Résumé
client list
A close-to-complete list of all the brands, large and small, I’ve ever assisted.
Jesse Kline | Creative Leader
Honolulu, Hawaii • klineworks@gmail.com
Profile
Jesse is a design leader with extraordinary hands on aesthetic abilities. His work has the unusual ability to reach the viewer in a human way. Expertise in design leadership, teaching, typography, brand identity, UX, and digital experiences. Passionate about delivering impactful, human-centered designs that can lift up the planet in their small way. He currently works remotely from Honolulu.
Experience
Senior Graphic Designer (remote)
The Argonaut, San Jose, CA — Feb 2019–Feb. 2025
Designed for Apple and Adobe exclusively, delivering visually compelling Keynote presentations, B2B eBooks, and social media campaigns. Created complex multipage illustrated documents for Apple. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency and strategic alignment across all digital content.
Brand and UX Designer
Klineworks, Honolulu, HI — Jan 2013–Present
Directed creative strategies for diverse clients across web design, hosting, social media, print ads, and marketing collateral. Developed brand identity systems that elevated client positioning and market presence. Oversaw the full creative process from concept to execution, ensuring alignment with marketing objectives and client goals.
Creative Director
Hendrix Miyasaki Shin Advertising, Honolulu, HI — May 2010–Jan 2013
Led creative development for TV spots, social media campaigns, and print advertising, focusing on healthcare and lifestyle brands. Directed creatives to deliver high-impact campaigns.
Brand and UX Designer
Klineworks, Honolulu, HI — Dec 2008–May 2010
Directed creative strategies for diverse clients across web design, hosting, social media, print ads, and marketing collateral. Developed brand identity systems that elevated client positioning and market presence. Oversaw the full creative process for a diverse array of clients.
Senior Art Director
Anthology Marketing Group, Honolulu, HI — Dec 2006–Dec 2008
Oversaw digital and print design initiatives, ensuring brand consistency across all platforms. Collaborated with internal teams to develop integrated campaigns targeting tourism and high-end retail.
Senior Graphic Designer
MVNP Advertising, Honolulu, HI — Nov 2005–Oct 2006
Designed logos, print ads, social campaigns, and digital assets, collaborated with internal teams to develop integrated campaigns targeting tourism, real estate, and banking.
Art Director
Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu, HI — Oct 2001–Oct 2004
Oversaw all art matters for this historic aquarium. Designed exhibits, promotional campaigns, and digital assets, increasing visitor engagement and brand recognition. Led exhibit planning, managed vendors and volunteers, and developed educational materials to enhance visitor experience.
Creative Director
NativeMinds, San Francisco, CA — May 2000 - May 2001
Came in to do the brand, the website, and all the brand sales materials for this dot com startup. This product was virtual asistants (ECRM) that would help a visitor of a website. I had one direct report here
Art Director
Mjuice, San Francisco, CA — Oct 1999 - May 2000
Came in as a consultant to do the brand, the website, and all the brand sales materials for this dot com startup. This product was encrypted downloadable music, similar to what Apple Music is now. I had one direct report here. They were soon bought by Artist Direct.
Art Director
Getting it, San Francisco, CA — Jun 1999 - Oct 1999
This was a satire e-zine venture. They had several creative writers on staff and in this position I was able to hire lots of creative illustrators to illustrate the online stories.
Assistant Art Director
FCB Healthcare Advertising, San Francisco, CA — Jun 1997 - Sep 1998
Assisted the Art Director, and was his creative assistant on a high profile product launch on the Seale Pharma account. Exhibit design, logo design, photo and video shoots, and new business pitches.
Production Artist
The Village Voice, New York, NY — Jan 1986 - Nov 1990
Production artist on an overnight team that put together the weekly Village Voice tabloid newspaper. Just before the desktop publishing revolution, so we were using paste-up with wax and using stat cameras to make films.
Teaching Positions
PACIFIC NEW MEDIA
Instructor: Adobe CC programs, 2012 - 2018 Honolulu
HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER
Corporate Trainer: Adobe Indesign 2015 - 2016 Honolulu
KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Instructor: Introduction to Graphic Design 2003 FALL Honolulu
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
instructor: Typography and Graphic Design 2002 FALL Honolulu
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
Instructor: Experimental Typography 2001 SUMMER
San Francisco
Education
The Cooper Union, New York, NY — BFA Art, 1990
Creative Tools
Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, After Effects, Fresco, Figma, Keynote, PowerPoint, MS Office. I have taught Indesign, Illustrator in a college setting.
Other Tools: Slack, Wrike, JIRA, Miro, Basecamp.
Awards for Art Direction
AAF-Hawaii Pele Advertising Awards
Gold – 2018, 2016, 2009 (2)
Silver – 2018 (2)
Bronze – 2018, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007
AIGA-Honolulu NoGo Logo Awards
1st Place – 2006
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS
ABSTRACT MAGAZINE
ADOBE
ADRIENNE WONG ASSOCIATES
AGORA DIGITAL
AIWI WAFFLES
ALBERT HEEG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
ANDREW DEVRIES REALTY
ANDERSEN DIGITAL
ANTHOLOGY MARKETING GROUP
ANNUNCIO
APPLE
ARCADA SOFTWARE
ARTERYS
ARTIST DIRECT
ASTON HOTELS AND RESORTS
ATLANTIS ADVENTURES
AZTEC DIRECT
BAYAN RECORDS
BEPRESS
BEATS BY DRE
BECKER COMMUNICATIONS
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
BKR & HARRISON
BLISSWORKS
BLUE DESIGN
BLUE PLANET FOUNDATION
BOUDIN BAKERY
BRIAN RENWICK GENERAL CONTRACTOR
CALIFORNIA DESIGN INTERNATIONAL
CARDINAL MAILING SERVICES
CASTLE HOTELS & RESORTS
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF HAWAII
CENTAUR
CHARRETTE COMMUNICATION DESIGN
CHASM GROUP
CHILDREN’S ALLIANCE OF HAWAII
CHL-PACIFIC.ORG
CHRISTIAN PEACOCK PHOTOGRAPHY
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
CLEVE & LEVIN
COHN & WELLS
CONSOLIDATED THEATERS
COOKIE CORNER
CORNYN SHEN ADVERTISING
COST PLUS WORLD MARKET
CREATIS GROUP
CRESCENT CITY COACH
CUBIK MEDIA
CROSBY HEAFY ROACH & MAY
DCN CONTRACTING
DNA NEW MEDIA GROUP
DEZIGN HOME
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION CENTER
DURHAM UNIVERSITY (UNITED KINGDOM)
EUROPEAN SKIN STUDIO
EARTHBOUND CREW
EAST-WEST CENTER
EBUS CONSULTING
EGGS N THINGS
ELLE MAGAZINE
ENERGETIC WORKS
EXPLORATORIUM
EYECATCHER SUNGLASSES
FARMER’S INSURANCE HAWAII
FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS
FAMILY PROMISE OF HAWAII
FCB HEALTHCARE
FLYIN HI AIRLINES
FRIEDRICH DESIGN
FUJITSU
GQ MAGAZINE
GETTING IT
GEORGE HOLZ PHOTOGRAPHY
GENENTECH
GOODSILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL
HEWLETT PACKARD (HP)
HALEIWA-WAIALUA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
HARRY & JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION
HASTINGS & PLEADWELL
HAWAII GAS
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
HAWAIIAN HOST CHOCOLATES
HAWAIIAN ISLAND ATM
HAWAIIAN TELCOM
HAWAII BOARD OF REALTORS
HAWAII BICYCLING LEAGUE
HAWAII COFFEE COMPANY
HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
HAWAII CHILDRENS ACTION NETWORK
HAWAII DEPT OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES
HAWAII GOVT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL
HAWAII ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS
HAWAII MEDICAL CENTER
HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH
HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
HAWAII P-20 PARTNERSHIPS FOR EDUCATION
HAWAII SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING
HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE
HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
HAWAII STATE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
HAWAII TOBACCO QUIT LINE
HAWAII VISITORS & CONVENTIONS BUREAU
HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY
HEEG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
HERCULES COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES
HI LIFE ATHLETICS
HI PERFORMANCE PILATES
HOME OF THE BRAVE BEVERAGE COMPANY
HENDRIX MIYASAKI SHIN ADVERTISING
HONOKEA SURF PARKS
HONOLULU JEWELRY COMPANY
HONOLULU MEETING CENTER
HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART
HONOLULU SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING
HONOLULU BOARD OF REALTORS
HONOLULU BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY
HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER
HONOLULU WEEKLY
HOOKELE HOME CARE
ILLUMIO
IMUA MAUNALUA
INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES
INFORMATION SECURITY ADVISORS
INPEACE
ISOCKET WEB CREATIVE
JAMBA JUICE HAWAII
JUNIPER NETWORKS
JENKINS EYE CARE
JAMBA JUICE HAWAII
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
JOHN HAAG DESIGN
JOOTS
JUST LOOMIS PHOTOGRAPHY
KAHALA NUI SENIOR LIVING
KANE AND FINKEL
KAMAAINA PLUMBING
KAPILINA BEACH HOMES
KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION
KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER
KAUAI BOARD OF REALTORS
KEILANI TOM DESIGN ASSOCIATES
KOOLINA BEACH VILLA RESORT
KONA BOARD OF REALTORS
KUMU KAHUA THEATER
KTA SUPER STORES
LAIRD CHRISTIANSON ADVERTISING
LE JARDIN SCHOOL
LEFT/RIGHT STUDIOS
LENA CHOW ADVERTISING
LION COFFEE
LIFEMOVES
LITTLE ROOM DESIGN
LUMEN 3D ANIMATION
MACWORLD MAGAZINE
MACYS
MAGENTO
MANAKAI O MALAMA
MARK ARBEIT PHOTOGRAPHY
MAUI WINDOWS & DOORS
MAUNA KEA BEACH HOTEL
MEGUMI ORGANIC SALON
MCCANN-ERICSON
MCDONALDS HAWAII
MCGARRYBOWEN ADVERTISING
MCNEIL WILSON COMMUNICATIONS
MID PACIFIC COUNTRY CLUB
MIDNIGHT MANA
MITSU DESIGNS
MIXED PLATE SPECIAL
MJUICE
MOBI PCS
MORRIS PUBLICATIONS
MVNP ADVERTISING
MYLEX
MZ MEDIA GROUP
NA HOKU JEWELRY
NATIVE MINDS
NETSOURCE COMMUNICATIONS
NEXTLIGHT LIGHTING SYSTEMS
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
OGILVY & MATHER HAWAII
OHANA HEALTH PLAN
OLELO COMMUNITY MEDIA
ONO POPS
ORACLE
OSTRANDER & CHU
ORAL-B
PACIFIC BASIN COMMUNICATIONS
PACIFIC NEW MEDIA (INSTRUCTOR)
PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER
PARADISE FLOORING
PEOPLESOFT
PETIT & BESSIRE
POET SOFTWARE
POLO COLLEGE
PONOSTONE HAWAII
PORTNER ORTHOPEDIC
PROOFPOINT
PROSIS
PRUDENTIAL LOCATIONS
PUU O HOKU RANCH MOLOKAI
RAINOLDI KERZNER RADCLIFFE
REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF MAUI
REVLON COSMETICS
ROYAL HAWAIIAN MOVERS
ROYAL HAWAIIAN CENTER
RUBBER STAMPEDE
SHERATON HOTELS & RESORTS
SAN FRANCISCO BICYCLE COALITION
SAN FRANCISCO FOCUS MAGAZINE
SEARLE PHARMACEUTICALS
SILVER FOX SENIOR CARE
SMALL KINE MAGAZINE
SMART CREATIVE SERVICES
SPERLING SAMPSON WEST
SPY MAGAZINE
STARWOOD HOTELS
STATE OF HAWAII, DLNR
STATE OF HAWAII, DBEDT
STRAUB CLINIC & HOSPITAL
SUPERGEEKS
SUPERFERRY
SURF PAWS ANIMAL HOSPITAL
SURGICARE
SUSHI RAN
SUSTAINABLE COASTLINES HAWAII
TRP PARTS
T.S. COMMUNICATIONS
TAPESTRY INTERACTIVE
TANIUM
TEAM VISION
TEKNEKRON COMMUNICATIONS
THE ARGONAUT
THE GOOD GUYS
THE HAGGIN GROUP
THE HARRIS AGENCY
THE IDEAS GROUP
THREE PEAS
TOBI DESIGNS
TOKYO CONVENTIONS & VISITORS BUREAU
TRANSPHERE INTERNATIONAL
TRIDENT SURFBOARDS
TRIPPETTI & ASSOCIATES
TRUM PARTNERS
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PRESS
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCHOOL OF NURSING
US MAGAZINE
VANPOOL HAWAII
VISION INTEGRATED MARKETING
WAIKIKI SHOPPING CENTER
WANG/HUTNER DESIGN
WASISWAS
WHALERS COVE RESORT
WHERE GUESTBOOK
WILCOX HOSPITAL
WOOLWARD & PARTNERS
YAMAMOTO HETHERINGTON
YASOU SKIN CARE
YERKEY DESIGN GROUP
YERXA DESIGNS
