Kaila M. Ingram is a dynamic creative manager, designer, and illustrator with over 12 years of experience building immersive visual identities and driving brand innovation. Blending an enduring eye for Mid-Century Modern retro aesthetics with market-driven strategy, she specializes in transforming legacy brands, crafting custom packaging, and engineering cross-platform digital campaigns that captivate audiences. Having just served as the Creative Manager for Heavy Seas Beer, Kaila spearheaded a comprehensive brand refresh for the legacy brewery, directing everything from a total website relaunch and multimedia storytelling to refreshed packaging and merchandise lines. Her robust freelance and agency portfolio features successful visual identities across a spectrum of unique industries. Notable projects include designing the brand packaging for a Lilly Pulitzer product collaboration (via Juice Stand Macarons), crafting the logo and identity for the sports podcast Glove Actually, and delivering custom branding packages for clients like Ten Eyck Brewing Company (Zena Pivo Czech lager) and Organic Mechanics. A truly global storyteller, Kaila is a dual citizen who is completely fluent in both English and German. Her international design footprint includes executing multi-platform campaigns for over 15 annual global tours with AESU Alumni World Travel, as well as illustrating and designing multiple book covers for published German author Susi Bartmann. Whether leading creative teams, collaborating with international vendors, or sketching independent narrative illustrations, Kaila brings an expert command of the Adobe Creative Suite and a passion for turning a brand’s core story into a timeless visual universe.

Kaila Ingram

Kaila M. Ingram is a dynamic creative manager, designer, and illustrator with over 12 years of experience building immersive visual identities and driving brand innovation. Blending an enduring eye for Mid-Century Modern retro aesthetics with market-driven strategy, she specializes in transforming legacy brands, crafting custom packaging, and engineering cross-platform digital campaigns that captivate audiences. Having just served as the Creative Manager for Heavy Seas Beer, Kaila spearheaded a comprehensive brand refresh for the legacy brewery, directing everything from a total website relaunch and multimedia storytelling to refreshed packaging and merchandise lines. Her robust freelance and agency portfolio features successful visual identities across a spectrum of unique industries. Notable projects include designing the brand packaging for a Lilly Pulitzer product collaboration (via Juice Stand Macarons), crafting the logo and identity for the sports podcast Glove Actually, and delivering custom branding packages for clients like Ten Eyck Brewing Company (Zena Pivo Czech lager) and Organic Mechanics. A truly global storyteller, Kaila is a dual citizen who is completely fluent in both English and German. Her international design footprint includes executing multi-platform campaigns for over 15 annual global tours with AESU Alumni World Travel, as well as illustrating and designing multiple book covers for published German author Susi Bartmann. Whether leading creative teams, collaborating with international vendors, or sketching independent narrative illustrations, Kaila brings an expert command of the Adobe Creative Suite and a passion for turning a brand’s core story into a timeless visual universe.

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Kaila M. Ingram is a dynamic creative manager, designer, and illustrator with over 12 years of experience building immersive visual identities and driving brand innovation. Blending an enduring eye for Mid-Century Modern retro aesthetics with market-driven strategy, she specializes in transforming legacy brands, crafting custom packaging, and engineering cross-platform digital campaigns that captivate audiences. Having just served as the Creative Manager for Heavy Seas Beer, Kaila spearheaded a comprehensive brand refresh for the legacy brewery, directing everything from a total website relaunch and multimedia storytelling to refreshed packaging and merchandise lines. Her robust freelance and agency portfolio features successful visual identities across a spectrum of unique industries. Notable projects include designing the brand packaging for a Lilly Pulitzer product collaboration (via Juice Stand Macarons), crafting the logo and identity for the sports podcast Glove Actually, and delivering custom branding packages for clients like Ten Eyck Brewing Company (Zena Pivo Czech lager) and Organic Mechanics. A truly global storyteller, Kaila is a dual citizen who is completely fluent in both English and German. Her international design footprint includes executing multi-platform campaigns for over 15 annual global tours with AESU Alumni World Travel, as well as illustrating and designing multiple book covers for published German author Susi Bartmann. Whether leading creative teams, collaborating with international vendors, or sketching independent narrative illustrations, Kaila brings an expert command of the Adobe Creative Suite and a passion for turning a brand’s core story into a timeless visual universe.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative Manager at Heavy Seas Beer, Clipper City Brewing Co.
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Rebranded a legacy brewery with a modernized identity, refreshed packaging, and a redesigned website. Directed cross-platform campaigns to grow community reach and loyalty; developed multimedia content from product photography to video storytelling; optimized digital touchpoints including website redesign; led and mentored creative staff in producing campaigns under tight deadlines; leveraged Adobe Creative Suite and related tools to ensure brand consistency across print, digital, and merchandise.
Illustrator & Designer at Self Employed - Freelance Artist
January 1, 2020 - Present
Secured 200+ projects in under 6 months across private commissions, publishing, retail, hospitality, and non-profit sectors; delivered custom illustrations, branding, packaging, and murals; partnered with Lilly Pulitzer (via Juice Stand Macarons), Poshmark, Whosits & Whatsits, and The Partnership Project (Sierra Club & WWF); designed multiple book covers for emerging German author Susi Bartmann; applied market-savvy pricing and promotion strategies to maximize reach and client satisfaction.
Senior Designer, Marketing Coordinator & Social Media Manager at AESU Alumni World Travel
January 1, 2014 - Present
Designed and delivered marketing campaigns for 15+ international tours annually, reaching 40+ university alumni organizations nationwide; transformed brand identity through yearly rebrands; produced high-impact content across print and digital; directed global partnerships and custom marketing strategies with international vendors; curated tour development and research; oversaw advertising strategy and cross-platform promotions.

Education

Illustration & Graphic Design at Salisbury University
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services, Retail, Non-Profit Organization