Job: Senior Art Director
Preferred title: Diva of Design
Favorite thing about your job: My beautiful, 24″ iMac
When not working: Running, reading fashion magazines, daydreaming about vacations, and constantly redecorating our house
What I listen to: Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, Airborne Toxic Event, The Decemberists, Kings of Leon and every U2 album—ever
Words of wisdom: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” —Ferris Bueller
Favorite movie: Princess Bride
Dream dinner guests: Jackie Kennedy. Because she was an amazing, intelligent woman. And because she had the best fashion sense ever
Favorite vacation destination: The Greek Isles
My passion is: Vacationing!
KRISTEN SOBBA
For me, design is like choosing what to wear for the day — only much more complicated and not really the same at all.
Kristen Sobba is a breath of fresh air in the world of art direction. She has a keen eye for clean, contemporary lines that boost the visual signature of her clients. Her specialty is finding simple solutions that turn cluttered catalog pages into organized, elegant product spreads pleasing to both the eye and sales.
In her nine years at J. Schmid, Kristen has developed and executed knockout design concepts for Jockey, The BBC, Orvis, Journeys Shoes, Honeybaked Ham, Legal Seafoods, New Pig and Relax The Back.
Prior to J. Schmid, Kristen worked as a graphic designer and media buyer for the Theater League in Kansas City. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas.