People call me when big ideas need to land with the right people.
joshbalkowski@gmail.com ↗
Ways to Work Together
If you’re looking to launch new products with clarity and trust, I design presentations and decks that make the complex legible.
If you need to win competitive pitches, I create treatments that stand up under pressure and give directors the edge.
If strategy needs to scale into creative, I build narrative frameworks that align teams and audiences.
If storytelling needs to stay sharp under pressure, I design systems and templates that scale output without losing impact.
Recently
Joined Publicis Toronto as a Senior Designer, working across branding, campaign ideation/implementation for a range of brands and creative teams.
Currently
Redesigning a Toronto-based treatment agency, while continuing to develop independent concepts and exploratory work.
Open To
Fun side projects, creative collaborations, and ambitious low-budget ideas with flexible timelines and high creative ambition.
About
I help teams turn complex, ambiguous ideas into clear stories and visuals that people actually understand and buy into. My work lives in the space between strategy and execution, where ideas need to hold up creatively, structurally, and under pressure.
I’ve worked across agencies, production companies, and independent teams, building everything from keynote presentations and treatment systems to brand identities and narrative frameworks. Whether it’s shaping a pitch for a global campaign or creating systems that help creative scale, the focus is always the same: making ideas clearer, stronger, and easier to move forward.