Image Alumni ’17 , MFA Education MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design BFA, Montana State University Website kaylacampbell.com Current Career Creative Director, DesignWorks Location Minneapolis College of Art and Design Kayla Campbell (she/her) currently runs the DesignWorks team at MCAD. She oversees the big picture, and is the general brand enforcer– and couldn't do this without her team of full-time designers, and the other members of the CMS team. Together, they keep MCAD aligned with its mission and working toward its goals. Campbell is responsible for the creative direction of any studio projects and serves as a mentor for the student designers. While a graduate student at MCAD, Campbell's mentor was Andy Ducett. "He is still listed in my phone as 'life coach', and is a great person to talk to about anything from art, to the paint color of the bathroom, and lots in between". What advice do you have for current students? Learn how to speak publicly and write professionally. Ask yourself often, what is your end goal? What's the best thing you ever found on the free shelf? Soup! How did you get your job? My uniqueness, nerve, and talent.