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Steve Donatelli

@stevedonatelli

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Elevating brand awareness and engagement for enterprising tech-leaders.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an opportunity to bring my extensive skills in brand and communication design to a team that’s pushing boundaries in the technology space.

Steve Donatelli is a senior-level Global Brand Designer, based in Portland, Oregon. He's best known for his expertise in creating, strengthening, and evolving brand expression for enterprising companies, products and/or services in the B2B technology space.

Steve brings 15+ years of experience in visual design, brand marketing, and corporate communications — fortifying growth-focused leading brands such as AWS, Elemental, Talend, and Qlik, to name a few.

Steve empowers tech-leaders to forge memorable brand experiences with a vision for a responsible future.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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PRINCIPAL CD / SENIOR ART DIRECTOR

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DONATELLI

Dec 2023 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Brand Design Consultancy, Freelance, Contract Services, B2B, Tech Marketing

Delivering visual design, corporate/product identity design, and brand marketing services for enterprising founders and companies in B2B SaaS environments, particularly focused on empowering tech-leaders to forge memorable brand experiences with a vision for a responsible future.

Creative Direction Art Direction B2B B2B Marketing Branding Brand Awareness Brand Marketing Brand Management Brand Strategy Brand Communications Brand Identity Brand Design Brand Brand Development Brand Experiences Advertising Creative Strategy Creative Thinking Creative Briefing Creative Briefs Brand Identity Design Governance Design Systems Design Design Thinking Design Strategy Design Standards Design Management Design Process Design Leadership Design Patterns Design Research Design Tools Event Marketing Trade Show Booth Ideation Brand Design Management Logo Design Net New Logo Style Guide Management Standards Alignment Identity Visual Design Visual Design Principles Visual Designer Brand Visual Identity Application Visual Branding Editorial Design Layout Design Email Layouts Email Marketing Email Campaigns Motion Design Motion Graphics Iconography Point of Sale Packaging Presentation Design Photography Photo Editing Video Editing Video Design Storyboarding Storyboards Product Marketing Resource Management Marketing Collateral Social Media Marketing Trade Shows User Experience Design Visual Storytelling Visual Presentation UX Design UX UI Design Storytelling Web Design Graphic Design

PRINCIPAL LEAD BRAND DESIGNER

Talend

May 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years 6 months)

Data Integration Software Development (SaaS), B2B, Global Brand Design, Corporate Marketing

Led creative strategy and visual identity for the leading data integration tool provider (Gartner Magic Quadrant 8x winner) — setting the standard for clear, compelling, and memorable global brand experiences throughout the customer journey.

Art Direction Communication Skills

LEAD DESIGNER

AWS

Sep 2019 - Feb 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Cloud Services Provider (SaaS), B2B, Global Brand Design and Brand Marketing

Shaped brand design systems and assets for the world's largest cloud provider, driving consistency in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Marketing Tech, and Media Services product categories — ensured strategic alignment throughout product portfolio.

Art Direction

SENIOR DESIGNER

AWS Elemental

Mar 2016 - Sep 2019 (3 years 6 months)

Media and Entertainment, Media Services, Software (SaaS), B2B, Global Brand Marketing

Spearheaded Elemental Technologies' brand integration post-AWS acquisition, managing a team of four to seamlessly align brand experience from website landing pages to technical product marchitecture diagrams and everything in between.

Art Direction