ART DIRECTOR & CREATIVE LEAD

RESUME

I’m an art director and creative lead with 10+ years of turning brand stories into campaigns, photography and film. I started behind the camera, and today I lead the work from first idea through the shoot, the edit and the final rollout.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2025 — 2026 Art Director, Freeman Company

• 2023 — 2025 Art Director, Hilton Worldwide

• 2020 — 2023 Art Director, MaryRuth's Organics

• 2016 — 2020 Art Director, The Kabbalah Centre

• 2014 — Today Editorial & Travel Photographer, MiLLENNiAL Magazine

• 2014 — 2016 Senior Graphic Designer, Adams Photography
• 2012 — 2014 Graphic Designer, West Los Angeles College
• 2008 — 2014 Freelance Photographer, Art Director & Designer

• 2006 — 2010 Web Content & Project Manager, IKEA Group

SELECTED BRANDS

• Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Signia by Hilton

• Canopy by Hilton, Tapestry Collection

• DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton

• Freeman, Studio Blue, Camp Buck, TFC

• MaryRuth Organics

EXPERTISE

• Integrated campaigns, concept to launch
• Photography and film direction
• Brand identity and visual systems
• Creative team leadership
• Agency and production partners
• AI-assisted concepting

EDUCATION

• MBA, Russian International Academy for Tourism
• Computer Graphic Arts Diploma, West Los Angeles College

TOOLS

• Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma
• Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Claude

• Asana, Monday.com, Ziflow
• Slack, Microsoft Teams
• DAM systems

FULL RESUME

Let’s work together.

Based in Dallas, relocating to Seattle. Open to in-house and remote creative leadership roles.