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Soren is a creative director and designer who helps big and small businesses, ad agencies, and people with big hearts tell their stories, design their brands, and create stuff that makes people love them. For more than 15 years, he has developed brand strategies, visual identities, digital experiences, and award-winning campaigns for startups and global brands. He has led multidisciplinary creative teams in both agency and in-house environments in Miami, New York, and Chicago, combining strategic thinking with conceptual design and art direction. Portfolio: EatDanish.com…Soren is a creative director and designer who helps big and small businesses, ad agencies, and people with big hearts tell their stories, design their brands, and create stuff that makes people love them. For more than 15 years, he has developed brand strategies, visual identities, digital experiences, and award-winning campaigns for startups and global brands. He has led multidisciplinary creative teams in both agency and in-house environments in Miami, New York, and Chicago, combining strategic thinking with conceptual design and art direction. Portfolio: EatDanish.com

SOREN THIELEMANN

Creative Director, Art Director, Brand Designer, +5

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Soren is a creative director and designer who helps big and small businesses, ad agencies, and people with big hearts tell their stories, design their brands, and create stuff that makes people love them. For more than 15 years, he has developed brand strategies, visual identities, digital experiences, and award-winning campaigns for startups and global brands. He has led multidisciplinary creative teams in both agency and in-house environments in Miami, New York, and Chicago, combining strategic thinking with conceptual design and art direction. Portfolio: EatDanish.com…Soren is a creative director and designer who helps big and small businesses, ad agencies, and people with big hearts tell their stories, design their brands, and create stuff that makes people love them. For more than 15 years, he has developed brand strategies, visual identities, digital experiences, and award-winning campaigns for startups and global brands. He has led multidisciplinary creative teams in both agency and in-house environments in Miami, New York, and Chicago, combining strategic thinking with conceptual design and art direction. Portfolio: EatDanish.com

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Soren is a creative director and designer who helps big and small businesses, ad agencies, and people with big hearts tell their stories, design their brands, and create stuff that makes people love them.

For more than 15 years, he has developed brand strategies, visual identities, digital experiences, and award-winning campaigns for startups and global brands. He has led multidisciplinary creative teams in both agency and in-house environments in Miami, New York, and Chicago, combining strategic thinking with conceptual design and art direction.

Portfolio: EatDanish.com

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Advertising Illustration

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Beginner

Beginner

Language

Danish

Fluent

English

Fluent

Swedish

Intermediate

German

Intermediate

Work Experience

Founder & Creative Director at Mighty & Small, California

January 1, 2020 - Present

Boutique design studio providing hands-on creative leadership across advertising and marketing. Oversees client relationships and leads global teams (writers, animators, coders, designers, strategic planners) to deliver integrated brand and campaign work. Clients include Barry University (Medical), BauBox Kitchens, Folktale Winery & Vineyards, Kaufman Rossin, Monterey County Tourism, Monterey Design Center, Stevenson School, and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Creative Director at HMA Hospitality Marketing

March 1, 2018 - November 1, 2019

Hands-on design direction for a small creative team, developing print, TV, and digital campaigns across hospitality, luxury yachts, tourism, and arts. Led integrated creative work for hospitality and regional tourism clients.

Creative Director / Brand Designer at Freelance

January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017

Freelance creative lead developing campaigns, brand identities, and creative strategies across education, specialty foods, tourism, beverage, fitness, and technology. Often brought in to provide strategic direction, lead creative teams, and manage campaign execution from concept through production for a range of agency and boutique clients.

Creative Director at Turkel Brands

January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2015

Part of the senior management team with leadership responsibility for creative direction, agency growth, staffing, strategic planning, client development, budgeting, and performance management. Hands-on Creative Director leading multidisciplinary teams and creating integrated campaigns across digital, social, film, experiential, and traditional media. Produced the award-winning “Best Integrated Campaign” for Miami Tourism, which included 17 short films, website development, social media, and print advertising. Played a key role in new business development and client retention by leading presentations, facilitating strategic workshops, and strengthening long-term client relationships. • Presented creative work and led strategic planning sessions. • Directed photo shoots, television productions, and digital content creation. • Helped drive sustained tourism growth through campaigns that contributed to 10–15% annual growth over more than a decade. Clients: Advantage Care, Baptist Health, Miami Tourism, Puerto Rico Tourism, Kissimmee Tourism, Mississippi Gulf Coast Tourism, Bank Republic, Seabourn, ACLU, Oster.

Creative Director at Think Global School (New York)

January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2011

Directed ground-up creative strategy and launch campaign for an international travelling high school. Led development of the school’s identity, website, social media presence, mobile applications, viral video content, and public photography exhibitions across Europe and Australia. Owned creative vision and execution for a global marketing initiative targeting educators, students, and parents, collaborating with photographers, filmmakers, writers, animators, and web developers.

Art Director at DDB and Saatchi & Saatchi (Earlier; agencies referenced)

January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2009

Early agency experience across major brands, contributing to integrated advertising work. Clients mentioned include Carnival Cruise Line, Florida Lottery, Make a Wish Foundation, SONY, MasterCard, Honda, Mitsubishi, Pampers, Tide, Oil of Olay, Hewlett-Packard, Carlsberg Beer, and Kilroy Travels.