About Me
Well hey there. I'm Kelsey. You've already read the short version of my bio, so here's the (very, very) expanded version:
I graduated from the best school in Oklahoma with a degree in Visual Communications. Boomer Sooner! My design career started in 2004, working as an inhouse designer for direct sales company, to an internship with the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and then the University of Oklahoma printing press.
My first job after graduation was as a designer for a PR firm. It was a very challenging being a creative person in a PR firm, but it taught me a lot about messaging, strategy and selling your concept. It also helped me realize that I can do more than just sit and pump out designs like a robot.
So, I moved on to an art director position at what I was told was Mecca for designers in Oklahoma City. I won't say much about my 6 months other than a) it is not, in fact, Mecca. b) There are some amazing designers there. c) They have a really nice view and lots of windows.
In February of 2008, I decided to quit at mecca and push my music hobby into a career. I worked as a freelancer and released a pop album in January of 2009. Also in 2009, my husband I moved to a town of about 400 people in Arkansas to follow his dreams of running a marina on the lake. Needless to say, my music career would have come to a screeching hault, had I not decided to dive head first into social media. I made webisodes called "Stuck in the Sticks" and got my facebook fanbase up to over 900 fans, all from the boonies.
Finally, after a year at the lake, my husband I realized, hey, we like other humans. So we moved back home to the relatively-New-York-City-like civilization of OKC. Enter Insight Creative Group. By then I had a diverse design background and a wacky personal story to go with it. The partners at ICG claim part of why they called me in for an interview was my webisodes. Who woulda thunk? Shortly after my start, I took on the company social media strategy and planning. Later I became the Senior Art Director, which means I check the work before it goes to the AE or partner, make sure we stay on track with the client strategies, keep the Account exec's email inboxes full, and keep the designers and video editors happy and full of coffee and creativity.
In 2011 I decided I was done pursuing a pop music career. Instead I am focused on lifting up others through writing and creative projects on my little blog. I also have a big project in the works to combine my passions for design and discipleship in 2012. My personal mantra is to lift up every person and project that comes my way. I live in North OKC with my high school sweetheart hubby, Christopher, and our two dogs, Jake and Bradley.
Wow. If you read all of this, you must be bored! ;)