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Creative leader based in London, UK with 15+ years’ experience building and scaling global in-house creative functions within complex organizations. I translate brand and commercial objectives into high-impact marketing efforts across digital, social, video, and experiences.

At my core, I’m a facilitator and builder: of teams, programs, brands, and shared language across regions and stakeholders. Anything that helps brands come to life and creatives do their best work.

 

I focus on creating environments where creative professionals thrive, brand standards are elevated, and ideas scale globally. I lead international teams to deliver creative excellence at scale, embedding strong brand governance while championing the use of AI and emerging technologies to enhance efficiency and engagement.

Resume

FTI Consulting, London, UK 8.18 – Present

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Director of Brand Activation | London, UK | 2025 – Present

  • Develop and lead global brand stewardship program across all channels, ensuring consistent, high-quality execution aligned to business and commercial objectives.

  • Drive brand governance and compliance, ensuring alignment with global standards, accessibility requirements, and regulatory considerations.

  • Exploring  innovation in creative processes, including the adoption of AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, scalability, and output quality.

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Director, Global Creative & Brand | London, UK | 2023 – 2025

  • Defined and delivered the global creative vision, translating brand and commercial goals into integrated campaigns. 

  • Led development of campaigns and content across digital, social, video, web, and print, ensuring consistency and impact across markets.

  • Developed global brand system, including brand standards, templates, and standards. 

  • Built and led a high-performing, multinational in-house creative team (design + video), scaling capability to support global demand. 

  • Mentored and developed team members, supporting career progression and capability building. 

  • Established workflows, and quality standards to improve delivery efficiency and creative output. 

  • Acted as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, influencing marketing strategy and elevating the role of creative within the organization. 

  • Partnered cross-functionally with marketing, BD, and leadership teams to align creative with business priorities. 

 

Senior Manager, Creative & Brand | Denver, USA | 2022 – 2023

  • Managing corporate creative teams, global brand, and brand and creative strategy. 

  • Leading training in brand standards and use of new tools and resources for all new hires and global marketing teams. 

  • Creating advertisements, brochures, white papers, social media campaigns, infographics, animations, videos, etc. 

  • Conducting audits of sales and marketing materials and resolving compliance issues. 

  • Managing vendor relationships. 

  • Spearheading new marketing and technology initiatives. 

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Marketing Manager, Design & Brand | Denver, USA | 2021 – 2022

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Corporate Graphic Designer, Proposals and Pursuits | Denver, USA | 2018 – 2021

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​Art Director, Designer, and Podcast Producer

 

  • Working with various individuals and international companies creating logos, brands, and collateral.

  • Creating packaging, brochures, event design and collateral, annual reports, advertisements, websites, and infographics.

  • Podcast production, editing, and promotion.

  • Developing animations and video editing.

  • Assisting with strategic marketing and messaging development.

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Freelance Creative Director, London, UK 9.13 – Present

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Marketing Design Coordinator

 

  • Creating advertisements, event collateral, posters, brochures, and infographics for international law firm.

  • Designing successful pitch documents that won new clients.

  • Assisting with corporate collateral redesign.

  • Editing firm video campaigns and redesigning corporate social media campaign.

  • Coordinating with 16 offices worldwide to provide graphics and elements in a fast-paced environment.

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Morrison & Foerster LLP, Denver, CO, USA 2.17 – 8.18

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Senior Designer

 

  • Spearheading company redesign for an internationally-licensed product.

  • Consolidating and modernizing Redi-Rock communications, ensuring cohesive marketing strategy and creative direction across multiple platforms.

  • Redesigning company branding and business collateral including sellsheets, brochures, and advertisements.

  • Strategizing and redesigning corporate website.

  • Managing brand guidelines and usage.

  • Designing and spearheading corporate email campaigns.

  • Creating sales PPT presentation for use by sales agents worldwide.

  • Managing digital asset and photo library.

  • Creating event collateral for internal and external events.

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Redi-Rock International, Petoskey, MI, USA 9.14 – 11.16

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Graphic Designer

 

  • Develop branding concepts.

  • Designing logos and corporate collateral, brochures, websites and emailers, packaging and direct mail pieces.

  • Editing photography, illustrating icons, developing infographics.

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Chempetitive Group, Chicago, IL, USA 4.10 – 8.13

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Certificates

Brand Management Certificate

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Cornell University

August 2025

University of Oxford

November 2023

Oxford Executive Leadership Programme

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Education

BFA, Visual Communications

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The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL USA

2007 – 2009

Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI USA

2005 – 2007

Graphic Design Courses

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Leadership &
Community
Engagement

Mentor, Femme Palette

Provide 1:1 mentorship to women in marketing, supporting career growth, leadership development, and industry navigation.

Volunteer with a national charity providing adults with 1:1 support to build reading skills and confidence, complementing formal education and helping to break the cycle of exclusion linked to low literacy.

Literacy coach, Adult Literacy Trust

Skills &
Proficiencies

Brand Management & Enablement, Marketing & Campaign Strategy, Brand Strategy & Governance, Creative Strategy & Direction, Creative Leadership & Management, 

Brand Design, Visual Storytelling

 

Mac And Pc Operating Systems

 

Expert In:

Adobe Cc, Microsoft Office Suite, Figma, Email Services (Pardot, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Knak, And Marketo)

 

Familiar With: 

Premiere Pro, After Effects, Html, Ceros

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