Los Angeles, CA | 310.251.3738 | vadams@pobox.com | Portfolio | linkedin.com/in/vanessa-adams-9925a95
ABOUT ME
Design leader with expertise in brand storytelling, digital campaign strategy, and creative leadership. Recognized for delivering $6.4M+ in monthly ad revenue through concept-first campaigns, improving production timelines by 25% with scalable creative systems, and directing award-winning visual work for global brands. Known for mentoring high-performing design teams, integrating AI tools to boost creative efficiency, and driving measurable performance, including an average 18% lift in CTR and a 20% increase in user engagement across digital campaigns.
COMPETENCIES
Creative Direction & Campaign Strategy – Multi-channel Campaign Development • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Creative Storytelling • Message Hierarchy • Campaign Goal Alignment • Creative Brief Development • Client & Stakeholder Management | Design & Art Direction – Visual Identity Design • Art Direction for Digital & Print • Storyboarding • Motion Graphics Oversight • Event Branding • Typography • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) • Adobe Firefly • Adobe Bridge • Figma | Content & Experience Design – Digital Advertising (Display & Social) • Web & Mobile Design • UX/UI Collaboration • Video Concepting & Editing • Presentation Design (Keynote, Google Slides, PowerPoint) • Internal Comms & Culture Campaigns | Leadership & Mentorship – Mentoring Designers • Peer Review Processes • Direction of Agency Partners • Workshop Facilitation | Project & Workflow Management – Creative Production Pipelines • Asana • JIRA • Monday.com • Trello • Agile Collaboration • Cross-Functional Syncs • Resource Prioritization
EXPERIENCE
PRODEGE | El Segundo, CA | September 2017 - April 2025 $200M consumer insights and rewards technology company with ~600 employees.
Sr. Visual Design Manager | Nov 2021 - April 2025
Directed multi-platform campaigns for category leaders across retail, fintech, wellness, and gaming, including Walmart, Sephora, Nike, Macy’s, Chime, Robinhood, Headspace, Monopoly Go!, and FanDuel. Led strategy and creative execution for digital, social, and experiential activations, including shopper marketing, ensuring brand alignment while pushing creative boundaries. Managed a team of seven designers, overseeing workflow, client presentations, and quality control across static, motion, and interactive assets. Collaborated with department heads, project managers, and clients to ensure strategic alignment and timely delivery. Integrated AI tools to streamline production and served as a key liaison between sales, marketing, and creative teams, elevating output and ensuring campaigns stood out.
Integrated Campaign Leadership & Revenue Growth
$6.4M+ in average monthly ad revenue generated across shopper and gaming campaigns by leading branded creative for Clorox, Chime, Monopoly Go!, and other high-performing clients; created culturally resonant digital and social assets optimized for discoverability and engagement.
2,500+ campaigns launched across digital, social, and shopper channels for ~80 stakeholders in five departments, driving cross-platform engagement and supporting brand consistency within paid, owned, and earned media.
49% improvement in internal client satisfaction scores captured by refining intake processes, improving cross-team communication, and delivering consistently high-quality creative to marketing and sales stakeholders.
3% lift in ad engagement generated on Headspace and Robinhood social campaigns by developing and directing concept-first, culturally relevant creative tailored to emerging platforms.
Creative Operations, Systems, & Scalability
~78% reduction in sales and marketing revisions attained through improved onboarding, internal reviews, and real-time feedback integration with marketing and sales stakeholders.
Supported a 64% increase in campaign volume and sales revenue over five years by streamlining creative production workflows, improving turnaround times, and enabling faster go-to-market execution across digital and social campaigns.
25% increase in creative production efficiency achieved by implementing AI-based tools and scalable design templates across a high-volume workflow of static, motion, and interactive assets.
Sr. Visual Designer, Creative Lead | September 2017 - November 2021
Pioneered the first creative operations role for the in-house design team, initially leading one direct report and growing the team to seven as verticals and demand scaled. Spearheaded the verticalization of design support across sales, marketing,
and AdOps, and implemented a standardized intake and request process to streamline creative workflow. Templatized core asset types and introduced scalable design systems to improve efficiency and brand consistency. Oversaw UX and visual design for SHOP’s web and mobile products, including in-store campaign creative across affiliate sites. Acted as the primary creative contact for stakeholders, aligning project execution with business objectives across marketing, international, and performance teams.
30% increase in clicks and conversions accomplished by improving the mobile-first UX design for SHOP products, including streamlined navigation and faster load times.
25% improvement in mobile experience delivered by launching in-store shopping campaigns across affiliate sites, optimizing user interfaces for mobile shoppers.
20% lift in user engagement achieved by redesigning multi-channel marketing and gaming programs for Swagbucks and MyPoints, improving user interaction across platforms.
15% revenue increase generated for affiliate advertising collateral by accelerating campaign launches and enhancing creative production workflows.
YAHOO! | Santa Monica, CA | June 2006 - March 2014
$5B global digital media company with ~8,600 employees.
Senior Visual Designer
Designed and produced digital display advertisements
for Yahoo U.S. Sales and Yahoo en Español within an internal creative studio, supporting high-profile clients including Walgreens, Olay, Tide, JCPenney, and CoverGirl. Developed pitch collateral, event branding, and marketing materials across logos, videos, infographics, and presentations, aligning with corporate and client brand standards. Served as a key visual content partner across multiple internal teams, driving consistency and quality
for marketing and sales initiatives. Provided creative leadership for the annual sales conference, delivering cohesive event branding and materials.
$75M+ in ad revenue supported by producing custom pitch assets, including stop-motion animations and multi-page campaign mockups for major studio advertisers; enabled sales to visualize campaign concepts and secure large-scale cross-platform buys.
$280,000 average revenue per campaign supported through the development of high-converting digital assets and event materials for marquee clients such
as Walgreens, Olay, and Tide.
25% decrease in time-to-delivery for campaign assets achieved by standardizing internal visual templates and improving cross-team collaboration workflows.
18% average lift in CTR across digital ad campaigns reached by analyzing underperforming creatives and implementing iterative design improvements aligned with user engagement data.
15% increase in client satisfaction scores reported post-campaign based on internal surveys, following targeted creative updates to pitch decks, event branding, and marketing collateral.
VISUAL DESIGNER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Apr 2014 - Nov 2021
Contract Graphic Designer for Advertising & Marketing
Freelance Senior Visual Designer for FOX Broadcasting Company, BLT Communications, LLC, AvatarLabs, Munchery and Art Director and project manager for private clientele.
Visual design, design consultation and strategies for private clients.
Projects include logo design with corresponding identity systems, website architecture, design and development, promotional videos, online advertising, app development and strategic growth planning.
EDUCATION
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN | BFA Communication Arts | Graduated May 2005
UCLA - EXTENSION | Certification In Digital Photography | Graduated June 2014
SANTA MONICA CITY COLLEGE | AA Graphic Design | Graduated June 2001
SKILLS
Graphic Design | Typography | Photography | Ux Ui | Branding | Marketing | Art Direction Project - Campaign Management
Team Building | Mentoring | Communication | Multi-Tasking | Problem Solving | Organization