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ABOUT

Caroline
Kosciusko

(kos-shu-sko)

CREATIVE DIRECTOR · BRAND STRATEGIST
PORTLAND, OR

I ask better questions because I'm not stuck in your industry's assumptions. After 14 years across various industries like craft beer, Olympic sports, tech start-ups, trade services, hospitality, and nonprofits, I've learned how to see systems fast and find what actually matters. Since I don't live in your world, my fresh perspective is aligned with the people discovering your company for the first time.

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THE STORY

I’ve been a standout creative my whole life. What I figured out early is that I love making something meaningful even more than making something beautiful. Beautiful matters, but it only works when it means something to the people it’s for.

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That’s fueled me through fourteen years and a lot of different rooms. I’ve designed hundreds of labels and merch lines, launched personal brands for Olympic athletes, built dozens and dozens of websites from scratch, and produced events from intimate dinners to sold-out festivals. And I am sometimes the one doing the designing, sometimes the one leading the team, sometimes doing it all, and almost always the one people called when something needed figuring out.

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What I’m actually best at is people. I notice what motivates someone, where the friction is, and what isn’t being said. Clients tend to tell me what’s really going on early, because they can tell I’ll take it seriously and bring some new perspectives and serious problem-solving to it. I’ve been called the glue at more than one company, and I take that as the highest compliment.

I also think in stories. Whatever I’m working on, I keep coming back to one question: what is the person on the other end going to feel? That question is behind the best work I’ve done, and it’s the first one I’ll ask about yours.

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I live in Portland, and when I’m not working, there’s a good chance I’m on a mountain - skiing, camping, swimming. I love this city’s creativity and the people building things here. If you’re one of them, I’d love to help.

EXPERIENCE

Caroline Kos Designs, LLC
Founder & Brand Expert · 2018-Current

Ex Novo Brewing Co.
Creative & Brand Director · 2021–2024

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Great Falls Brewing Co.
Marketing & Creative Manager · 2018–2023

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CG Sports Management
Creative & Brand Manager · 2018–2020

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Two Roads Brewing Co.
Brand Designer · 2019–2020

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Salisbury School

Digital Media Specialist · 2017–2018

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Swimming World Magazine
Director of Social Media · 2014–2017

BOARD ROLES

Portland Timberfish | LGBTQIA+ Swim Team
Board Member since 2023

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PDX Queer Professionals | Networking Group
Board Member since 2026

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EDUCATION

Springfield College
BS Computer Graphics | Communications | 2012

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Project Management, PMI

Currently Enrolled | Coursera

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Construction Management

Currently Enrolled | Coursera​​​​

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Brands Built

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