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Hi, I’m Conner Ahnen, a Senior Designer and Art Director with dual EU & USA citizenship and full work rights in the EU. I’ve built a career shaping brands, leading design directions, and producing high-impact visuals for consumer-packaged goods and private-label brands across the U.S. I’m based in Paris with a network of designers and photographers in Paris and Lyon, and I’m excited to bring my experience back to Landor in France. In my recent roles at Daymon Design and as a freelance designer, I’ve led rebrands, created mood boards, art-directed photo shoots (100+ per year), and delivered scalable design systems. I thrive in collaborative teams, love turning insights into typographic and visual narratives, and enjoy solving complex branding challenges with clear, creative solutions.…Hi, I’m Conner Ahnen, a Senior Designer and Art Director with dual EU & USA citizenship and full work rights in the EU. I’ve built a career shaping brands, leading design directions, and producing high-impact visuals for consumer-packaged goods and private-label brands across the U.S. I’m based in Paris with a network of designers and photographers in Paris and Lyon, and I’m excited to bring my experience back to Landor in France. In my recent roles at Daymon Design and as a freelance designer, I’ve led rebrands, created mood boards, art-directed photo shoots (100+ per year), and delivered scalable design systems. I thrive in collaborative teams, love turning insights into typographic and visual narratives, and enjoy solving complex branding challenges with clear, creative solutions.

Conner Ahnen

Art Director, Designer, Creative Director, +2

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Hi, I’m Conner Ahnen, a Senior Designer and Art Director with dual EU & USA citizenship and full work rights in the EU. I’ve built a career shaping brands, leading design directions, and producing high-impact visuals for consumer-packaged goods and private-label brands across the U.S. I’m based in Paris with a network of designers and photographers in Paris and Lyon, and I’m excited to bring my experience back to Landor in France. In my recent roles at Daymon Design and as a freelance designer, I’ve led rebrands, created mood boards, art-directed photo shoots (100+ per year), and delivered scalable design systems. I thrive in collaborative teams, love turning insights into typographic and visual narratives, and enjoy solving complex branding challenges with clear, creative solutions.…Hi, I’m Conner Ahnen, a Senior Designer and Art Director with dual EU & USA citizenship and full work rights in the EU. I’ve built a career shaping brands, leading design directions, and producing high-impact visuals for consumer-packaged goods and private-label brands across the U.S. I’m based in Paris with a network of designers and photographers in Paris and Lyon, and I’m excited to bring my experience back to Landor in France. In my recent roles at Daymon Design and as a freelance designer, I’ve led rebrands, created mood boards, art-directed photo shoots (100+ per year), and delivered scalable design systems. I thrive in collaborative teams, love turning insights into typographic and visual narratives, and enjoy solving complex branding challenges with clear, creative solutions.

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Hi, I’m Conner Ahnen, a Senior Designer and Art Director with dual EU & USA citizenship and full work rights in the EU. I’ve built a career shaping brands, leading design directions, and producing high-impact visuals for consumer-packaged goods and private-label brands across the U.S. I’m based in Paris with a network of designers and photographers in Paris and Lyon, and I’m excited to bring my experience back to Landor in France.

In my recent roles at Daymon Design and as a freelance designer, I’ve led rebrands, created mood boards, art-directed photo shoots (100+ per year), and delivered scalable design systems. I thrive in collaborative teams, love turning insights into typographic and visual narratives, and enjoy solving complex branding challenges with clear, creative solutions.

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English

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French

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Spanish; Castilian

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Work Experience

Senior Designer & Art Director at Daymon Design

January 1, 2023 - Present

Work across a wide range of American Private Label Food brands. Led the Rouses Markets rebrand and execution. Develop moodboards for all branding and product naming. Lead designer on all rebrands that Daymon Design receives. Provide art direction on set for all photoshoots (100+ a year). Illustration development. Lead the production team through execution of my designs.

Freelance Senior Designer at Landor & Fitch Chicago (Freelance)

January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023

Worked for Landor & Fitch Chicago under Chanda Nagel and her team of creatives. Developed initial concepts for Propel and Cliff Bar among a few other exploratory projects. Redesigned the CrunchyRoll news website. Led Colorado-based Refactored Media through a brand redesign and design refresh. Expanded the company’s use of Figma and other design software. Developed the corporate server structure for all work across teams. Created mobile campaigns for B2B organizations.

Senior Designer at Equator Design

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2021

Provided designs for Aldi USA, Aldi UK, Sam’s Club, Kroger, Walmart, JELL-O, Kraft-Heinz, Momofuku and Miller Coors to name a few. Art direction provided for all designs while partnering with photographers and stylists to execute final imagery. I was the only designer permitted to present to clients due to my interpersonal and professional skills. I lead meetings for Momofuku and Kraft-Heinz when Creative Directors were absent.

Experience Designer at The Middle

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016

Research and intake of all client assets for redesign. Provided brand audits and developed social strategies. Designed websites, emails and print media for all advertising campaigns.