Since joining ALKU as a freelance graphic designer in 2020, Justin has been instrumental in shaping the ALKU brand we recognize today. His unique contributions, made evident by his immediate impact on smaller projects, made it clear that his full-time career would significantly enhance the future of ALKU’s creative growth. Justin has been involved in almost every Marketing team project over his last two and a half years as a full-time employee—from Revenue initiatives to drive business, to company-wide events, and building out an entirely new office headquarters, his company-wide impact is impossible to ignore. With his creativity and quick thinking, you can always count on him to bring energy, new ideas, enthusiasm, and positivity to the table. Justin is the type of employee who doesn’t stop until the project is completed correctly, and he continues to prove that he is willing to go the extra mile for the success of his team and those around him. With such a deep knowledge of ALKU’s brand and culture, he does an excellent job of knowing which direction is needed for the company to reach new heights of branding.
When he’s not working on new designs, Justin keeps everyone on the Marketing team laughing daily with his quick sarcasm and witty jokes. A true team player, he is always the first person to congratulate others and help out his teammates when needed. Whether you see him hauling camera equipment around the office to support his team, helping Talent teams revamp their on-campus materials, or in a brainstorming meeting with the Technology team to come up with new branding, he is always willing to go above and beyond in his role to ensure ALKU’s creative success. In his new role, Justin will be responsible for ALKU’s brand strategy and all creative decision-making. He will continue to be the go-to person for all design decisions and input while working on enhancing and developing ALKU’s brand, ensuring consistency across all areas of the company. As he leads and grows the Creative Marketing team, Justin will work to drive business through creative initiatives and support the Growth Marketing team through sales campaigns.
Congratulations, Justin! We can’t wait to see all you accomplish in this new role!
“Justin! I am SO beyond excited to see you receive your Manager promotion today! Since your ALKU freelance days, you have made a huge impact on the company, the brand, and the culture. I can confidently say that without you, ALKU’s brand identity would not be where it is today.
Justin has a deep understanding of ALKU’s culture and understands what the company needs from the Marketing team at any point in time, whether we had planned for it or not. He often has people approach him with last-minute design requests or edits and he always welcomes them with excitement and a positive attitude. Justin’s world touches almost every part of ALKU, which often has him jumping from one area to another hourly, and he still manages to come to every meeting with new and innovative ideas even if it’s a topic he isn’t familiar with. On top of this, Justin keeps the Marketing team laughing and amused every day with his quick wit and clever Slacks. Thanks for being so great, Justin! You have truly made ALKU a better place!! Congratulations!! – Senior Manager, Marketing, Maddie Eldridge,
“Justin, congratulations on your well-deserved promotion to Creative Marketing Manager! Your journey from freelance graphic designer to leader of the Creative team has been incredible to watch, and we are so glad you took a chance on ALKU full-time all those years ago. Since the day you started, you have been the creative mind behind the ALKU brand, which you were so seamlessly able to understand and make your own. It was your willingness to mentor and train full-time hires and Interns, just as you were, that made this promotion an easy decision. The future of the Creative Marketing team knows no bounds with you leading the way. Congratulations! – Vice President, People Operations, Lauren Pacella
“Justin, the man in charge of the ALKU glow up. On Justin’s first week with ALKU, I reached out to him with an idea for a company initiative we had at the time. He listened as I pitched a crazy idea and said, ‘I know it will be hard to make it look that way,’ and he assured me he had it taken care of. Within a day, he sent it back, “how’s this look?” It was a picture of all the Directors at the time in a Grand Theft Auto graphic for our GTA Contest, and it was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. From that day on, I knew we were about to get way cooler as a company.
Justin has taken the ALKU brand to a new level that we didn’t think we could get to. From logos, to creative around the office, to presentations for clients and orientations, everything this man gets his hands on comes back looking pristine. His work ethic is unquestionable. There have been nights that while most of the ALKU world sleeps, Justin is grinding away making sure that every detail of a company meeting the next day has ‘the look’ to it. Justin has quickly made the Creative Marketing team at ALKU one of our most important functions, and his ‘we can do it, we got you’ attitude makes you feel like you are always in the best hands. This promotion is more than well deserved, as Justin has not only made a name for himself, but he has also made ALKU a brand that is ready to become the most recognized staffing firm in the country just by our look and feel. That’s swag. Congrats, Justin.” – Vice President, Revenue Strategy, James Cassin-Reed