Kyle Ranson-Walsh
Hello,
I'm Kyle.
Creative director and studio builder with twenty years at the intersection of brand, editorial, and storytelling — from Pixar to LinkedIn.
I've spent my career creating from the inside out: shaping brands for industry-defining companies, telling stories with world-renowned artists, and pioneering pipelines that scale (and even delight.)
I believe art and copy are inseparable, and that the best creative work happens when there's a mission and an insatiable drive to make meaning.
01
- Unified two design teams into a single global Content Creative Design team of 20+ designers
- Completely overhauled LinkedIn News' visual design globally, across all touchpoints
- Led creative direction for flagship editorial tentpoles — Top Lists, Big Ideas, Skills/Jobs/Cities on the Rise — reaching audiences across 14+ markets and multiple languages
- Partnered across the company to launch LinkedIn's inaugural AI in Work Day hybrid event and Year in Review experience
02
Luminary
- Repositioned the Luminary brand — visual identity, consumer value prop, and pricing structure
- Moved all creative in-house, saving millions in production costs
- Partnered with Apple Podcasts to launch a subscription product that grew the subscriber base by 50% and expanded reach to 175+ countries
- Creative Director for The Midnight Miracle (Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey) and marquee shows with Trevor Noah, Roxane Gay, and Lena Dunham
- Launched the first two localized podcasts for the Indian market in partnership with Times Bridge
Campaign · The Midnight Miracle
03
Building
Studios
Compass — Marketing & Creative Production Lead
- Built a 60-person in-house studio serving the Compass brand and 1,000+ agents across 9 cities
- Orchestrated a complete rebrand in three months
- Developed product spec for Compass Marketing Center — a self-serve platform for agents
WeWork — Director, Creative Operations
- Established Studio We — The We Company's in-house agency — combining multiple teams across the company
- Led production of all marketing deliverables for a notable IPO filing
Discovery — Director, Emerging Platforms (VR/AR)
- Launched TRVLR — an award-winning VR series filmed on all seven continents, in partnership with Google and Toyota
Compass — Brand film
04
Pixar Animation
Studios
- Produced teams of 8 to 80 at every stage of the animation and VFX pipeline
- Pioneered a new production pipeline for The Blue Umbrella — premiered at Berlinale and SXSW
- Directed It Gets Better — Love, Pixar, one of the most-watched videos in the series with over 15 million views; featured in a Google Chrome campaign
- Credits: The Blue Umbrella · Toy Story of Terror · Cars 2 · Up · WALL·E · Ratatouille
Selected work
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