Resumé
Johan Perjus | Art Director | Director | Visual Creative
www.johanperjus.com | johan@perj.us | +46(0)708856426
• Extensive and proven track record of developing, pitching, presenting and producing creative film campaigns for multiple Fortune 500 companies in Sweden, the United States, Canada and Europe.
• Highly creative and ideas driven with a deep and broad skill set, covering the theoretical and practical aspects of creative media and advertising production, from graphic design, typography, photography, cinematography to editing and animation.
• Over 15 years of experience directing commercials and collaborating with agency creatives, clients and production.
• A masters degree in Visual Communication from Konstfack University Of Arts And Crafts.
• Proficient in both verbal and written English (C1 Advanced – C2 Proficient), as well as Swedish (native).
• Well versed in industry standard software and AI tools such as Adobe CC, DaVinci Resolve and MidJourney.
WORK HISTORY
Current – Freelance Creative Director, Graphic and Motion Designer
Full time, Self Employed, Stockholm.
Freelance work for clients such as B-Reel Films, UR (Utbildningsradion) and Bonava.
2022 – Cinematographer and Editor
Full time, Arla Foods, Solna.
Three months temporary In-house cinematographer at Arla Foods, Solna.
2004 – 2021 Commercial Film Director (DGA)
Full time, BR•F (B-Reel Films), Stockholm / Los Angeles.
Responsible for the creative development and directing of the filmed assets as part of advertising campaigns. Beyond defining the vision and script development, being the director involves leading and guiding the production team to ensure that I and the team deliver on the creative vision, all the way from bidding and development through planning, execution, post production and finish.
“B-Reel Makes The Fast Company Most Innovative Companies List”
Fast Company – 2018
“B-Reel - The Company That Is Changing Advertising”
Inc. Magazine – 2012
2000 – 2004 Creative Director and Founder
Full time, Alphabetical Order AB, Stockholm.
Creative Director, Designer and Founding partner at boutique design agency Alphabetical Order where we produced album art, print design, logotype design, motion graphics, animation and films for clients such as Channel 4 UK, Sony Music, Elektra Entertainment, Scandinavian Airlines, and Nike EMEA. Our work was featured at OneDotZero Festival at the Institute Of Contemporary Arts in London and featured internationally through our contributions to design publications such as “Los Logos” and “Dos Logos” (Die Gestalten 2001 Verlag - 2002/2004) and “Low Fat Graphics” (Ginko Press, 2003).
1999 – 2000 Jr. Art Director
Full time, Acne, Stockholm
Jr. Art Director at then boutique design agency Acne working under founding partners Johnny Johansson (Acne Studios ECD), Jesper Kouthoofd (founder Teenage Engineering), Mats Johansson (Acne Jr.) and Thomas Skoging. As Jr. Art Director I designed graphic prints for the Acne Jeans brand in collaboration with Jonny Johansson and Ann-Sofie Back as well as did graphic design, motion graphics and illustrations for a variety of external clients.