THE IDEA
IS THE POINT
jess@regularjess.com
I don’t really believe in silos.
As a multidisciplinary creative leader, I’ve spent my career moving between mediums, industries and problems. Ideas rarely stay in one lane, and neither do I.
I make things with people.
Finding the human truth underneath a business problem means building the right team, strategy and creative world around it.
Jess Kaihoi
Creative Leader & Artist
Multidisciplinary Creative Director / GCD
BNP PARIBAS OPEN • INDIAN WELLS
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY • NEW YORK
GLOWUP STUDIO • NEW YORK
TEAM CANADA OLYMPIC KIT REVEAL • TORONTO
AMAZON ADS PORT AFFILIATES • CANNES
OMR • HAMBURG
STERLING VINEYARDS • CALISTOGA
GOOGLE FOR GAMES • MOUNTAIN VIEW
ZILLOW • SEATTLE
WHATSAPP • MENLO PARK
VIVINO • SAN FRANCISCO
BJ'S RESTAURANTS • LOS ANGELES
EXPERIENTIAL
INTEGRATED
CAMPAIGNS
ACTIVATIONS
SOCIAL
DIGITAL
CONTENT
VIDEO
MUSIC
OOH
BRANDING
PRODUCT LAUNCHES
FESTIVALS
CREATIVE DIRECTION
CONCEPTING
STRATEGY
PITCHES
NEW BUSINESS
SPORT
FASHION
FOOD
ENTERTAINMENT
GAMING
TECH
RETAIL
I even make things
when nobody briefs me.
As a member of the Open Arts Center in Bend, Oregon, my studio practice explores the tension between material and emotion through abstract oil painting, charcoal and mixed media. Layering shifting color with reflective foil, my work examines the line between control and chaos, our need to find meaning, and the bigger question of why it matters.
Experience
Creative Director
2024 – 2026
Bend, LA, NYC
Pinch
Creative Director
2021 – 2024
San Francisco, LA
Monks
Creative Director
2017 – 2021
San Francisco
Onsite @Google
Adjunct Instructor
Integrated Campaigns
2017-2018
San Francisco
Firewood
Academy of Art
Associate Creative Director
2008-2015
San Francisco
Ogilvy
Art Director
2006-2008
San Francisco
Brandadvisors
Art Director
2002-2004
Minneapolis
BBDO
J. Walter Thompson
Associate Creative Director
2015-2016
San Francisco
Some of the best ideas start with a pitch.
I love the zero-to-one part: finding the opportunity, building the story, rallying a team around the ideas, and turning those ideas into winning work across technology, entertainment, culture, business and consumer brands.
If you're interested in seeing pitch work, let's chat.
