Klifton R. Semo — Creative Director | Brand Strategy | San Diego

Less noise,
more impact.

Creative Director, San Diego.

I help turn ideas into things people care about.

Sometimes that’s a brand.
Sometimes it’s a campaign.
Sometimes it’s a business.

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About
Klifton Semo

I'm a Creative Director with 12 years building brands across hospitality, entertainment, beauty, tech, and culture. Visual identity, campaign concepting, content production, and the strategy that connects all three. 2018 Telly Award winner.

The work I care about starts with culture and community. Strategy rooted there doesn't need to perform authenticity. It already has it. From there it's about building the systems that take it from brief to finished product and make it repeatable.

AI is part of the toolkit. I use Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity for research and strategy. Midjourney and Higgsfield for visual concepting and motion. n8n for automation. I build these workflows for clients too, helping teams move faster without losing quality in the process.

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