Kevin Harrington
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jacksonville,Florida
Summary
Visionary Executive Creative Director with 25+ years of experience leading global brands, multidisciplinary creative organizations, and integrated experience-driven marketing programs that connect people with brands in meaningful ways. A strategic storyteller and collaborative leader who transforms business objectives into immersive experiences across live events, branded environments, digital platforms, social content, broadcast, trade shows, product launches, and experiential activations. Equally comfortable inspiring creative teams, presenting to executive clients, leading new business pursuits, and partnering with strategy, production, marketing, and sales to deliver breakthrough work. Recognized for building high-performing creative cultures that encourage innovation, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability while embracing emerging technologies, AI-powered workflows, and experience-led design thinking.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Marketing Director | Creative Director – U.S. Operations
KLS MARTIN GROUP
01.2023 - Current
- Lead creative strategy and brand experience for U.S. operations across multiple surgical portfolios, integrating digital marketing, experiential events, education programs, product launches, and branded communications.
- Direct multidisciplinary teams spanning design, content, video, digital marketing, product marketing, communications, and external production partners, translating complex clinical innovations into immersive brand stories through integrated campaigns, environmental graphics, live education experiences, social content, and video.
- Partner with executive leadership, sales, and product teams to align creative vision with business objectives while increasing digital engagement by 65%.
- Champion collaborative creative processes and AI-enhanced workflows that improve efficiency and elevate creative output.
Chief Creative Officer
EPIC BRAND GROUP
01.2016 - 01.2023
- Defined creative vision and agency direction while leading integrated campaigns for healthcare, consumer, technology, pharmaceutical, and performance brands.
- Built and mentored multidisciplinary teams of designers, writers, strategists, and production partners.
- Led concept development for product launches, brand activations, experiential programs, executive events, digital campaigns, and environmental installations.
- Directed agency new business efforts, achieving a 62% win rate through compelling storytelling and executive-level presentations.
- Oversaw creative operations, resource planning, budgets, production partnerships, and quality standards while balancing creative ambition with business performance.
- Guided complete brand transformations that increased client sales by 27% through integrated experience design and storytelling.
Director of Brand & Creative
SCIQUEST
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Led enterprise rebranding initiatives combining digital experience, content strategy, visual identity, and marketing communications. Introduced agile creative frameworks and collaborative workflows that improved execution and increased customer engagement by more than 200%.
- Managed designers, writers, UX professionals, and developers while remaining actively involved in creative direction and concept development.
Creative Director
FWV / STONE
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Developed integrated campaigns combining experiential marketing, digital engagement, environmental graphics, social media, UX, and trade marketing.
- Directed teams of designers, developers, strategists, and production specialists from concept through execution.
- Presented creative strategy and campaign concepts directly to executive stakeholders while maintaining alignment between business goals and creative vision.
President & Chief Creative Officer
THE HARRINGTON GROUP
01.1996 - 01.2014
- Founded and grew a nationally recognized branding and experiential agency, generating more than $50 million in billings.
- Built and led a creative organization of 35 multidisciplinary professionals, including art directors, designers, writers, strategists, developers, photographers, video producers, and account leaders.
- Directed integrated campaigns for HBO, Cinemax, Fox News Channel, Pfizer, Ethicon, and Fortune 500 organizations.
- Developed experiential activations, branded environments, product launches, conferences, executive events, broadcast promotions, environmental graphics, trade show exhibits, and digital experiences.
- Led agency creative standards, business development, client strategy, presentations, staffing, resource planning, vendor management, and operational leadership.
- Fostered a creative culture built on mentorship, collaboration, continuous learning, and fearless idea generation.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Advertising Art & Communications Design
Temple University – Tyler School of Art & Architecture
Postgraduate Studies - Advertising
School of Visual Arts
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- PowerPoint
- Figma
- Creative AI Platforms
- Digital Experience Tools
- Collaborative Creative Systems
- CMS Platforms
- Video & Content Production
Timeline
Marketing Director | Creative Director – U.S. Operations
KLS MARTIN GROUP
01.2023 - Current
Chief Creative Officer
EPIC BRAND GROUP
01.2016 - 01.2023
Director of Brand & Creative
SCIQUEST
01.2015 - 01.2016
Creative Director
FWV / STONE
01.2014 - 01.2015
President & Chief Creative Officer
THE HARRINGTON GROUP
01.1996 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Advertising Art & Communications Design
Temple University – Tyler School of Art & Architecture
Postgraduate Studies - Advertising
School of Visual Arts