I am a Design Director with 18+ years of experience leading user-centered design across fintech, financial services and large corporate clients. I partner with product, marketing, and strategy teams to translate business goals into compelling, compliant creative solutions that perform. I bring deep experience in design operations and mentoring high-performing creative teams within regulated, budget-conscious environments. I excel at turning complex subjects into clear visual narratives while maintaining brand consistency across multichannel campaigns.…

David Isaacs

I am a Design Director with 18+ years of experience leading user-centered design across fintech, financial services and large corporate clients. I partner with product, marketing, and strategy teams to translate business goals into compelling, compliant creative solutions that perform. I bring deep experience in design operations and mentoring high-performing creative teams within regulated, budget-conscious environments. I excel at turning complex subjects into clear visual narratives while maintaining brand consistency across multichannel campaigns.…

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I am a Design Director with 18+ years of experience leading user-centered design across fintech, financial services and large corporate clients. I partner with product, marketing, and strategy teams to translate business goals into compelling, compliant creative solutions that perform.

I bring deep experience in design operations and mentoring high-performing creative teams within regulated, budget-conscious environments. I excel at turning complex subjects into clear visual narratives while maintaining brand consistency across multichannel campaigns.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative Director / New Business Marketing & Thought Leadership at EYE6 Productions
June 1, 2021 - Present
Pioneered the integration of AI image and video generation tools (Google Gemini Veo-3, Adobe Firefly) to streamline creative workflows and produce innovative brand content for clients in healthcare, life sciences, and financial services. Defined and evolved client visual identities, ensuring a strong, cohesive, and recognizable brand presence across all outputs. Provided hands-on creative direction and leadership, championing craft and execution to deliver world-class work for notable clients, including Edelman Smithfield, TS Imagine, Allianz Insurance, and Prudential.
Vice President, Creative Director at Edelman Public Relations
June 1, 2021 - September 16, 2025
Led creative strategy and integrated campaign development, serving as a trusted creative advisor to CEO and C-level executives on high-profile projects; delivered a keynote presentation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Managed creative budgets ranging from $500K to $1M, consistently delivering on strategic goals for clients such as Samsung, Astra Zeneca, Novartis, and BlackRock. Built and scaled creative systems and workflows that enhanced team agility and performance for a global public relations firm.
Founder / Creative Director at EYE6 Productions
October 1, 2011 - September 16, 2025
Founded and scaled a creative business, growing annual sales to over $M+ by building a robust operational infrastructure and managing a 10-member team. Negotiated a five-year retainer agreement ensuring long-term financial stability and a strong client roster including Oneida, Ltd, Tommy Hilfiger, and Macy’s Home.
Creative Director at Eye6 Productions
June 1, 2021 - Present
Lead research-informed strategy and experience development for financial services and enterprise clients, validating product concepts, messaging, and workflows prior to launch. Conduct conversation-based qualitative research with stakeholders and end users to uncover unmet needs, usability gaps, and adoption risks across digital and operational experiences. Partner closely with Product and Technology teams to translate research insights into prioritized recommendations that inform road maps, backlog decisions, and delivery sequencing. Design and execute iterative testing approaches across concept, prototype, pilot, and post-launch phases to reduce delivery risk and improve experience outcomes. Leverage AI-enabled tools to accelerate research synthesis, pattern recognition, and insight generation at scale. Drive stakeholder alignment and buy-in through structured storytelling and data-backed recommendations.
Vice President, Creative Director at Edelman Public Relations
October 1, 2011 - June 1, 2021
Led multidisciplinary teams within a large, matrixed organization, partnering with research, analytics, product, and technology groups to deliver insight-driven experiences for Fortune 100 financial services clients. Served as Creative Director for the Edelman Trust Barometer (2016–2021), a flagship global thought leadership platform, overseeing the creative vision and execution. Designed and operationalized scalable data visualization and insight frameworks to communicate research outcomes across digital platforms, presentations, and leadership forums. Directed end-to-end design for 1,500+ client-facing projects—including campaigns, global events, and presentations—within financial services and other highly regulated industries.

Education

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Professional Certification at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
January 11, 2030 - September 16, 2025
UX/UI Design Professional Certification at Google
January 11, 2030 - September 16, 2025
MFA in Animation and Special Effects at School of Visual Arts, NYC
January 11, 2030 - September 16, 2025
B.A., Political Science at Ithaca College
January 11, 2030 - September 16, 2025
Professional Certification at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
MFA Program at School of Visual Arts (SVA), NYC
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
B.A. at Ithaca College
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
Professional Certification at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – AI & Machine Learning
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
MFA Program - Animation at School of Visual Arts (SVA)
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
B.A., Political Science at Ithaca College
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026

Qualifications

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Professional Certification
January 11, 2030 - September 16, 2025
UX/UI Design Professional Certification
January 11, 2030 - September 16, 2025
MFA in Animation and Special Effects
January 11, 2030 - October 6, 2025
B.A., Politics
January 11, 2030 - October 6, 2025
AI & Machine Learning Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Retail
    uniE608 Text to AI Generated Video
    It all begins with an idea. What's the most effective and cost efficient way to produce a video depicting the power of financial services firm, TS Imagine's WealthSmart product, over their competition. The client was seeking a visual solution, instantly recognizable, that would resonate with their client base - preferably with a nautical theme. The winning concept: a yacht triumphantly cutting through waves while a rowboat is almost capsized. Following storyboard review and asset approvals—down to sourcing the correct yacht—I built keyframes in Photoshop to accompany a detailed text prompt. support rapid iteration and refinement. Key Insight: Approach the prompt as a film director; factor in camera angle, context, camera movement (pan/still), main subject description, environment, and most importantly, lighting. Where’s it coming from? Since I had an Adobe CS subscription, I created the initial video shorts with Firefly. Firefly generated a beautiful environment with waves breaking, clouds slowly moving and light falling exactly as prompted with the keyframe. There were issues with how it rendered the man in the rowboat; clay-like face & vanishing limbs. Firefly worked well for ideation, quick concept generation, and integration, but I needed a different AI solution… quickly. After reading reviews, I settled on Google’s Gemini Veo3 Pro version. Using the same exact keyframe and prompt, I was able to now generate 8-second video segments and build consistent elements. Key Insight: I went through a series of rapid iterations early on, tweaking the rowboat and splash of waves, that I ran out of tokens. That was the end of my allotment of Veo3 Pro until 11:00 am. Not going to work. So, I had to upgrade the account to Gemini Veo3 Ultra, unlocking all kinds of benefits like You Tube Premium and TB of space, but most importantly, more tokens to iterate. From there was smooth sailing to create several 8-second videos and compose the 24-second version in After Effects. Key Insight: Keep a copy of all prompts in a Word doc for future use. The video was well received, with one edit… Add the product name to the yacht’s bow. I needed to go back to the beginning, re-enter the keyframe, detailed prompts (including direction and camera angles, lighting and wave height, sea spray and name on bow of yacht). What resulted was close, but not the same with an edit. There is no machine learning in text to video generated AI. Unless indicated “continue scene”, the AI will treat each new input as unique.…