Freelance
Creative Director/
Design Director


kleinmania@gmail.com
IG:     @kleinmania

Some highlights:

2023

Completed Audacious School of Astonishing Pursuits Creative Megamachine course

Cannes Lions x6 Silver, x1 Bronze for Bed-Verts

Bed-Verts Campaign of the Week on Contagious

2022
New role as Creative Director at Howatson+Company

AWARD Awards juror Design

2021
Left Associate Creative Director role at Droga5 New York to return to Sydney, Australia

Started new role as Head of Design at 72andSunny Sydney

2020
Angry Birds “Bring the Anger” campaign
1 Webby honoree, 1 Webby nominee, 2 One Show shortlists
Winner, Adweek's Experiential Awards for Best Use of Influencers in an Experiential Activation

Webbys judge

2019
Cannes Gold Lion for Philadelphia #Bagelgate Mobile/social real time response. I photoshopped cream cheese onto a dry bagel in 26 minutes

Webbys judge

2018
Creative and design direction for Covergirl’s “IRL” flagship Times Square store launch campaign

Switched to Associate Creative Director role at Droga5

Design direction for Pizza Hut Pie Tops II; the worlds second sneakers that order pizza, in collaboration Shoe Surgeon, project included branding, packaging and app design.

Webbys judge

2017
Design director for global Google Pixel 2 campaign.

Design direction for PIzza Hut “Pie Tops” – sneakers that order pizza,  collaboration with Shoe Surgeon, featured on NBC News, Today USA and Hypebeast.

2016
Design director for global Google Pixel launch campaign.

Joined Droga5 New York.

Swimwear print for We Are Handsome previewed at Sydney Fashion Week.

Published in Graphis Poster Annual 2016.

Design and art direction for Award School 2015 Recruitment Campaign.

20th Annual Webby Awards judge.

2015
Team mentor at inaugural Semi-Permanent X Telstra Innovation Lab.

Logo design for Oscar Mayer Wiener Rover featured on Wired, Adweek, Creativity Online, CNET, Chicago Tribune and Today Show (USA).

Award School campaign published in Lürzer's Archive 2/2015.

JB Smoove retweeted Larry & Leon Curb Your Enthusiasm Illustration.

Webby Judge.

2014
Self initiated font project, Comic Spurs interview on dezeen magazine and featured on Fast Co. Design.

Creative Promises, self initiated project
featured on Fast Co. Design, Creativity Online.

Webby Awards judge, International Academy of Digital 
Arts & Sciences, associate member.

Published in Lürzer's Archive – design for Qantas Prohibited Items
 print.


Published in Graphis Design Annual –art Direction and design for 
DDB Remedy, 10 Years of Operation promotion.

Webby Judge.

2013
Cannes Gold Lion, Media – lead design of 
Icon, app interface and packaging design for McDonalds 'Track My Maccas' app
.

2 Cannes Silver Lions – Outdoor.

Typography and grade for 
Dry Dock
Dangerous Debris
 posters.

"Lost Wormhole" poster ranked number 8 in Buzzfeed's 15 Most Important Things Ever Found On A Bulletin Board.

Photo by Corrie Bond for Howatson+Company
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