Kevin Johnston

Experience

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  Creative Direction Consultants Ltd

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  Internship
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  Gyro

  Jul 2010 - Jan 2013

  Creative

  Main Clients include: Virgin Atlantic, BBC, Shell, HP, Heathrow Express, Fedex, Cisco, T-Mobile, Nuffield Health, St Giles trust, FujitsuMy responsibilities include:- Art Direction- Design/Digital- Photography - Setting up Photography shoots, assisting and directing- All in house gyro Photography - Staff Portraits- Branding- The smooth running of Pitches- Working with offices across the network- Client Brand guardian

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  The Odyssey Media Collective

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2013

  Freelance Art Director/Designer
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  Four23

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2014

  Designer

  Designer and Art Director working on a wide range of projects for a range of global and national brands. Clients included Oakley, adidas, Virgin Money and the Australian High Commission.

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  Elbi Digital

  Oct 2014 - Nov 2015

  Product Designer

  Designer at tech startup Elbi. Together with the creative director we designed the ‘Elbi’ app, developed the brand, and created all the required materials to get this exciting and unique project from the concept stage to full launch.

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  AmazeRealise

  Dec 2015 - Nov 2018

  Senior Designer

  Senior designer at digital agency Realise working on a number of the agency’s key clients, including Jockey Club, Greyhound, Expedia, HP and Heathrow. I was a Senior Designer on the Greyhound Digital Transformation project, which triumphed at the BIMA awards 2016 in the Consumer Services category.

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  Class35

  Nov 2018 - Mar 2021

  Lead Designer (Contract)

  Working on a range of projects and clients.

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  Pollinate International

  Nov 2018 - Jun 2020

  Lead Designer (Contract)

  Lead Designer working on the new Tyl product.

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  Design by KMJ

  Nov 2018 - now

  Freelance Design lead

  Design by KMJ Limited is the company under which Kev Johnston trades as a Product Design Director.Various clients. Portfolio can be found at www.designbykmj.co.uk

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  W12

  Mar 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Associate Design Director

    Apr 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Senior Product Designer

    Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
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  TCS Interactive

  Apr 2021 - Jan 2023

  Associate Design Director
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  Future Platforms

  Jan 2023 - Dec 2024

  Product Design Director
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  Fifty

  Jan 2024 - now

  Member

  A member of the first cohort of the Fifty Design community. Fifty are "on a mission to support designer leaders to create a positive impact and drive change by giving them a space to share, grow and learn together."

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  Two Circles

  Jan 2025 - now

  Product Design Lead