WebAward Judge Profile: Jens Karlsson
Your Majesty Co.
Creative Director
Jens Karlsson Founder & CCO Global of Your Majesty. He has led the creative department on award-winning projects for clients such as Nature Valley, NIKEiD, The New York Times, Canon, Gilt, Maybelline and AMEX. As a result of his work, Jens has been invited to give lectures and has hosted workshops on advertising and design throughout the world. He is also a multifaceted photographer experienced in fashion, architecture, nature, portraiture and has been on the Getty Images Pro roster since 2001.
Previously Jens served as Design Director at Big Spaceship where he was responsible for award-winning projects for Billboard, HBO Voyeur, MoMa, Nike Air and Underworld to name a few. Originally from Sweden, he studied Information & Advertising before continuing to the digital media school Hyper Island. He founded the interactive agency Nish Interactive at the age of 17 and from there moved on to Kioken, New York - one of the most progressive agencies in the early days of interactive advertising. The lovely climate of Los Angeles followed along with a position at DNA Studios.
Jens’ work has been honored in several award shows including Emmys, Communication Arts, Creativity, FWA, Communicator, Webby Awards, Davey Awards, Flash Forward, Cannes Lions, Pixel Awards, HOW, D&AD, The New York Festivals and he is the youngest person to date to be elected into the Media Post’s Online All Stars roster. He has also served on several international awards juries including The FWA, Print Magazine, FITC, Web Marketing Association and has been featured in over 100 books, magazines and publications on design and advertising.
Major clients:
Netflix, Intel, Amazon, Nike, Formica, Ralph Lauren, Gilt, Victoria's Secret, Armani, Shiseido, Clinique, Panasonic, Apple, Google, Cisco, Qualcomm, GM, Volkswagen, The New York Times, American Express, Universal, Sony, MoMA, Mazda, SAAB, McLaren, Nature Valley, Absolut Vodka, HBO
Sites:
www.your-majesty.com
www.chapter3.net
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