art-directing,

music-listening,

photo-taking,

drink-mixing,

problem-solving,

guitar-playing,

art-directing, music-listening, photo-taking, drink-mixing, problem-solving, guitar-playing,

Howdy! You can call me Dave.

I’m a Senior Art Director with 10+ years of agency experience providing elegant and strategic visual solutions for a variety of brands, both big and small.

With a background in photography and design, I’m equally as passionate about the technical details as I am the
overall creative vision.

Past & Present Clients


Work
Experience

GALE Partners
Los Angeles, CA • January 2022 – Present

Senior Art Director

  • Concepted and executed campaigns, brand transformations, digital design systems, AI image libraries, CRM materials, and photo/video productions for clients including Uber, Diageo (Buchanan’s, Don Julio), IHG Hotels & Resorts, MilkPEP, and Starbucks.

  • Created cohesive branded image libraries using AI tools such as Gemini (Nanobanana, Vertex), Adobe Firefly and ChatGPT from start to finish (concepting, prompt writing, post-production, QA and final delivery).

  • Led post-production of Buchanan’s Global brand transformation campaign. Led subsequent Global and US productions.

  • Collaborated with strategy and account teams to craft cohesive creative briefs and ensure alignment across markets.

Rauxa (acquired by Publicis Groupe, now Razorfish)
New York, NY • July 2016 – December 2021

Associate Creative Director July 2020 – December 2021

  • Oversaw creative teams on Verizon projects (Verizon Visa Card & Customer Acquisition), ensuring consistency across deliverables.

  • Collaborated with strategy teams to craft creative briefs and implemented processes to improve efficiency and quality control.

Senior Art Director October 2018 – June 2020

  • Led design and creative execution supporting the multi-channel campaign launch of Verizon’s first credit card, Verizon Visa Card.

  • Concepted and executed campaigns for key Verizon product launches (5G Home Internet, Apple, Samsung, Google devices).

  • Directed productions for a Vans e-commerce photoshoot and Blue Shield of California social videos.

  • Managed two associate art directors

Art DirectorJuly 2017 – September 2018

  • Developed digital design systems to streamline Verizon comms.

  • Lead Art Director for Rogers, Piedmont Healthcare, and Voya.

  • Created a new logo for the rebrand of Keep America Beautiful.

Associate Art DirectorJuly 2016 – June 2017

  • Developed CRM campaigns for Verizon Wireless and Fios.

  • Contributed to a winning pitch for Piedmont Healthcare.


Expertise
& Interests

Design Systems, Toolkits and Guideline Development

Photo and Video Production

Campaign Concepting & Development

Typography

Print & Digital CRM

Branding

AI Generative Creative

Music & Entertainment

Food & Beverages (Hospitality & Mixology)

Sustainability


Programs

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Google Slides, Keynote, Figma Prototyping

Generative AI (Google Vertex, Gemini, Nano Banana, ChatGPT, Figma Make, Runway, Adobe Firefly and Midjourney).