Xavier Modebe
@xaviermodebe
I’m a senior art director and creative director driving measurable digital growth.
What I'm looking for
I’m a senior art director and creative director with 15+ years building brand identity, design systems, and multi-platform campaigns for agency and enterprise clients. I’ve directed 20+ person teams across 120+ engagements, delivering 34% YoY revenue growth and 150%+ brand engagement lifts.
I bridge creative vision with measurable performance outcomes, leveraging Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and generative AI to translate complex product capabilities into visual narratives. I led 35 multi-platform campaigns, achieving a 150% lift in brand engagement and contributing to increased pipeline/revenue.
More recently, I’ve expanded my data fluency through contract work as a Data Analyst, cleaning and validating 100,000+ disaster recovery records, reducing discrepancy rates by 18%, and building Power BI/Tableau dashboards used for weekly executive reporting. I’m energized by work that blends strong creative craft with clear business impact, tight collaboration, and high-quality delivery.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder & Creative Director
Kobo Kreatives
Jun 2010 - Present (16 years 1 month)
Scaled agency revenue by 34% YoY by directing creative strategy across 120+ client engagements, growing the client roster from 12 to 23. Led multi-platform creative production (100+ assets) and delivered improvements including 2x average audience engagement and ~20% higher client retention.
Data Analyst
FEMA–Dewberry
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 (2 months)
Cleaned, validated, and analyzed 100,000+ disaster recovery records, reducing discrepancy rates by 18%. Built Power BI/Tableau dashboards and delivered weekly executive reporting used to inform over $25M in federal funding decisions.
Designed and delivered 25 recruitment campaign assets within a 3-month contract, increasing qualified applicant inquiries by 30% and channel engagement by 35% (exceeding KPIs by 5%). Established cross-functional review workflows across creative, communications, and operations, reducing off-brand submissions by 12% across 5+ channels.
Paid Media Sr. Art Director
Remote
Mar 2020 - Jun 2023 (3 years 3 months)
Led art direction for 35 multi-platform campaigns across web, mobile, and social, driving a 150% lift in brand engagement and supporting pipeline/revenue growth. Built scalable design systems and motion graphics frameworks, reducing revision cycles (~20%) and time-to-approval (by 8 days) while supporting 5 product launches per quarter.
Communications/Strategy Lead
Georgia Muslim Voter Project (GAMVP)
Dec 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 3 months)
Directed digital media and community outreach campaigns reaching 100,000+ constituents across Atlanta, increasing voter registration awareness by 30% and driving a 15% uptick in new registrations among target demographics. Built a behavioral-data-driven audience segmentation framework adopted across 30+ partner organizations and established 30+ community partnerships to expand outreach and event a
Forged 150 local organization partnerships to scale youth and education programs, growing participant enrollment 6x from 20 to 120+. Designed evidence-based community programs using survey data (1,200+ new participant enrollments, 78% completion) and launched promotional channels and community partnerships to expand reach.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Farmingdale State College
Bachelor of Science in Communication, Communication
2008 - 2012
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication at Farmingdale State College from 2008 to 2012.
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