Morgan is a Graphic Designer specializing in brand identity and marketing.

Born and raised on the Texas Gulf Coast, I traveled inland to earn my BFA at Texas state university which catapulted me into a creative career. From Shiny Object in Austin, Red Hat, IBM and finally to Cheil Dallas supporting Samsung Mobile US’s social channels, I led social media campaigns to full new business pitches while also picking up freelance work.

When I’m not building my client roster, I’m usually playing with personal creative projects. Currently, I’m creating signs for my wedding reception and redesigning a 1964 home build right here in Austin, TX.

Let’s talk business over a coffee. My dog, Scribble, will be happy to meet you!

Resume

Award-winning Associate Creative Director with over 3 years of experience leading creative teams and 9 years of professional Art Direction experience in-house and at agencies.

Experience

Creative Director, Freelance  2024–Present

  • Creating brand identities, logos and social content for small businesses.

Associate Creative Director, Art at Cheil Dallas  2021–2024
Award: 2024 Gold Addy - Social Media Samsung Miniatures

  • Led data-driven content creation for Samsung Mobile USA social media (1.1 million followers on Instagram), Paid, and B2B accounts. 

  • Concepted, created, and sold new work to Samsung and other prospective clients across all lines of business.

  • Managed and directed a team of 7 copywriters and art directors.

  • Built creative team processes with our accounts and strategy teams that set standards for high-quality work on fast-paced projects.

  • Launched the SamsungUS TikTok account which during my time grew to over 210k followers and 1.3 million likes.

  • Managed client expectations and relationships during and after the pitch process.

Senior Art Director at IBM  2020–2021

  • Used data-driven insights to design campaigns from concept to execution for @IBM global social channels with a copywriter partner. 

  • Mentored, nurtured and led  junior designers to help them grow as creatives.

  • Contributed to the IBM Design Language Illustration Guidelines.

Visual Designer at IBM  2017–2020

  • Art directed major social campaigns for @IBM global channels such as Pride which was the best performing Pride social media campaign in IBM’s history.

  • Created and managed a brand-approved repository of graphics and illustrations for social channels to reuse to increase efficiency.

  • Led a popular coffee shop coworking event series to break silos across the marketing teams.

Visual Designer for IBM Cloud  2017 

  • Created campaigns for @IBMCloud global social channels promoting B2B events and products. 

  • Collaborated and managed relationships with various IBM Cloud product managers.

Visual Designer at Red Hat  2015–2017 

  • Designed the Red Hat Developers website, booth graphics, t-shirts, and open-source project branding. 

Design Intern to Junior Designer at Shiny Object  2015 

  • Created storyboards and designed and illustrated files prepped for animation.

  • Raised $50k for an Indiegogo campaign by managing marketing materials and social media.

Skills

  • Creative Programs - Figma, Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier, and After Effects

  • Leadership & mentorship of creative teams

  • Social media campaign creation and trend forecasting

  • Project Management Software - Monday.com, Trello, Jira and Workfront

Education

BFA Communication Design at Texas State University 2015
Summa Cum Laude


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