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Paul S

Creative Director | Shopper Marketing | Brand Marketing | Art Director

About Me

Creative Director & Design Leader with 20+ years of experience uniting brand strategy and storytelling across digital, social, experiential, and retail. Adept at setting vision and executing with craft, I’ve led global teams, scaled design systems, and delivered award-winning campaigns for brands including Kraft Heinz, Mars, Nestlé Purina, Georgia-Pacific, and Fortune 500 B2B leaders. Recognized for elevating creative standards, mentoring talent, and pushing boundaries with culture-first, socially-driven campaigns that connect brands with audiences in meaningful ways.

Jurisdiction

United States

Notable Employer

  • Creative Director at Perion
  • Associate Creative Director at Arc Worldwide
  • Senior Art Director at Nestle Purina

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Creative DirectorNotablePerion
2022 - 2026

Lead the global creative department — team growth, AI-driven innovation, and breakthrough advertising across social, digital, video, and emerging media. • Lead a cross-disciplinary creative team spanning design, strategy, and copywriting; more than doubled headcount across five countries to meet growing demand • Built and expanded the company's first dedicated animation team from the ground up • Pioneered AI-powered creative workflows and restructured production flow, team roles, and file systems — cutting turnaround time while scaling output and quality • Partner directly with sales on design and pitch strategy for new ad campaigns, and maintain a 5-star client satisfaction rating

Associate Creative DirectorNotableArc Worldwide
2016 - 2022

Directed creative strategy for Kraft Heinz, Georgia Pacific, and Mars Confections shopper marketing, producing award-winning omnichannel campaigns and large-scale experiential activations. • Led an award-winning Capri Sun campaign that drove a double-digit sales lift in participating Walmart stores, set a Guinness World Record for World's Biggest Box Fort, and earned significant PR and internal recognition at Kraft Heinz • Directed shopper marketing and creative strategy for Kraft Heinz, Georgia-Pacific, and Mars Confections, producing award-winning omnichannel campaigns and large-scale experiential activations • Led immersive shopper events inside Walmart and other national retailers, translating brand strategy into in-store experience • Built modular storytelling and video systems that boosted campaign engagement across retail, digital, and social — while unifying messaging across all three channels for multiple CPG clients

Strategic Proposal Creative DirectorGraybar Electric
2014 - 2016

Elevated B2B brand storytelling and proposal design for multimillion-dollar contracts. • Helped secure a $90M U.S. Communities contract through high-impact narrative and proposal design • Built scalable visual systems, motion graphics, and video that simplified complex B2B sales conversations

Senior Art DirectorNotableNestle Purina
2008 - 2014

Directed national brand campaigns, packaging, and experiential activations for flagship pet brands. • Grew Cat Chow's social media community from several thousand to hundreds of thousands of highly active followers • Drove Cat Chow to top performance in the portfolio through packaging redesign, social strategy, and national events • Art directed Animal Planet's Housecat Housecall series, including planning and directing dozens of national photo and video shoots • Led live experiential events supporting the brand's national campaign presence

Art DirectorThe Minnow Project
2003 - 2008

Developed brand identities and creative campaigns for hospitality, retail, and lifestyle clients, blending design craft with hands-on production support. • Delivered cross-channel campaigns spanning print, web, and photography.

Web Design InternSandhills Publishing
2002 - 2003

Designed and coded websites for TruckPaper.com and MachineryTrader.com.

Education

Degree of Commercial ArtsConcordia University - Nebraska
1999 - 2003

Skills

Core skills10
Interests6
Languages1

Skills

creative direction
graphic design
shopper marketing
video production
photography production
advertising
Omnichannel Campaign Development
Global Team Leadership & Mentorship
AI-Enhanced Workflows & Innovation
Brand & Digital Storytelling

Interests

design
murals
shopper marketing
Motion, Video & Emerging Media
Global Team Leadership & Mentorship
event marketing

Languages

English