Neal is a business-minded creative thinker & has led internal design teams for global tech, luxury, & corporate service brands. He is an experienced design manager, art director, & graphic designer.
Areas of Expertise
Graphic Design & Art Direction
- Leading design projects, creative exploration, refinement, presentation, & execution 
- Art direction, photography & video direction 
- Branding, including brand guidelines creation & enforcement 
- Digital design: advertising, social media graphics, landing pages, websites, email 
- Motion design & animation 
- Video editing 
- Print design: reports, brochures, large format printing, direct mail), overseeing press checks to ensure print quality & color accuracy 
Management
- Mentoring design teams, inspiring creativity, leading design projects and enabling designers to grow and be successful 
- Managing internal design teams 
- Managing external creative partners (agencies, freelancers, contractors) 
- Managing vendors (printers, event companies) 
- Managing global teams throughout the US, UK, EU, & Asia 
- Project management (experience setting up & using Monday.com, Trello, and Basecamp) 
- Managing budgets 
Software & Hardware
- Adobe Creative Cloud 2025: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Dimensions 
- Figma 
- Midjourney 
- ChatGPT 
- HubSpot 
- Drupal 
- Canva 
- The Brief / Creatopy (digital advertising app) 
- Project management: Monday.com, Trello, Basecamp 
- Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint 
- Mac and PC 
Recommendations
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        "Neal possesses innate creativity and an impressive eye for detail, which has been evident in every project he has undertaken."Taranjeet De Lisio, Brand Director, Vistra 
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        "Neal is a highly skilled & creative art director who always looks for ways to make designs better or more unique, but never forgets about timelines, budgets & processes. What makes him unique and a great partner is his solid understanding of business needs on one and creative aspects on the other hand."Oliver Bootman, Brand Manager, Cross Pens 
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        "Neal brings a fury of ideas. Plus he can get them done on time & on budget."Josh Silverman, Creative Director, Schwadesign 
