HOWDY. I'M JAMES
T-shirts. Jeans. Ideas.
I’ve been developing audience-grabbing, strategy-driven, and (gasp) award-winning experiences with every team I’ve joined or developed. Take a look around. Questions, feedback, and meetups over a drink are all welcome.
Work
I love developing ideas. Ideas that compel people to think the thoughts they can’t stop thinking.
Whirlpool
Box Store Customer Experiences
Hills Bros.
Re-branding, Packaging, & Marketing Campaign
Welch's
How Do You PB & J & Sparkle On Campaigns
Safelite
Tour or Utah Souvenir Posters
Stryker
Product Launches
Bactine
Awareness Campaign
Maytag
Commercial Laundry Growth
Kauai Coffee
Packaging Development
Nutrilite
Music Inspired Product Launch
Fifth Third Bank
Direct Mailers
PayPal
Awareness Campaigns
Kellogg's
Environmental Design
Naturally Fresh Cat Litter
Brand Management
Crown & JBL
Marketing Material and Displays
KitchenAid
Box Store Marketing
Boxed Water
Repackaging and Marketing Development
Midwest Energy
Rebranding and Environmental Design
Amway
Social Media Management
W Labs
New Product Launches
Ale 8
Repackaging and Marketing Development
GE Healthcare
Awareness Video
Wurth
Creative Campaign Umbrellas
I DON’T DO THIS FOR TITLES
I’m here to make things that move people.
I’m a creative director from the Midwest currently living in a place called Michiana which is where Michigan and Indiana hangout.
I started out with a degree in illustration and graphic design. Fast forward 10ish years, and now I'm a creative leader and product developer. After that I decided to lean into my passion and focus on my secondary education of design and innovation management. A few steps forward and I became a Creative Director working on brands from PayPal to Kellogg's. I still get jealous when I see brands engaging people in a unique way regardless of platform, and I’m driven to give marketing leaders that same jealousy.
I’ve gotten credit for my efforts from the Addys, the Trendys, and most importantly my teams. When I run out of ideas, you can find me listening to a podcast about rewatchable movies, throwing a disc, making a piece of art, sketching out a tattoo for a friend, or repairing my body from a game of late night hockey. But you can find this mostly on LinkedIn (I’m not saying, but I’m just saying).