Brian Akers Email and Phone Number

Brian Akers is a Design Director at Procter & Gamble. He possess expertise in art direction, brand development, creative strategy, concept development, branding and identity and 23 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I worked with Brian Akers at LPK and Landor Associates. I reported to Brian for 4 years while I was at LPK and I cannot recommend him enough for any creative leadership position. Brian leads with a hands-on approach, showing his team how to work hard and how to focus on great design using breakthrough strategy. Brian is always willing to take on new challenges and learn about new industries/clients. His ability to understand different client needs and link those needs to smart strategy and smart creative is invaluable. Brian’s work is expansive but my work with him centered around Brand Identity and Brand Strategy. One important example of our work together was the rebrand and expansion of the SUNY Brand. For a little more than 4 years we worked on its complex set of problems. These problems ranged from a dated and disjoined design system, multiple brands under the SUNY Umbrella all doing their own thing, and many needs for branded initiatives. Brian helped create a unified brand that was implemented across many markets/channels. Then Brian lead the team to create effective and dynamic initiatives both visually and strategically. Brian was always able to make the work feel new and exciting (even all the PowerPoints). He always pushed for innovation, creativity, and excellence. It was my honor to work with Brian and he would be an amazing addition to any team." and "Brian is a tremendous creative leader and ultimate team player. He not only leads with great passion, energy and drive to push the work but he collaborates so effortlessly and without ego, always open to new ideas and then taking them further. Brian blends strategic thinking with tremendous design vision and keen eye for details. Beyond that he is also a great teacher to junior designers with a soft, but direct touch. Having worked with Brian on many high level projects I can say he always delivered with excellence, would do anything to keep projects moving and always made it fun with his positive, outgoing personality. I highly recommend Brian for any creative leadership positions."