Building brands and design teams to grow business value
As a Brand Design & Creative Director who turns insight into impact, I’ve led high-performing, cross-functional teams and created award-winning work for SaaS, CPG, and B2B brands. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, I have led in-house creative at Rocket Lawyer, Constellation Wines, and Industrial Light & Magic, and partnered with agencies like Turner Duckworth, Sterling Brands, and Catchword Branding.
Expertise and passion in the following areas:
• Brand design and strategy
• Integrated advertising campaigns
• Scalable and efficient brand systems
• Brand management and ops leadership
• Helping mission-driven brands and entrepreneurs thrive
• Brand design and strategy
• Integrated advertising campaigns
• Scalable and efficient brand systems
• Brand management and ops leadership
• Helping mission-driven brands and entrepreneurs thrive
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Some Nice Words
“He is the rare combination of extraordinary creative talent and high-level strategic leadership."
Courtney O'Connell / CDO, Rocket Lawyer
“Not only does he consistently produce clear, clever and creative designs, he is such a lovely person"Courtney O'Connell / CDO, Rocket Lawyer
Tadhg Coffey / Frontend Developer
“When I think of Shawn three words come to mind: Creative, Talented and Fearless."
Kathy Whaley Sammarco / Marketing Leader
Kathy Whaley Sammarco / Marketing Leader
“Highly creative visual concepts, incredibly responsive and accommodating to our requests, and just generally wonderful."
Mark Skoulchi / Catchword
Mark Skoulchi / Catchword
"His professionalism, experience, knowledge, tact and timeliness only begin to scratch the surface. Shawn's real tour de force lies in his tremendous creative talent and design skill."
Romano Palenzona / FreshForward Beverages
Romano Palenzona / FreshForward Beverages
“The best designer in the business."
Christine Lilienthal / DFV Wines
Christine Lilienthal / DFV Wines