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Tim Kelly

@timkelly

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Creative leader driving brand strategy, design, and multidisciplinary team execution.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a senior creative leadership role where I can lead multidisciplinary teams, drive brand strategy, manage creative operations, and deliver high-quality work within budget and timelines.

I am a creative leader with decades of experience building and directing brand, advertising, and design teams to deliver measurable business results. I have led corporate creative departments and full-service agencies, managing designers, writers, multimedia creators, and production artists while overseeing budgets, vendor relationships, and client communications.

My work includes brand development, campaign strategy, UX/UI foundations, and production across print, digital, and experiential channels, using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Generative AI and Microsoft Office. I have a hands-on management style—running creative meetings, pitching concepts, negotiating contracts, and ensuring projects meet timelines and financial constraints.

I seek to apply my creative leadership to drive innovation and business objectives, collaborating across departments and with external partners to preserve brand standards and deliver high-quality, on-strategy creative work.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Vice President of Creative Services

Winston Benefits (Brown & Brown)

Aug 2021 - Jun 2025 (3 years 10 months)

Led and managed the corporate creative department of designers, copywriters, multimedia designers, and production artists; developed and implemented client creative campaigns and communications while managing budgets and vendor billing.

Creative Direction Team Leadership Content Creation Campaign Strategy Budgeting Vendor Management Client Communication Adobe Creative Suite

Creative Director

Creative Seven, LLC

Dec 2006 - Aug 2021 (14 years 8 months)

Led brand development, design and production across advertising and client projects, negotiated budgets/contracts, pitched concepts, and managed writers, artists, designers, and project managers to deliver creative work on schedule and on budget.

Brand Development Art Direction Project Management Team Leadership Adobe Creative Suite

Designer / Production Manager

Prism Marketing & Communications

Dec 2000 - Aug 2006 (5 years 8 months)

Directed design and production for full-service advertising projects, coordinated creative campaigns, managed budgets and vendor relations, and supported brand development and cross-media publishing.

Adobe Creative Suite Figma Production Management Brand Development Print Production Vendor Relations Social Media Strategy Budgeting