Manage organization’s brand and brand assets; translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies; oversee the creative process from concept to completion; conceptualize and deliver fully integrated marketing campaigns; direct photo shoots and retouching; manage budgets, timelines, and proposals; mentor staff and oversee client relations.

Art Director at BrandForward

March 1, 2017 - November 1, 2020

Provided creative strategy, direction and design for how the Adobe brand is visualized and communicated through partnerships, experiential events and identity programs; contributed to Creative Cloud & Design Team; developed user workflows and tutorials; directed motion graphics and campaign content; produced sequences for tutorials.

Creative Director at Hues Creative Studio™

January 1, 2016 - Present

Provide creative strategy, direction and design for brand visualization and partnership assets; lead Creative Cloud & Design Team; develop workflows for usage; direct featured artist collaborations aligned with tutorials and feature releases; design motion graphics and campaign content.

Art Director / Creative Services Manager at Sharks Sports & Entertainment

February 1, 2008 - June 1, 2012

Developed seasonal print and web marketing campaigns; improved traditional, large-scale and OOH advertising materials; shot and retouched photography for team merchandise; managed production budgets; mentored interns and contract designers; designed brand identities, icons and environment design; led campaigns for accounts including San Jose Sharks, Sharks Ice, SAP Open and NCAA Basketball; storyboarded motion graphics for arena presentations.

Freelance Art Director at MKTG

September 1, 2013 - May 1, 2017

Art directed national POS marketing campaigns; developed proposals and decks; managed team of junior art directors; produced print and digital production files for multiple clients.

Freelance Art Director at Dailey

June 1, 2015 - November 1, 2018

Freelance Art Director delivering brand identity work, event collateral, and print/digital assets for West Hollywood clients; contributed to illustrations, posters and campaigns.

Creative Director at Hues Creative Studio

January 1, 2016 - Present

Provided creative strategy, direction and design for how the Adobe brand is visualized and communicated through partnerships, experiential events and identity projects. Led Brand Expression Team and Creative Cloud & Design Team initiatives; wrote and developed workflows for single and multiple application usage, teaching beginners and professionals to maximize results with Adobe applications. Directed artwork for featured artists worldwide and aligned tutorials with Adobe feature releases; designed motion graphics aesthetics and campaign content for Creative Cloud and Firefly campaigns.