David Bates Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington

A Seattle-based creative consultancy specializing in multi-platform brand experiences through research, strategy, and creativity. We are dedicated to creating compelling concepts that emotionally engage audiences.Our expertise spans traditional and digital media, ensuring brands effectively communicate their story across all platforms.

Seattle, WA, United States

• Accomplishments
• Lead creative vision and processes in partnership with our brand brand strategy directors, ensuring alignment with client objectives, creative briefs, and desired outcomes
• Collaborated with strategy and research teams to analyze market trends, develop POV insights in branding trends
• Managed creative team operations, creative direction of in-house and client projects and stakeholder relationships for impactful design and marketing outcomes Clients: Amazon, Microsoft AI, MSFT Industry Solutions.

Seattle, Washington

• Set the creative vision for the Zillow, Premier Agent & Zillow Group brands – aligning with the brand strategy, personality & value proposition for each. Led 60+ in-house creative team to take Zillow Group to the next.
• Set creative vision for each brand & champion that vision in the org
• Directing & leading the Zillow re-branding initiative launched in mid 2019
• Serve as a strategic partner to clients, demonstrating a deep understanding of their business, specific challenges and opportunities. Provide thought leadership & perspectives that support their objectives & aligns.
• Work closely with multiple teams, channel owners to bring creative solutions to life – Brand, Product, Performance Marketing, Media & Distribution, email, PR, HR, Learning & Development, Customer Care
• Oversee the development of all creative work from concept through to completion.

Promoted to expand the mission to elevate the creative excellence outside of the creative practice group. Duties involved, the initiation of compelling creative pitches with our internal, new business team. The development of creative briefs for project kick-offs. Being an effective partner with strategists in the creation of sound, outwardly compelling.

As the first official Design Director at Hornall Anderson, I Returned with excitement on a guided purpose to elevate and diversify the creative product. I passionately nurtured and guided many design teams to successfully scale that mission, producing an award winning body of work the firm had seen to date.Clients: Amgen, Boston Market, EOS Airlines, Gene.

Responsibilities included many roles such as acting Co-Principal, Executive Creative Director, Head of Business Operations. Clients: Adidas, Hasbro, MTV, Nike, Pyramid Breweries, Starbucks, T-Mobile, Turner Classic Movies, Richmond Ballet, Warn Industries.

I released my design passion onto the world on a very diverse range of assignments. We had successes and failures and through that I grew to get all the design basics down pat.Clients: Amazon, Cloud Nine Chocolates, Cybex, Giro, Hasbro, Intel, K2 Skis, Leatherman, Raleigh Cycles, Starbucks, US Cigar.

Advanced Management Program, Business Leadership

Omnicom University is considered one of the pre-eminent management development programs in the industry. The format is based on the HBS.

Aad-Design

My portfolio was awarded first place in the highly competitive SWD (now AIGA) Washington State Colleges Portfolio Competition. This.