Design and direction
sumara
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Sets the design strategy, vision, and direction, overseeing multiple product categories and design disciplines. Accountable for organizational development, innovation, and design sourcing strategies that ensure alignment with strategic goals.
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  • Create, pitch, execute creative
  • Oversee, manage, mentor and leads creative teams across multiple teams for collaborations
  • Develops internal and external visual strategies and design systems
  • Participates in recruiting and performance management
  • Ability to write and translate creative briefs
  • Mentoring and guiding creatives, accountability for growth
  • Considers additional ways to increase revenue
  • Recommends best practices, ways for efficiency, tools
  • Assigns work and watches workload to keep projects moving
  • Leads day-to-day design and production stand up
  • Manages vendor relationships, works with contracting and budgeting needs
  • Stays current with digital and social media platforms, design and marketing trends
  • Experience in print, digital and experiential design solutions
  • Knowledge of marketing and advertising principles
  • B to B, B to C, CPG, startup, marketing agency, design studio, non-profit, in-house, museum experience
Creative

Communications and brand activation, brand guidelines, collateral systems, identity design, experiential design, branded environments, development of brand systems, environmental design, exhibition design, packaging design, motion design, email campaign design, art direction, marketing, naming, tag-line development, advertising, book design, annual report design, direct mail design, editorial design, advertising campaigns, data visualization, information design, packaging design, video art direction, web design, way-finding and signage design, social media, surface pattern design

Companies

Abbott Laboratories, Andersen Global, Anti-Defamation League, AXA Advisors, BP, CDW, Common Threads, DePaul University, Discover Financial Services, Fujitsu, Heartland Health Centers, Hospira, International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Illinois Poison Center, Jewish Community Centers of Chicago, McDonald’s Corporation, The Milwaukee Public Museum, The Museum of Science and Industry, PCC Community Wellness Centers, Philips, SWC

Industries

Interiors & Architecture, Arts & Culture, Museums, Banking & Finance, Design & Architecture, Health + Wellness, Education, Civic & Public, Fashion & Beauty, Food & Drink, Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality & Leisure, Professional Services, Technology, Publishing, Real Estate, Manufacturing & Industrials, Non-Profit