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Michael Silber

@michaelsilber

Multidisciplinary Creative, partnering with Ad Agencies and Design Firms to build Campaigns, Adaptive Brand Systems, and Innovative Digital Products.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am a seasoned Creative Director/Design Director seeking Freelance Contracts and Senior Design/Creative roles.

I am currently the Creative Director of a newly founded education nonprofit called Birch Scholars.

As an Associate Creative Director at Publicis, I led digital design and branding efforts for the Citibank account.

At SKDK, as the Associate Creative Director, I led the New York design team, creating social campaigns for public policy, political candidates/causes and consumer brands.

As a freelance creative, I have collaborated with innovative industry-leading clients, including Droga5, R/GA, Cloudberry Creative, and Bullish.

I earned a Master’s degree in Communications Design from Pratt Institute.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Creative Director

Current

Birch Scholars

Jul 2025 - Present (10 months)

Launched a new nonprofit with the founder, executives, and board. Designed a flexible brand system, built a website with actionable touchpoints for students/institutions/donors, and created targeted messaging to drive awareness, engagement, and fundraising.

Brand System Website Design Messaging Strategy Nonprofit Marketing Creative Direction Fundraising Touchpoint Design

Current

Creative Director & Digital Designer

Current

Freelance Contracts

Dec 2011 - Present (14 years 5 months)

Provided strategic creative direction and interactive/visual design for multi-platform campaigns across client brands. Built adaptive design systems and typographic templates spanning digital experiences and print/OOH/display advertising.

Creative Direction Interactive Design Visual Design Design Systems Typography Digital Advertising Print OOH Layout Templates

Associate Creative Director

Publicis

Mar 2020 - Jan 2023 (2 years 10 months)

Led branding, digital advertising, and visual design for the Citibank account, delivering responsive sites, brand guidelines, and custom ad units across channels. Collaborated with UX/UI on creative briefs and user research, launched the Citi Custom Cash Card brand identity with a celebrity campaign, and designed an accessible Fraud Prevention landing page.

Brand Guidelines Responsive Web Design Digital Advertising Accessibility Landing Page Design Social Print OOH Design

Associate Creative Director

SKDK

Sep 2017 - Jul 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Managed communication design, production, and strategic direction for deliverables while developing branding, social strategy, and post content for Gillette On Demand. Planned experiential marketing for The Durst Organization at One World Trade Center and wrote/design content for pitches, sites, TV/broadcast, banners, and social.

Communication Design Brand Strategy Social Strategy Experiential Marketing Pitch Development Copywriting Production Management