Hello! I'm Blake Lowther, a Senior Creative Production and Project Manager with more than 15 years orchestrating print, video, photo, digital, social, and experiential campaigns for global brands. I pride myself on turning strategic briefs into clear, actionable plans and leading cross-functional teams to creative outcomes that meet quality, schedule, and budget goals. I'm known for building scalable workflows, managing vendor partnerships, and maintaining creative consistency across thousands of assets and locations. I thrive in fast-paced environments, use data to forecast capacity, and enjoy mentoring teams to grow their skills and deliver exceptional work.

Blake Lowther

Hello! I'm Blake Lowther, a Senior Creative Production and Project Manager with more than 15 years orchestrating print, video, photo, digital, social, and experiential campaigns for global brands. I pride myself on turning strategic briefs into clear, actionable plans and leading cross-functional teams to creative outcomes that meet quality, schedule, and budget goals. I'm known for building scalable workflows, managing vendor partnerships, and maintaining creative consistency across thousands of assets and locations. I thrive in fast-paced environments, use data to forecast capacity, and enjoy mentoring teams to grow their skills and deliver exceptional work.

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Hello! I’m Blake Lowther, a Senior Creative Production and Project Manager with more than 15 years orchestrating print, video, photo, digital, social, and experiential campaigns for global brands. I pride myself on turning strategic briefs into clear, actionable plans and leading cross-functional teams to creative outcomes that meet quality, schedule, and budget goals.

I’m known for building scalable workflows, managing vendor partnerships, and maintaining creative consistency across thousands of assets and locations. I thrive in fast-paced environments, use data to forecast capacity, and enjoy mentoring teams to grow their skills and deliver exceptional work.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Brand Environment & Creative Production Specialist at Enterprise Mobility
April 1, 2025 - Present
Managed studio operations and supported project intake-to-delivery workflows for brand environment updates across 2,000+ locations; Coordinated vendors, designers, and brand teams to execute multi-channel brand refresh initiatives; Managed resource availability and allocation to optimize team performance; Oversaw changes to project scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining control and transparency; Ensured creative consistency across 2,000+ brand environments through structured asset reviews and quality control; Partnered with cross-functional teams to support resourcing requests, capacity shifts, and resource change management.
Creative Studio Production and Project Manager – Global Events at Adobe
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024
Fielded 15+ creative briefs simultaneously and partnered with design, editorial, logistics, and business teams supporting global live, hybrid, and experiential events; Owned end-to-end creative production schedules and cross-functional stakeholder communication for global multi-platform campaign assets; Led end-to-end video and photo production, overseeing creative development, vendor/agency collaboration, asset delivery, and cross-team approvals; Applied creative problem-solving as deadlines, scope, and requests evolved across 20+ simultaneous projects, flagging timeline impacts; Used Workfront Workload Balancer to forecast capacity, monitor workloads, and adjust staffing plans across intake, traffic, and resourcing needs; Supported creative estimates, budget tracking, and scope changes, flagging change orders as project needs evolved; Managed high-volume creative asset operations, ensuring metadata accuracy, file structure standards, and delivery protocols for 100+ assets per event c
Senior Creative Production Coordinator / Brand Coordinator at Williams Sonoma Inc. (Pottery Barn Teen and Kids)
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2022
Oversaw editing and post-production of 500+ brand assets seasonally working closely with internal and external partners to deliver high quality photography; Managed implementation of all leadership feedback to ensure final assets represented the brand initiatives across all channels; Directed workflow to the correct outlets to maximize productivity; Worked closely with internal and external partners to ensure production, design and color needs are communicated; Managed and refined digital photography workflows for seasonal brand campaigns and oversaw high-volume content production; Provided production deadlines and managed expectations; Collaborated with internal and external teams to produce high-quality imagery for catalogs distributed to millions of households; Directed visual storytelling for product launches and marketing campaigns across digital and print platforms; Managed visual production and content material for social, marketing and promotions assets across all channels.
Project Leader and Visual Merchandising Specialist at Hallmark Greeting Cards
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2016
Managed the brands everyday and seasonal visual solutions for 20,000+ retail stores; Managed the production, logistics and retail execution of all visual merchandising needs; Negotiated for fixtures and one-off projects to come in under budget and on time; Partnered with creative, production and National Account teams to develop solutions that aligned with the brand and customer needs.
Associate Professor of Design at University of Central Missouri
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Instructed over 200 students in the effective use of Adobe Creative Suite, guiding them in applying the tools to develop innovative design solutions; Provided ongoing resources to support continued learning as the software evolved in an ever-changing world; Encouraged students to think conceptually and critically, helping them move beyond surface-level aesthetics to create work with deeper meaning and purpose.
Digital Production → Merchandising Project Leader at Hallmark Greeting Cards
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
Managed the brand’s everyday and seasonal visual solutions for 20,000+ retail stores. Oversaw production, logistics and retail execution of visual merchandising needs. Negotiated fixtures and one-off projects to come in under budget and on time. Partnered with creative, production and National Account teams to develop solutions that aligned with brand and customer needs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communications at Drury University (Springfield, MO)
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2009
Post Baccalaureate Studies in Applied Graphics at Portfolio Center (Atlanta, GA)
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2012
BA in Visual Communications at Drury University
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2009
Post Baccalaureate Studies in Applied Graphics at Portfolio Center
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Other