Our vision is to bring a democratic approach to award-winning design.
Creative Director, Principal
Chief Strategist, Principal
Chief Strategist, Principal
Creative Director, Principal
First we listen. We interview, research, analyze, position, and report back.
Next we define. We explore, write, highlight, design, and construct a visual language.
Then we create. We refine, polish, align, sequence, and launch campaigns, brands, websites and publications.
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Prior to founding Kilter, Joe served as Director of Creative Services at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and Associate Creative Director at Distinc_ among other roles. He has a BFA in Film from the University of Southern California and an MFA in Graphic Design from CalArts. He loves big ideas, complex systems, and happy accidents.
Chief Strategist, Jessica First, takes pride in leveraging her 20 years of experience of brand building. Jessica blends classical marketing techniques with an innovative perspective to make huge waves for organizations of all sizes. She also loves traveling, scuba diving, pop-culture, media trends, live theatre, and spending time with her family.
Jessica has worked in all aspects of brand development, from new product strategy to emerging media planning. Jessica has MBA from Vanderbilt in Brand Management and Strategy. She loves partnering with organizations in every industry who have a customer to serve.