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Daniel Forni

@danielforni

I’m a design leader shaping multi-channel campaigns, art direction, and teams to deliver standout B2B and B2C experiences.

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a design leadership role where I can shape multi-channel campaigns, lead teams with empathy, and own end-to-end creative execution—turning briefs into bold experiences with room for curiosity, people development, and impact.

I’m a design leader who believes in people, bringing campaign concept, art direction, and end-to-end execution together with strong team leadership. Across my career, I’ve pitched and presented creative to major clients and collaborated with accounts and external production teams to manage a wide range of projects—from B2C moments to B2B narratives. I’m at my best when I can empower clients to realise their vision while helping my team do the same.

Most recently, I’ve led in-house creative across design, animation, and film, owning the creative direction and ensuring brand consistency through day-to-day oversight and approvals. I’ve built and rolled out brands across cross-platform environments, collaborating on digital platform design and development, and delivering experiential design and large-scale events for both B2C and B2B. I’ve also driven 360° campaign creation and rollout, including pitch creation, creative photoshoot direction, and social-first executions that reached 135M views across TikTok—resulting in a significant uplift in brand impression and consideration.

Before that, I’ve worked as an integrated art director and senior graphic designer, strengthening my craft through third-party agency management, long-lead project creation, and leadership of freelance designers. I’ve directed multi-channel projects from experiential campaigns through to social-first executions, handling everything from campaign imagery and event conceptualisation to production planning, budget organisation, styling, set design, and post-production. I’m now looking to bring flexibility, curiosity, and people-focused leadership into a new venture where creative briefs become opportunities to write—and execute—the moment requires.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Daniel Forni Ltd. logoDL

Senior Integrated Art Director

Daniel Forni Ltd.

Nov 2020 - May 2022 (1 year 6 months)

Directed multi-channel creative across experiential, film, animation, digital, and web, partnering with clients and third-party production teams to deliver campaigns. Managed production planning, budgets, and stakeholder liaison while overseeing photo and content shoots from direction through post-production.

BD

Lead Senior Creative

Brand & Deliver

Nov 2019 - Nov 2020 (1 year)

Led the Brand & Deliver design team, reporting into the Creative Director, and managed multiple projects through delegation and team workflows. Mentored junior designers to ensure delivery quality and alignment with creative expectations.

FO

Senior Designer - Forni

Forni

Oct 2017 - Nov 2019 (2 years 1 month)

Oversaw and approved day-to-day creative deliverables, maintaining brand consistency across design and typography outputs. Liaised with stakeholders across internal departments and managed third-party agencies and campaign assets, including brand and photography deliverables.

JC

Integrated Art Director

JPC Creative

Jan 2012 - Jun 2012 (5 months)

Produced and guided integrated campaign creative spanning experiential work through to film, animation, digital, and web design. Coordinated third-party agency support to help deliver campaign concepts and final creative executions.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University for the Creative Arts logoUA

University for the Creative Arts

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Graphic Design, Graphic Design

2022 - 2025

Grade: First Class Honours

BA (Hons) Graphic Design degree (Art Director) with First Class Honours, studied from May 2022 to May 2025.

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design logoCD

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Foundation Degree in Art and Design, Art and Design

2008 - 2009

Grade: Pass with Merits

Completed a Foundation Degree in Art and Design at Central Saint Martins, graduating with Pass with Merits (2008–2009).

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Studied at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (degree details and dates not provided).

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