Ginsberg, Kirshenbaum Bond and Partners, Merkley and Partners, Margeotes Fertitta and Partners, McCann Erickson, TBWA Chiat/Day, Young & Rubicam, Foote Cone and Belding, Harper Collins, Madison Square Garden, MTV, Showtime, and the Kaplan Thaler Group. Currently, I am a freelance professional, working from my private office in Croton-on-Hudson NY.