About Christine

Christine Koh is a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative. She spent a decade in academia, during which time she earned prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen’s University and joint-appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Christine was about to become a professor when she decided to hang up her academic spurs in favor of more flexible and independent ventures. The above reel (produced by the inimitable Dina Rudick of Anthem Multimedia) will give you a solid indication of how Christine rolls in life.

Since leaving academia in 2006, Christine has created a professional palette in which she wears multiple hats, all oriented around her passions for storytelling and problem solving, while also encouraging reflection, growth, and disruption. Check out some of her favorite clients and projects.

As a creative director/strategist Christine leverages her creativity, passion for content, marketing expertise, and ability to listen and problem solve to help brands and organizations center their mission, stories, and impact; refine messaging, voice, and visual style; and connect with target audiences with heart and authenticity through impactful, creative campaigns. She is rare in her ability to singularly deliver what one would often find as individual roles at an agency; she can develop big picture creative strategy and ideas, keep projects and large teams on task with beautiful Gantt charts, execute on everything from copy writing to design to livestream and podcast production. And her secret sauce is her relational and diplomacy skills; she is expert at bringing people together, easing anxiety, and building trust.

As a creative talent partner Christine brings her curiosity, problem-solving nature, and desire to help people to multiple creative forms. As a writer, she is a pioneer in the hyperlocal blogging niche, writes for major media outlets, and is a traditionally published book author. She is an award-winning podcaster and producer of two shows. She did not go to art school but as a designer, has founded and run a stationery and graphic design firm as well as a resistance apparel company. She has won actual trophies for her creative work and been featured in many esteemed media outlets.

Of humble origins and Korean immigrant parents, Christine now lives in the Boston area with her husband Jonathan, daughters Laurel and Violet, and standard poodle James. Though for most of her life she has identified as a city girl, she has finally experienced the magic of rural living and would stack wood all day if she could.