Hi, I'm Alex.

It's nice to meet you.

My career has been about one thing: turning ideas into work that people genuinely connect with. From hands-on design to leading creative and marketing organizations, I’ve spent 15 years partnering with designers, writers, developers, and executive teams to bridge strategy and creativity, solve complicated problems, and take projects from early concept to launch.

Building environments where talented people do their best work matters to me as much as the creative itself. Outside the day job I’m a musician and producer. That love of craft and collaboration runs through everything.

The Work I'm Built For

Creative Leadership

Leading creative organizations is about more than directing work. It's about building an environment where talented people can take ownership and keep growing.

Brand & Storytelling

I've helped organizations find that throughline, shaping narratives and visual systems that hold together across campaigns, digital experiences, and customer touchpoints.

Digital & E-commerce

I've guided web, mobile, and e-commerce work with a focus on how people actually move through an experience and what keeps them coming back.

Integrated Marketing

I've partnered with marketing and sales teams to connect brand storytelling with real outcomes across digital, content, and media in a way that feels cohesive rather than cobbled together.

Creative Operations

I've built the workflows, feedback structures, and mentorship practices that help teams stay focused and produce quality work without burning out.

Strategy & Collaboration

I partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to translate business goals into creative direction everyone can build toward.

Selected work

Brand Strategy & Identity

Led brand narrative, identity, and visual standards across full relaunch campaigns – translating business positioning into creative systems that strengthened brand presence across marketing channels and customer experiences.

Disciplines

Brand Architecture, Creative Direction, Visual Identity

Digital Experience & UX

Led digital experience and UX strategy across e-commerce and campaign environments, directing responsive redesigns, conversion-focused flows, and product experiences as part of a broader shift from print-first to digital-first creative.

Disciplines

UX Strategy, Conversion Design, Front-End Development

Video & Storytelling

Oversaw scalable video and photography production that expanded brand visibility, providing end-to-end creative direction across brand narrative, customer storytelling, and large-scale event environments.

Disciplines

Creative Direction, Production Oversight, Brand Narrative

Integrated Campaigns

Partnered with marketing, sales, and merchandising leadership to deliver integrated brand campaigns — aligning creative strategy across digital, email, print, and sales channels to strengthen positioning and support measurable revenue growth.

Disciplines

Campaign Strategy, Cross-Channel, Go-to-Market

Performance Marketing & Email

Led demand generation and lifecycle marketing creative across acquisition, retention, and growth initiatives, implementing a KPI-driven approach to campaign development that tied creative decisions to measurable outcomes.

Disciplines

Lifecycle Marketing, Demand Generation, A/B Testing

In Their Words

A few perspectives from people who’ve been in the work with me.

"He recognizes creative exists to serve business goals and takes the time to ground himself in business objectives and strategy."
Senior Director, Marketing
Manager - Essendant
"He creates an environment where people are comfortable sharing ideas and perspectives, which leads to better conversations and stronger work."
Marketing Automation Manager
Direct Report - Essendant
"His understanding of customer experience, UX, UI, design, and strategy adds tremendous value to cross-functional projects."
Director, Marketing
Manager - Essendant
"He can lead high-level brand strategy projects, and dive into the detail of fine tuning weekly promotional emails. He remains calm, grounded and fun, no matter what the stress level."
COO
Senior Leader - CPO
"He drives successful outcomes built on comprehensive understanding and audience-focused solutions."
Senior Designer
Direct Report - Essendant