I’m Karolina, a Swedish art director who has spent the past nine years in San Francisco. I’m currently an Art Director at Roblox, with prior agency experience creating work for brands such as Audi, Suntory, StubHub, Cricket Wireless, Pernod Ricard, Sonos, AT&T, and Bread & Butter Wines.
Get in touch at karolina.edgren1@gmail.com,
or download my resume here
Experience
ROBLOX
Art Director
San Francisco — Present
ARGONAUT
Senior Art Director
San Francisco — 2025
Art Director
San Francisco — 2021–2025
VCCP US (formerly MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER)
Art Director
San Francisco — 2021
VCCP US
Junior Art Director
San Francisco — 2019–2021
VCCP US
Art Director Intern
San Francisco — 2019
Nabunya Promotions
Freelance Art Director
Oslo — 2018
FOLL Advertising Agency
Freelance Art Director
San Francisco (remote) — 2017–2018
FOLL Advertising Agency
Art Director Intern
Oslo — 2017
Imprint Projects
Production Assistant
San Francisco — 2017
Merits
Mentor, Book180 Portfolio Program
Spring 2025
Winner of Argonaut Employer of the Year
Winter 2024
Mentor, Book180 Portfolio Program
Fall 2024
Winner 'Ambition' Category of Argonaut Agency Award
Winter 2023
Coach, 4A's MAIP Summer Program
Summer 2023
Judge, Le Book Connections, North America
January 2023
Judge, Le Book Connections, London
November 2022
Guest, Focus On Women Podcast
September 2022
Mentor, MAIP Face of Talent
August 2022
Reviewer, Focus On Women Portfolio Review
June 2022
Judge, Academy of Art Spring Show
May 2022
Thought Leadership Piece, Muse By Clio
May 2022
Judge, Le Book Connections West Coast
April 2022
Reviewer, Boulevard Artist Portfolio Review
April 2022
Interviewed for Berghs School of
Communications
April 2022
Guest Lecture, Academy of Art Final Portfolio Class
March 2022
Gold, Professional Category, Y&S
November 2021
Finalist, Academy of Art Spring Show
May 2019
Bronze, ADDYs
October 2019
Finalist, Young & Glory
November 2017
Silver, One Club Creative Bootcamp
September 2017
Education
Academy of Art University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Advertising
San Francisco 2016–2019
Berghs School of Communication
Berghs Bachelor
Stockholm 2016
Bilder Nordic School of Photography
Photography Studies
Oslo 2015–2016