Keenan Sultanik

Keenan Sultanik directs the Creative Arts Department of West Coast Baptist College in addition to teaching courses in design, communications, media, and technology. He has experience founding an interactive design startup and in photography, graphic and interactive design, web and app development, video production, broadcasting, and 3D modeling. Keenan is an Adobe Education Leader and an Adobe Partners by Design member. Shortly after earning a master’s degree in Graphic Design, he founded the Creative Arts Department and acts as the college’s creative director.

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Professional Experience

Creative Arts Director

West Coast Baptist College

Jun 2019–Present

Provide creative direction to the design team on branding and design projects
Develop departmental budgets and present reports to executive management
Designed Bachelors of Visual Arts program and successfully received accreditation
Developed and implemented curriculum for courses in visual arts
Managed cross-discipline curriculum development supervising instructional design
Advised creative arts department personnel in industry best practices
Proposed, designed, and maintain a thirty-workstation design studio
Design departmental promotional materials and content
Mentor visual arts students in practicums and internships
Conducted annual performance reviews of department staff

Product Design Manager and Instructor

West Coast Baptist College

May 2014–Jun 2019

Managed a team of graphic and interactive designers creating brand identity and interactive design assets, providing art direction and project management
Worked with executive management to develop and implement three visual arts proficiency programs—Graphic Design, Interactive Design, and Visual Productions
Directed the major revision and implementation of the institution’s brand identity, working with executive stakeholders and design teams across departments

Product Designer and Instructor

West Coast Baptist College

Aug 2012–May 2014

Worked across departments to strategize and design digital products including iOS and Android apps and websites
Developed and implemented curricula in graphic and interactive design

Senior Graphic / UX Designer

Lancaster Baptist Ministries

Jan 2013–May 2014

Worked across departments with stakeholders to develop digital strategy
Designed graphics and branding design systems and managed web/social assets
Created visual content for conferences (3000+ delegates), including photography, produced videos, platform lighting, live stream, web design, and audio
Photography published in communication/instructional magazine
Directed videography and worked with lighting in a green-screen studio

Interactive Designer / Account Manager

Web Works

Feb 2010–Jan 2013

Developed clients’ digital strategy across multiple platforms/media
Designed, developed, and managed digital presence and web assets for clients
Designed custom and unique brand identities and style guides for clients
Captured architectural and product photography

Graphic and Interactive Designer

Signs by Tomorrow

Aug 2008–Aug 2011

Collaborated with clients to define project scope/goals and designed marketing and promotional graphics and brand assets
Designed, built, and maintained the company’s digital / web presence
Captured product photography for the website, as well as clients’ products for use in marketing and promotional assets

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Adobe Honors and Certifications

Adobe Education Leader

The Adobe Education Leaders program is an exclusive community of innovative thought leaders in education who effectively use Adobe tools to promote excellence and critical problem solving.

280 members worldwide

Adobe Partner by Design

This prestigious group of the world’s top creative and visual arts professors in higher education provides access to unique events, beta programs of industry-leading Adobe creative software, and training opportunities.

83 members worldwide

Adobe Campus Leader

Adobe Campus Leaders are innovative primary, secondary, and higher education faculty members at accredited institutions who are thought leaders using Adobe tools on their school, district, or university campuses. They are advocates for educator-driven professional development and support colleagues and students in developing creative problem solving skills.

Adobe Education Trainer

An Adobe Education Trainer is an individual that provides training on Adobe tools and solutions to individuals and institutions in the education space and who maintains high standards for reach and quality by meeting or exceeding the program requirements.

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Education

Keenan Sultanik has education in Graphic Design, Business, and Religious Education. He studied Accounting Operations at Suncoast Technical College before going on to study Education at West Coast Baptist College where he served as an officer in a student-led campus organization, was nominated as “Who’s Who” by college faculty, and ultimately graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors.

He went on to study Graphic Design in Liberty University’s terminal Master of Fine Arts program in the School of Communicative and Creative Arts. After successfully defending his dissertation, Keenan graduated with high distinction with a GPA of 4.0 and was named as the department’s Outstanding Student of the Year.

His educational experiences have informed his teaching process and guided him in the development of the Creative Arts Department at West Coast Baptist College, which he went on to chair.

MFA—
Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

Terminal Degree

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA, School of Comm. and Creative Arts

Graduated with High Distinction (4.0 GPA)

Awarded 2019 Outstanding Student for LUO Studio and Digital Arts Department

Honored as highest GPA in the graduate program

2016–2019

BRE—
Bachelors in Education

West Coast Baptist College

Lancaster, CA

Graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors

Awarded “Who’s Who” by college faculty

2009–2014

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Teaching Experience

Professor and Chair of Creative Arts

West Coast Baptist College

2019–Current

Professor of Visual Arts

West Coast Baptist College

2014–2019

Adjunct Professor of Visual Arts

West Coast Baptist College

2012–2014

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