I believe creative work should make people feel something. Creative Director and brand leader helping consumer brands grow through design, strategy, and scalable systems. I’m a Creative Director with 20+ years of experience building and evolving consumer brands, with a focus on brand identity, packaging, and systems that scale, particularly in regulated and competitive categories. At its best, creative work brings a moment of happiness, surprise, or recognition to someone’s day. I partner with founders, brand leaders, and teams to modernize brands without losing what makes them recognizable, and to create work that performs both on shelf and in the real world. My work reflects a design-led approach rooted in taste, collaboration, and practicality, focused not just on how brands look, but on how they last.

Katie Eaton

I believe creative work should make people feel something. Creative Director and brand leader helping consumer brands grow through design, strategy, and scalable systems. I’m a Creative Director with 20+ years of experience building and evolving consumer brands, with a focus on brand identity, packaging, and systems that scale, particularly in regulated and competitive categories. At its best, creative work brings a moment of happiness, surprise, or recognition to someone’s day. I partner with founders, brand leaders, and teams to modernize brands without losing what makes them recognizable, and to create work that performs both on shelf and in the real world. My work reflects a design-led approach rooted in taste, collaboration, and practicality, focused not just on how brands look, but on how they last.

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I believe creative work should make people feel something.

Creative Director and brand leader helping consumer brands grow through design, strategy, and scalable systems.

I’m a Creative Director with 20+ years of experience building and evolving consumer brands, with a focus on brand identity, packaging, and systems that scale, particularly in regulated and competitive categories.

At its best, creative work brings a moment of happiness, surprise, or recognition to someone’s day. I partner with founders, brand leaders, and teams to modernize brands without losing what makes them recognizable, and to create work that performs both on shelf and in the real world.

My work reflects a design-led approach rooted in taste, collaboration, and practicality, focused not just on how brands look, but on how they last.

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Work Experience

Creative Director & Visual Strategy at Superfantastico / Makia Creative Company
September 1, 2020 - Present
Lead and advise global teams to create and expand brands across identity, packaging, digital, and experiential. Translate insight into distinctive, scalable systems; build toolkits and guidelines that raise quality and speed. Partner with marketing and product leads to align creativity to business goals.
Creative Director at bluemarlin
May 1, 2016 - September 1, 2020
Owned creative vision and output across four offices; grew global revenue on new and existing accounts. Led workshops, brand creation, packaging, portfolio expansion, and global guideline systems.
Associate Creative Director at Chase Design Group
December 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016
Directed cross-coastal teams; pitched and developed brand platforms, innovation territories, and strategic guidelines; ran purpose, visual strategy, and tone-of-voice workshops.
Design Director at Dragon Rouge
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Led global teams (NY/Paris/London/Warsaw); expanded client relationships; partnered on innovation pipelines and sandbox challenges.
Creative Consultant at Siegel + Galle, Landor, CBX, Clark McDowell
March 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Directed cross-firm branding and design strategy, contributing to multiple client programs and innovation initiatives.
Associate Creative Director at Safari Sundays
May 1, 2009 - March 1, 2013
Helped define agency culture and operating systems; managed integrated teams across global and domestic brands.
Early Days at Agency and in-house assignments
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2005
Identity, campaigns, packaging, web, and events contributing to iconic brand launches and culture-driving work.

Education

BFA Visual Communications at University of Delaware
September 4, 1996 - May 27, 2000

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Consumer Goods, Retail, Software & Internet, Other