Kyle Hanson

is an archivist, digital asset management associate, published photographer, photo editor, travel writer, and freelance artist specializing in beautiful landscapes and historical places.

Growing up in the Midwest, Kyle has since lived and worked in some of the largest cities in the country including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Orange County, Las Vegas, the Twin Cities and Chicago.

Professional Experience

Lucasfilm Franchise Assets Graduate Intern

Archivist and Digital Assets Management (DAM) for Lucasfilm.

Archive, organize, rehouse, catalogue, create metadata, photo retouching, maintain databases and ensure long-term preservation for digital and physical assets.

Kyle Hanson Disneyland

The Walt Disney Company

Photographer for the Disneyland Resort promoting guest experience by creating magical moments and memories.

Quality assurance associate ensuring consistent Disney look among photographs and proper metadata.

Opening Crew Image Scanner for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge & the re-imagined Mickey's Toontown.

Kyle Hanson Creative Boulevards

Creative Boulevards

Under his design name, coined for Chicago’s Boulevards which were created to inspire travelers to take the scenic way, Kyle is a freelance archivist, photographer, photo re-toucher, production artist, graphic designer, travel writer and book publisher.

American Film Institute Research Intern

Research intern for the American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, the world’s most authoritative and comprehensive database of American film

Researched short films from 1910-1933 for Behind The Veil, a project documenting women and people of color

Your Story Here LLC

Photo Restoration Specialist using the latest technology to scan, edit, repair & restore, retouch and colorize vintage photographs.

Partnered with Fortune 500 companies, museums, and historical societies

Stacia Lang

Studio photography, website designer and archivist for the collections of Hollywood and feather costume designer Stacia Lang

QSC

QSC Product Editing, Photo Retouching, Production Art & File Archive Management
for the entire QSC Website for four years while helping launch their newly-designed website