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Henry Kilpatrick is a communicator, marketer, and award-winning cinematographer and editor.

He kick-started his career as a student worker at Austin Peay State University producing award-winning content for their PR & Marketing Department.

After graduating, he found himself quite literally "walking with dinosaurs” at Animax Designs, working alongside some of the industry’s most brilliant minds for some of the biggest names in themed entertainment.

Today, Henry applies his unique and creative skillset to rethink the way government communicates with its constituents.

 

HENRY’S CAREER // 2020 - Present

City of Clarksville

 
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CAREER

EXPERIENCE

City of Clarksville - Mayor’s Office // Clarksville, TN

July 2020 - Present

  • Manage, curate, and produce photo/video/graphics for the City’s social pages, amassing 60k+ views in organic reach.

  • Work collaboratively with Mayor Joe Pitts and Department Heads to develop reports, presentations, and other media.

  • Produce and oversee digital and print media for the Mayor’s Office.

  • Provide creative and technical insight to other media professionals across City departments.

  • Produce news releases for the City of Clarksville and provide copywriting assistance to all City departments and organizations.

  • Interface with local media and constituents as needed.

  • Establish and maintain branding guidelines and standards across all City and Mayor’s Office communications.

  • Maintain ADA compliance across all City video communications.

    • Developed, in collaboration with City Attorney, accessible captioning guidelines for City media professionals.

  • Provide communications assistance to committees, as appointed.

 

CLARKSVILLE FACES OF WOMEN’S HISTORY SERIES

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CLARKSVILLE FACES OF WOMEN’S HISTORY: ELLA ROBERTS
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CLARKSVILLE FACES OF WOMEN’S HISTORY: KIM MCMILLAN

Downtown Area SHuttle Branding

Logo design for Clarksville Transit System’s sub-brand DASH - a free downtown shuttle service marketed towards downtown visitors and business professionals.

Clarksville Neighborhood & Community Services Logo

Clarksville Neighborhood & Community Services

Logo design and brand overhaul for Clarksville Neighborhood & Community Services (formerly the Office of Housing and Community Development).

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HENRY’S CAREER // 2018 - 2020

Animax Designs

 
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CAREER

EXPERIENCE

Animax Designs // Nashville, TN

October 2018 - June 2020

  • Coordinated with clients and vendors to develop collaborative media exchange for marketing purposes

  • Contributed and executed marketing strategies to showcase the company while maintaining strict NDA regulations

  • Focused on global brand development to build brand recognition across digital and physical media

  • Ensured branded content being publicly distributed aligns with the company's internal style guide

  • Developed and executed yearly social media strategy across company social media platforms

  • Organically increased social media following across all platforms by over 300% (avg.)

  • Curated social media content unique to platform analytics and audience engagement

  • Fulfilled social media calendar by sourcing, curating, and producing content for social media platforms

  • Produced press releases and company-centered publications for external release

  • Collaborated with co-workers to develop an all-inclusive experience catered towards clientele first impressions

  • Assisted in new talent acquisition and intern recruitment

  • Transformed the company website from being an information source into a marketing asset that drove over 2,000 visits a month

 

Targeted recruitment campaign for Monsterpolooza 2019

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Animax Designs partners with New Zealand based Pukeko Pictures to produce themed face masks for children

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Animax Designs’ latest project unveiled at Empire State Building

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Henry’s Career // 2016 - 2018

Austin Peay State University

 
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Career

EXPERIENCE

Austin Peay State University // Clarksville, TN

August 2016 - August 2018

  • Produced high-profile marketing videos and advertisements

  • Cinematographer and editor for award-winning series "GovLife"

  • Created social media and website-driven video content

  • Produced photo and video content for both internal and external publication

  • Maintained cataloging workflow for both photo and video content

  • Collaborated with team on media marketing strategies and campaigns

 
“Henry Kilpatrick is one of the hardest working individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He has put together some of the best videos and photos this university has ever seen. Henry consistently went above and beyond the responsibilities of a student worker and produced master level content. I enjoyed working with Henry, and actually learned a lot about video from him. I would highly recommend Henry for any job in the creative communication field.”
— Taylor Slifko, Former APSU University Photographer

EDUCATION

Austin Peay State University // Clarksville, TN

B.S. Communications, Broadcast Media, Summa Cum Laude
Graduated May 2018

AWARDS

City of Clarksville - Cause for applause - Mayor’s Rising Star // JUNE 2021

Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA) Gold Award - Digital Advertisement - “Are you Ready To Lead” // May 2019

Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA) Gold Award - Overall Promotional Campaign - “Lead” - Leading through Excellence brand campaign // May 2019

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) – Southeast District III - Award of Excellence - Social Media Strategy and Execution for “GovLife” series // March 2019

Austin Peay State University Dean’s List each Fall & Spring // 2015-2018