Hi. I’m David.

The most creative marketer you’ve ever met. Or the most marketing-minded creative. Either way, I’m the unique combination of art meets science when it comes building a powerful brand that moves the market.

9 direct reports
max. team size

$1.25M
creative budget

1000s
of meetings led

$1.25M
creative budget

Current Experience

Degreed: VP Brand & Content

Previous @ Degreed: Creative Director ▶ Director of Brand ▶ VP Brand

Since 2014, I’ve been the creative force behind Degreed’s juggernaut brand and marketing engine, taking it from ankle-biter to category leader with $100M ARR and $367M in funding. I’ve built and scaled high-performing marketing channels from scratch, turning brand storytelling into pipeline and brand sentiment into revenue.

Here’s what I’ve done during my time at Degreed:

Built a strategic brand that drives market share

  • Led the development and execution of Degreed’s brand strategy, elevating our market presence and positioning in a new high-growth category

  • Built a flexible and distinct Degreed brand identity system, ensuring consistent execution across all marketing materials and channels

  • Crafted campaigns that 1) resonate strongly with our target audience 2) differentiate our brand in the marketplace 3) drive awareness, engagement, and affinity across channels

Built a high-performing creative team that delivers ROI

  • Scaled and led a team of designers, copywriters, and project managers, fostering a creative and results-driven culture

  • Optimized brand marketing spend by blending in-house creative expertise with agency innovation

  • Managed a multi-million-dollar brand budget, prioritizing high-ROI initiatives that fueled revenue growth

Launched and scaled high-impact marketing channels

  • Built owned and paid content channels from scratch, driving 100K+ social followers, 6M+ YouTube views, millions of website + blog visits, and 100K+ asset downloads

  • Created campaigns that support pipeline and sales enablement, aligning brand storytelling with product value and revenue outcomes

Championed brand consistency across the customer journey

  • Ensured full-funnel brand alignment—from top-of-funnel awareness to sales enablement and customer expansion

  • Developed an internal brand resource hub, ensuring sales, marketing, and product teams speak a consistent brand language

  • Partnered cross-functionally to ensure brand supports GTM goals, product launches, and customer retention strategies

Previous Experience

Objective Agency: Art director / Creative lead
Crowell: Designer ▶ Art director
Flashpoint: Designer

I spent the first decade of my career in agencies, honing my craft across industries—from app design and corporate identity to outdoor recreation, hospitality, packaging, event, and environmental design. This range of experience sharpened my ability to adapt quickly, think strategically, and build brands with real .

Hard Skills

Creative leadership / Corporate identity / Brand storytelling / Content marketing / Event & environmental / Photo + video + motion + animation / Digital experiences / Growth & demand gen / Social / Brand voice / Copywriting

Soft Skills

Strategic execution / Communications & influence / Cross-functional partnership / Project management / Problem-solving / Business acumen / Stakeholder management

Software

Adobe Creative Suite / Gsuite / Microsoft / Figma / Sprout Social / Hubspot

Education

BFA - Visual Communication / Design
Weber State University