Kirk Alan Johns

Creative Director

Washington, DC

kirkalanjohns.com

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I’m an in-house design leader who helps focus, differentiate and grow your business.

For me, design is about solving the right problems. “Pretty” is a bonus.

I believe that simple is great but useful is better.

Phobias include sand, feet and Victorian architecture.
Education
- Continuing Education, Web Design
  
  Corcoran College of Art + Design
  
  2011 - Currently Enrolled
  
  UX, Web Development & HTML 5
- Continuing Education, Leading for Creativity
  
  IDEO U
  
  2016 - 2016
  
  Approaches that empower individuals and teams to search for innovative solutions.
- BFA, Graphic Design
  
  Ohio University
  
  1990 - 1995
Experience
- Creative Director
  
  The Burgess Group LLC
  
  Alexandria, VA
  
  Nov 2006 - Present (14 years 9 months)
  
  Lead an interdisciplinary team of designers, writers, marketers, sales people, software developers and subject matter experts for a healthcare technology firm specializing in the delivery of Medicare reimbursement information to design, implement and continually refine the firm’s brand, marketing and communications across all media—print, web and human interaction—as well as signature software products and services.
- Design Director
  
  Chemonics International
  
  Washington, DC
  
  Sep 2005 - Oct 2006 (1 year 1 month)
  
  Managed a team of designers and content developers within a corporate communications department to create and implement a visual identity system that led to a cost savings of more $450,000 annually for an international development firm that implements projects for USAID.
- Art Director
  
  NASA
  
  Washington, DC
  
  May 2004 - Aug 2005 (1 year 3 months)
- Art Director
  
  Burson-Marsteller / Y&R
  
  New York, NY
  
  Jun 1998 - Oct 2002 (4 years 4 months)
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Saving Time

Saving Time from Kirk Alan Johns

Saving Time

Objective
To increase the quality and reduce the time and cost of producing covers from scratch for every proposal—freeing more time to develop better content.

Solution
An in-depth analysis of workflow as well as resource and technical requirements was conducted first. The results yielded a proposal “packaging” system that provided a predictable and high level of graphic quality that was time saving and cost-conscious.

A combination of preprinted materials, easy-to-use templates and guidelines were implemented and reduced production time to half an hour per cover from 40 hours—freeing more than 1,800 personnel hours per year.

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Saving Time

Objective
To increase the quality and reduce the time and cost of producing covers from scratch for every proposal—freeing more time to develop better content.

Solution
An in-depth analysis of workflow as well as resource and technical requirements was conducted first. The results yielded a proposal “packaging” system that provided a predictable and high level of graphic quality that was time saving and cost-conscious.

A combination of preprinted materials, easy-to-use templates and guidelines were implemented and reduced production time to half an hour per cover from 40 hours—freeing more than 1,800 personnel hours per year.

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Kirk Alan Johns

Creative Director Washington, DC