About / The Story

Creative Director with twenty years of experience

Creative Director

Twenty years making and leading creative work.

Emmy-nominatedAward-winningA decade at Apple
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I find the story in what a company needs to say.

Then I bring the right people together and lead the work until that story is clear, beautiful, and meaningful to the customer.

Kristopher Szumowski smiling in a black-and-white portrait
02 / Experience

Twenty years making and leading creative work.

I’m an Emmy-nominated, award-winning Creative Director with a decade leading major work at Apple across launches, WWDC, television, Retail, Holiday, Apple Music, Services, and reusable systems.

03 / Practice

One idea, strengthened by every discipline.

I work across design, motion, film, music, production, product, and marketing. The goal is a clear direction that gives each discipline a meaningful way to make the result better.

04 / Leadership

Close to the work. Clear with the team.

I stay close enough to protect what matters while building a culture where talented people can do their best work and grow.

AI and creative tools.

I built an AI-assisted video workflow in 2016 and, outside my Apple work, have spent the past several years building Shared Canvas, an AI-native collaborative workspace. It is an independent project that keeps me close to the way new tools can change creative practice, customer experience, and collaboration.

Start a conversation →kris@throughiris.com

Selected work.

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01WWDC22 | Branding, Identity & Opening film02Netflix’s “The Politician” | Main Title Sequence03Apple’s 2021 Retail & Brand Holiday Campaign04Black Unity | Retail Campaign | 2025