sadie medley

Current

• Art Director/Designer at Sadie Medley Design

Past

• Creative Director at Pulse Health
• Art Director/Designer at Foote, Cone & Belding Chicago

Education

• Syracuse University
• New Trier

Recommended

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Connections

150 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Website

sadie medley’s Summary

Freelance creative director, art director and designer with experience in advertising, branding, marketing and design. Gun for hire for various clients including ad agencies, P.R. firms, design shops and private clients. Available for onsite or offsite jobs.

sadie medley’s Specialties:

Branding—strategy and execution, logo and identity design, art direction of ads—print and tv, visual problem solving, balancing creative needs with business objectives, entrepreneurial spirit and calm under pressure.

sadie medley’s Experience

• Art Director/Designer

  Sadie Medley Design

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Design industry)

  November 2001 — Present (8 years 2 months)

  Gun for hire for various clients including ad agencies, P.R. firms, design shops and private clients. Available for on site or off site jobs. Clients include: Owen Jones and Partners, Chockstone, Petal Beauty, Extensis, Euro RSCG Tathem, Burrell Communications, Digital Kitchen, Campbell Mithun, Publicis Dialog, ACD Systems and Leah Missbach Photography and Infuse Health. Penchant for branding from the ground up. Experienced in multiple mediums including print, TV, direct and online media.

• Creative Director

  Pulse Health

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Medical Devices industry)

  November 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 4 months)

  Co-founding principal of Pulse Health, creator of FRED, the first ever breathalyzer test for free radicals. Responsible for all visual and written communications for a health and wellness start up company. Created comprehensive corporate and product brand identities. Collaborated with core team to create materials for fund raising endeavors that led to a Series A of $2.1M. Researched, hired and managed outside vendors including ad agencies and web development firms. Dabbled in marketing strategy and execution. Mastered the art of staying cool under ridiculous pressure. Weathered drama.

• Art Director/Designer

  Foote, Cone & Belding Chicago

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 1997 — November 2001 (4 years 5 months)

  Responsible for all aspects of the creation of print and television ads including: conceptualization, story boards/comping, client presentation and selling work, selecting directors, photographers, shooting and post production. Fulfilled multiple roles for in-house dotcom marketing and design group. Designed web sites, brand identities and presentations for various clients. Hired, managed and supervised freelance contractors and vendors. Created and maintained digital library of group work.

sadie medley’s Education

• Syracuse University

  BFA , Theater , 1987 — 1991

• New Trier

Additional Information

sadie medley’s Websites:

• My Website

sadie medley’s Interests:

texture, art, music, yoga, food, dogs.

sadie medley’s Groups:

AIGA Portland Chapter

•    AIGA Portland
•    WeAreJustCreative (WAJC)

sadie medley’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• reference requests
• getting back in touch