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Jane Kott

Creative Director at goodloan.ai, California

#3 ranked Design Director

Hi, I'm Jane, a Creative Director who turns chaos into clarity and makes it look good in the process. I've been doing this for 10+ years, moving from design into direction, with a focus on work that feels precise, intentional, and easy to understand. Not into decoration. Very into results.

Design Director, Graphic Designer, Creative
Los Angeles, California: United States

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Cavan Huang

Executive Creative Director at Huge, Brooklyn

As Executive Creative Director and Global Design Craft Leader at Huge, I lead multidisciplinary teams and build the systems and ways of working that deliver strategic product and experience design at scale. My work makes measurable impact for clients and the people they serve. I've partnered with...

Executive Creative Director, Creative Director, Design Director
Brooklyn: United States

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Kyle Eertmoed

Founder & Designer at Eertmoed Studio, Chicago

Eertmoed Studio is the brand design practice of Kyle Eertmoed, a creative director and designer who's been both the agency and the client. Before opening the studio, Kyle co-founded and ran Knoed, a Chicago brand agency, for over a decade. After that, he joined a client as in-house Director of Brand...

Creative Director, Design Director, Brand Consultant
Chicago: United States

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Yolanda Lam

Design Director at Huge Inc, New York

I'm a design leader who brings clarity, curiosity, and vision to complex challenges. With deep experience in digital product design, agentic tools, and generative UI, I help teams and clients imagine what's next, then build toward it with purpose. My goal is often to elevate user experiences, while...

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New York: United States

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Gregor Johnstone

Creative Director at Bulletproof, New York

Scottish Kilt Wearer, based in New York. Passionate about bringing big ideas to life through powerful storytelling & meticulous craft. Happiest when obsessing over a new hobby or making things by hand.

Design Director
New York: United States

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Chris Combs

Design Director at COHO Creative, Cincinnati

Design Director, Branding Designer, Graphic Designer
Cincinnati: United States

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Karen Schmidt

Design Director, Designer, Art Director, Chicago

Portfolio Site: karenschmidtdesign (com)

Design Director, Art Director, Creative Director
Chicago: United States

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Jasmine Sethi Kharbanda

Director at Jazba Sports, California

Hi, I am someone who loves to effectively reach goals and always communicate an interplay of ideas, strategizes and their execution. Growth, Expansion and Rebranding Plans are something I excel at. I demonstrate imaginative insight and can increase the teams collective energy and productivity. I...

Brand Director, Brand manager, Design Director
New Delhi: India, Xiamen: China, Redwood City
California: United States

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Thadd Fiala

Senior Designer at Grey, OH

Hello. My name is Thadd. I'm a designer, illustrator, photographer and blogger originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan currently residing in Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood. I graduated with a BFA in Visual Communications and an almost minor in Illustration from Columbus College of Art &...

Design Director, Graphic Designer, Illustrator
Cincinnati: United States, Outer Banks
Cincinnati, OH: United States

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David Stamatis

VP Creative Director at Optimist, Inc., Los Angeles

Creative Director and Designer based in Denver, CO and Los Angeles, CA. I hold a Masters Degree [MARCH II] from UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Design . After having worked and studied in Architecture for years, I have since combined that expertise with love for Film, Motion, Storytelling,...

Creative Director, Design Director, 3D Artist
Los Angeles: United States, Denver: United States
Los Angeles: United States

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Kate Raterman

Design Director at COHO Creative, Cincinnati

Design Director
Cincinnati: United States

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Noushin Pourmirza

Senior Visual Designer, San Francisco

I am a senior visual designer with 13 years of experience in delivering high-quality visual and graphic design projects. My expertise is in graphic design, motion graphics, logo creation, and advertising. I have worked with both small and large design agencies, as well as across the hospitality...

Visualiser - Design/Advertising, Design Director, 3D Artist
San Francisco: United States

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James Donnell

Designer at explosiveideas, Bentonville

Collaborative, Result Driven, Honest, Leader, Fearless, Entrepreneurial, are just some of the descriptions of my Creative Ability when it comes to Point Of Purchase Displays and Packaging. From an early age I was exposed to every type of hobby, drawing and paint class. I grew up living above my...

3D Artist, Design Director, 3D Designer
Bentonville, Denver: United States, Bozeman
Bentonville: United States

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Kevin Davis

Design Director at Tavern Agency, New York

Design Director at TAVERN, a Brooklyn-based creative agency with a focus on food, beverage, cannabis & hospitality brands. Curiosity always gets the best of me, pushing me to constantly throw my hands into the fire of various creative arenas. After a few years of freelancing as an illustrator, I...

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New York: United States

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gabe usadel

executive director of design at ogilvy, chicago

Design Director
chicago: United States

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Blake Bäkken

Creative Director, California

Creative Director, Brand Identity & Marketing Strategic, passionate creative leader with decades of experience in directing and producing campaigns across multiple platforms and channels to build emotional, purposeful, and meaningful brand connections. Able to creatively tell a powerful story with a...

Executive Creative Director, Creative Director, Design Director
San Francisco or Los Angeles, London: United Kingdom, New York: United States
California: United States

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Annie Chen

Creative Director & Designer, Los Angeles

Annie is a multidisciplinary award winning Creative Director and Designer working in Los Angeles. She creates beautiful and emotive experiences through sets, spaces, and live events. She believes experiences have the power to inspire and bring joy. Bridging storytelling and spatial design, she...

Design Director, Environmental Designer, Set Designer
Los Angeles: United States

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Ian Conklin

Design Director at Turner Duckworth, San Francisco

Ian is a California native and Design Director at Turner Duckworth San Francisco. He has worked on award winning projects for clients such as Samsung, Metallica, Dollar Shave Club, and Little Caesars. Most recently he led the global redesign for Hornitos Tequila. Previously, Ian has worked for...

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San Francisco: United States

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Jamie Stark

Creative Director at Stark Designs, LLC, Laguna Niguel

I've worked as a freelance creative director for big NYC agencies and I have run my own shop managing staff, freelancers and clients. I've created big, bold advertising concepts for massive brands and agencies and clean, thought provoking branding and design for small startups. Companies like Pepsi,...

Art Director, Creative Director, Design Director
Laguna Niguel: United States

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Mere Montgomery

Art Director & Design at Self Employed, Chicago

Designer | Art Director | Strategist | Web Thoughtfulness, intentionality, and creative problem-solving; that's where I find the good stuff, in design and in life. As an experienced brand designer and strategist, I have created solution-based design approaches for years to help my clients solve...

Design Director, Branding Designer, Graphic Designer
Chicago: United States, Bay Area
Chicago: United States

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Elizabeth Ellms

Recent Graduate Class of 2020, Wellesley

As a recent fashion design graduate of the class of 2020 at Marist College, I am looking to expand my hands-on experience in all aspects of the fashion industry. Fashion has been my lifelong obsession, and over the past four years I have focused on honing my design and merchandising skills.

Fashion Designer, Design Director, Trend Forecaster
Boston: United States, New York City
Wellesley: United States

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Marcio Doti

Design Director at Gut, United States

Marcio Doti is a Brazilian-born Creative Art Director and Design Director with over 13 years of experience using design, craft, and visual storytelling to create bold, culturally relevant work for global brands. Across Brazil, Dubai, and the ., he has led and shaped work for clients including...

Design Director
Miami, United States: United States

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Nathan Besonen

Video & Graphics artist at deBeso, tempe, az

An established career in visual multimedia has always been at the pursuit of numerous side interests. Solid footing has been established in -primarily- the communication arts, with an ever-growing interest in accelerating the management of, and the organizing of visual media projects. Technical...

3D Artist, Art Department Junior, Design Director
Phoenix: United States
tempe, az: United States

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Dan Schlitzkus

Broadcast Art Director, North America

Unconventional. Artistic. Passionate. Adaptable. These are a few of the words that have been used to describe me by my colleagues and clients. My body of work shows both the breadth of my 15 years of experience and the depth of working intimately with projects from concept to completion. Extensive...

Broadcast Art Director, Design Director
London: United Kingdom
Lake Tapps, North America: United States

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Matthew Egan

Creative Director, New York

I'm a versatile designer and creative leader with extensive experience crafting compelling work for both renowned global brands and emerging startups. My diverse background spans branding, packaging, advertising, and editorial design, allowing me to bring a holistic perspective to every...

Design Director
Clinton Corners, New York: United States

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