Anne Kerns
Creative Director at Mission Partners, Benefit LLC- Claim this Profile
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Jeff Toister
Who cares about font styles and color relationships?! Anne does! She has designed the covers for my last two books (The Service Culture Handbook and Customer Service Tip of the Week). Both times, I've been impressed with her professionalism and attention to detail. One thing that really stands out is Anne's ability to see my big picture from a graphics standpoint. For example, she recommended a style for the the second book cover she designed by showing me how all my books would look shown together on Amazon. I hadn't thought of that, but Anne was totally right. She does terrific work and I won't hesitate to work with her again in the future.
MK Loomis
Anne was my professor for Senior Design project. Her wealth of knowledge about the design industry and years of experience taught me how to think critically and how to develop a solid process to solve creative blocks. As a graduating senior I was looking for jobs at creative agencies, Anne was able to look at my portfolio through a creative directors lens which helped me strengthen my portfolio and narrow down my best ideas to their core. The real-life industry knowledge Anne brought to the classroom helped prepare me for life as a design professional. I highly recommend Anne as an educator, design professional and mentor.
Jeff Toister
Who cares about font styles and color relationships?! Anne does! She has designed the covers for my last two books (The Service Culture Handbook and Customer Service Tip of the Week). Both times, I've been impressed with her professionalism and attention to detail. One thing that really stands out is Anne's ability to see my big picture from a graphics standpoint. For example, she recommended a style for the the second book cover she designed by showing me how all my books would look shown together on Amazon. I hadn't thought of that, but Anne was totally right. She does terrific work and I won't hesitate to work with her again in the future.
MK Loomis
Anne was my professor for Senior Design project. Her wealth of knowledge about the design industry and years of experience taught me how to think critically and how to develop a solid process to solve creative blocks. As a graduating senior I was looking for jobs at creative agencies, Anne was able to look at my portfolio through a creative directors lens which helped me strengthen my portfolio and narrow down my best ideas to their core. The real-life industry knowledge Anne brought to the classroom helped prepare me for life as a design professional. I highly recommend Anne as an educator, design professional and mentor.
Jeff Toister
Who cares about font styles and color relationships?! Anne does! She has designed the covers for my last two books (The Service Culture Handbook and Customer Service Tip of the Week). Both times, I've been impressed with her professionalism and attention to detail. One thing that really stands out is Anne's ability to see my big picture from a graphics standpoint. For example, she recommended a style for the the second book cover she designed by showing me how all my books would look shown together on Amazon. I hadn't thought of that, but Anne was totally right. She does terrific work and I won't hesitate to work with her again in the future.
MK Loomis
Anne was my professor for Senior Design project. Her wealth of knowledge about the design industry and years of experience taught me how to think critically and how to develop a solid process to solve creative blocks. As a graduating senior I was looking for jobs at creative agencies, Anne was able to look at my portfolio through a creative directors lens which helped me strengthen my portfolio and narrow down my best ideas to their core. The real-life industry knowledge Anne brought to the classroom helped prepare me for life as a design professional. I highly recommend Anne as an educator, design professional and mentor.
Jeff Toister
Who cares about font styles and color relationships?! Anne does! She has designed the covers for my last two books (The Service Culture Handbook and Customer Service Tip of the Week). Both times, I've been impressed with her professionalism and attention to detail. One thing that really stands out is Anne's ability to see my big picture from a graphics standpoint. For example, she recommended a style for the the second book cover she designed by showing me how all my books would look shown together on Amazon. I hadn't thought of that, but Anne was totally right. She does terrific work and I won't hesitate to work with her again in the future.
MK Loomis
Anne was my professor for Senior Design project. Her wealth of knowledge about the design industry and years of experience taught me how to think critically and how to develop a solid process to solve creative blocks. As a graduating senior I was looking for jobs at creative agencies, Anne was able to look at my portfolio through a creative directors lens which helped me strengthen my portfolio and narrow down my best ideas to their core. The real-life industry knowledge Anne brought to the classroom helped prepare me for life as a design professional. I highly recommend Anne as an educator, design professional and mentor.
Experience
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Mission Partners, Benefit LLC
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United States
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Creative Director
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Jan 2023 - Present
Creative director, graphic designer, partner. Creative director providing strategic and creative oversight of all brand and creative projects for the company and its portfolio of mission-driven clients. Guiding creative direction and strategy in activations of the Mission Partners brand and its many initiatives including Mission Forward and Mission Partners Press. Overall responsibility for development, planning, and implementation of all creative projects, and supporting the design team. Show less
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Owner & Chief Creative Operative
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May 2006 - Present
Graphic designer, art director, creative director, consultant. Independent designer providing graphic design expertise to nonprofits, businesses, and as an extension of in-house marketing teams. Specialty in long-form design for print and digital media (reports, publications, and books), logo and identity materials, branding, marketing materials, and concept-based communication solutions (book covers, infographics, business collateral). Social media and email graphics to increase brand engagement, event and trade show materials, advertising, and creative assets to engage audiences. Photo research, selection, and occasional custom photography and illustration to supplement client-provided content. Collaboration with contractors, clients, vendors, and other stakeholders to achieve the best possible outcomes while meeting tight deadlines and budgets. A committed professional with the ability to juggle numerous projects and solve problems while delivering high-quality work. Project-based consulting, problem-solving, and strategic advice, including: naming, copyright and trademark information, expert for law firm, recruiting for design employees, client training in design principles and in PowerPoint, managing website content audits and the accompanying reports, press inspections and vendor management, website art direction and management, producer and creative director for motion and animation, and project scheduling and management. Periodic copywriting, editing, and copyediting. • Developed a template for Brand Identity Guidelines, to provide to clients. • Wrote a white paper on copyright and trademark basics for marketing professionals. • Trademark registration for Anne Likes Red!® Show less
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Education
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2016 - 2016
Yale University - Yale School of Management
Certificate, Executive Education -
1986 - 1991
University of Maryland
BS
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