Kimberly Klahn
KKlahn Designs LLC Senior Graphic Designer · Kiewit
Denver, CO
In My Own Words
Graphic Designer
I have been a Graphic Designer since 2005 - employed by various businesses, creative staffing agencies and freelance clients. I have been freelancing since 2013 and fulltime from 2016 - 2023.
Graphic Design Specialties:
Logos, Business Identity Branding, Stationery Letter Sets, Business Cards
RFPs for Real Estate / Construction Industries
Lookbooks / Brand Books / Catalogs
Wedding, Funeral, Birthday - Invitations
Marketing Proposals and Fact Sheets
Photo Restoration, Retouching
I use the Adobe Creative Suite for all of my designing:
I integrate Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat
seamlessly to complete projects and enhance my workflow!
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Surface Pattern Design and Illustration
Specialties:
+ Original Artwork Development / Illustrations
+ Pattern Repeats
+ Graphic Placements or Illustrations
+ Pattern Collections
+ Existing Artwork Revisions or Updates
+ Indexing / Color Separation
+ Presentations
+ Product Mockups
+ Colorways
Open to:
+ Collaborate on Projects &/or Become Potential Brand Partners
+ Art Licensing Opportunities and Commissions.
Surface Pattern Design - Colors the World Around Us. It adds personality and style to all areas of our life; from the clothes we wear, the products we enjoy, the furniture in our house, the exteriors and interiors of homes and businesses, and the wrapping paper we use to wrap our gifts.
Work Experience
Senior Graphic Designer / Proposals
Kiewit2023 – Present
Senior Graphic Designer for Kiewit Infrastructure Proposal Services.
Artist | Surface (Repeating) Pattern Designer / Digital Illustrator | Graphic Designer
KKlahn Designs LLC2013 – 2023
Surface/Textile Pattern Design (CAD), RFP’s, Branding (logo and collateral materials), Magazine/Newspaper Ads, Promotional Marketing Materials, Information graphics, Illustrations, Marketing Guides, Invitations, photo restoration/retouching, production work and other freelance graphic design services.
My client list has previously included the following: Stephenie Zamora, Generation Schools Network™, Ivie, Inc.(Safeway & Albertsons), Victory Capital, Building Warriors, Foundation 1023, Denver Fire, Kiewit, HPM Contracting, HFF (now JLL), Kraemer, MediaFast, Diverge Branding, Aeris, TechStyle, We Are Think Global, and Raphael & Associates
*through word of mouth and also through recruiters at Robert Half (previously The Creative Group) and Creative Circle.
Graphic Designer
Janus Capital Group2014 – 2016
Create, format, and revise – a variety of informational pieces for each channel of the business - single to multi-page documents, brochures, and ads. Photoshop and maintain employee portraits for marketing and various social media outlets. Work with charts and information graphics to display information in a comprehensive user friendly platform. Create branding for company hosted events. Work with multiple internal and external clients to complete projects according to necessary specifications.
Digital Production Designer
Wunderman2012 – 2013
Collaborate on the production of the BestBuy digital insert, digital banners, and e-mail campaigns.
Graphic Production Associate/Designer
ALPS, A DST Company2006 – 2012
Format/create Financial Reports - Annuals, Semi-Annuals, Prospectus, Quarterly Reports, Fact Sheets, Applications, Forms, Collateral Materials, Advertisements/Slicks, Board Report Graphs/ Charts, Tradeshow Exhibitions, Static Web Banners, Magazine/Tradeshow Publication Ads, Newsletters, Direct Mailers, PowerPoint Presentations, and Organizational Charts. Make forms interactive and fillable. Work with multiple internal and external clients to complete projects according to necessary specifications. Responsible for project management, which includes overseeing multiple ongoing projects from start to finish. Responsible for requesting distribution quantities, printer quotes, and working with multiple print vendors.
Graphic Designer/Administrative Support
Nexaer, Inc.2005 – 2006
Created several human resource forms, the company newsletter, company promotional displays, helped with the construction of the proof of concept plane prototype, and provided administrative support.
Graphic Designer
Towns & Associates, Inc2004 – 2005
Worked towards the creation and update of hotel guest directories and directory advertising, produced 1st issue of Madison Originals Magazine while working with different advertisers and inserting article copy, interacted with other graphic designers to resolve design/ computer questions and problems.
Claims Processor & Administrative Support
Employee Benefits Corporation2003 – 2004
Responsible for mass mailing corporate materials regarding the new Hippa regulations and other company products such as FSA, HRA, and POP plans, maintained tracking lists in excel to ensure proper distribution of materials, processed medical claims according to corporate and government standards.
Multimedia Lab Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Stout2000 – 2003
Assisted in the creation of a photo database and maintained this database which accrued over 70,000 photos, worked independently to perform photo restoration and organize information CD-ROMS photographed flat work and assisted head photographer with 3D pieces using digital and film cameras.
Education
BFA
University of Wisconsin-Stout1999 – 2003
University of Wisconsin - Stout: Graduated May 2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree: Concentration Graphic Design Minor: Business Administration
