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Leana Hoadley

Edmonds,WA

Summary

Talented and results-oriented creative professional with experience leading teams, managing budgets and developing strategies to engage target audiences. Proven track record of developing successful and innovative advertising and marketing campaigns that improve brand visibility and increase revenue. Excellent communicator, problem solver and detail-oriented manager proficient in business operations and customer needs.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Creative Director

H2O.ai
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • As Director of Design for Brand and Digital Experience I led design across H2O.ai with focus on elevating the brand as well as customer facing experiences.
  • I Led team of designers to successfully created a robust new brand look and feel for H2O.ai and a comprehensive corporate identity system. We redesigned its digital guidelines and helped create, design and migrate 100's of new webpages.
  • I designed innovative creative strategies to raise brand awareness and engagement as well as implemented cost-effective creative strategies to improve ROI.

Creative Director

K2
04.2020 - 11.2020
  • Creative Director for corporate communications & brand development
  • I oversaw all aspects of visual/content creative for corporate marketing, product marketing as well as higher level brand recognition
  • I was also responsible for the visual look and feel of our website as well as it's lead generation
  • Some projects I led included: Digital campaigns, web content strategy, social media marketing, product and brand recognition video reels.

Art Director

Amazon
03.2018 - 04.2020
  • Art Director in the Homepage Content Strategy team
  • I review and approve marketing campaigns featured on Amazon's homepage
  • Campaigns including Amazon Prime, WholeFoods Market, Amazon Prime Video, as well as external partnerships
  • My role also includes defining and scaling world wide homepage visual standards, creating templates and style guides for marketing placements, creating and scaling event style guides (ex
  • Holiday shopping, Prime Day), and collaborating on editorial content launches.

Art Director

PlayNetwork
12.2016 - 03.2017
  • I was responsible for the overall visual aspects of PlayNetworks marketing and media communications
  • I worked alongside a team of marketing directors and coordinators to concept and create content across all platforms from print through to digital.

Art Director

Weber Marketing Group
09.2011 - 12.2015
  • I led visual design and branding efforts as AD on the firms largest award winning client among others
  • My work focused on financial institution branding, digital & traditional campaigns, web, print, radio and broadcast projects.

Education

Associate of Arts -

School of The Museum of Fine Arts | Tufts
Boston, MA

Skills

  • Creative Direction
  • Creative Strategy
  • User Experience
  • Art Direction
  • Creative team leadership
  • Brand design
  • Brand growth
  • Digital marketing
  • Stakeholder relations
  • A/B testing
  • Adobe Suite
  • Figma Sketch
  • Video production

Additional Information

  • AI Company Rebrand Success: In 2021 and 2022, I spearheaded a high-performing design team through a full-scale rebrand and redesign of an artificial intelligence company, seamlessly aligning their image with industry standards and highlighting their expertise by facilitating a comprehensive redesign of digital guidelines, and orchestrating a seamless website migration within a remarkable timeframe of less than one year.
  • Amazon Global Homepage Style Guide Impact: Instrumental in developing Amazon's worldwide homepage style guides by collaborating across teams to establish globally adopted style guidelines for Amazon's homepage during Prime Day and the Holiday seasons, leading to the Prime Days in 2018 and 2019, and the most financially successful holiday seasons in both of those years.
  • Innovative Homepage Transformation: Played a key role within a dynamic team to conceptualize and implement Amazon's revolutionary new homepage design in 2018, revolutionizing its look and feel.
  • Award-Winning Brand Strategy: Throughout my 10+ year career, I have consistently delivered outstanding results in brand strategy and digital/traditional marketing. My data-driven approach and content-led design philosophy have consistently added exceptional value to customers. Notably, my financial brand strategy and campaign work have received multiple national awards.
  • Diverse Experience: Boasting a rich background spanning corporate, agency, startup environments, and both B2B and B2C sectors, my career reflects a passion for the intersection where culture meets design, trust, and dependability—where authentic brand storytelling takes shape.
  • Bilingual and Global Experience: Fluent in English and Spanish, my extensive international exposure from living and traveling across Central America, South America, and Europe has given me a unique global perspective that adds depth and diversity to my creative leadership.

Timeline

Creative Director

H2O.ai
01.2021 - 01.2023

Creative Director

K2
04.2020 - 11.2020

Art Director

Amazon
03.2018 - 04.2020

Art Director

PlayNetwork
12.2016 - 03.2017

Art Director

Weber Marketing Group
09.2011 - 12.2015

Associate of Arts -

School of The Museum of Fine Arts | Tufts
Leana Hoadley