Glenann Godden Email & Phone Number

Santa Maria, CA, US

Design, illustration, creative services, consulting

Roubaix, FR

• Led the visual creation of unified experiences for global customers, partners and employees at OVHcloud, Europe’s leading cloud solutions provider with a global presence.
• Functioned in a player-coach role to design seamless digital experiences, notably unifying the brand’s existing design system, graphics strategy, documentation and communications for global content governance.
• Led a high-performing design team averaging 70+ monthly stakeholder requests, resulting in the monthly creation of 1,000+ new design artifacts.
• Operationalized design education and creative processes throughout the company, reinforcing a user-centric culture.
• Audited existing design artifacts and expanded the global design system, increasing global consistency, accessibility, functionality.
• Prototypes and mockups in Adobe XD resulted in more industry standard user experiences and met acquisition and awareness goals.

Mclean, VA, US

• Brand and creative strategy for USA TODAY and over 100 local media brands, b2c and b2b as part of Gannett's USA Today NETWORK, the largest local media and marketing solutions company in the U.S., reaching nearly 49.
• Creative direction of companywide brand refresh across 100+ brands including the development of refreshed brand elements, notably new custom typefaces, standardization of all video branding, data visualization, and.
• Led in-house brand team and network of multidisciplinary freelancers.
• Oversaw the creation of first brand management portal, brand guidelines and training materials.
• Presented strategy to executive leadership, editors, marketing managers and content creators.
• Evolved brand identity in response to voice-of-the-customer insights and multi-city market research.

Mclean, VA, US

Senior Art Director of USA TODAY NETWORK Brand and Creative StrategyCreative lead of the companywide brand refresh across 100+ brands for the largest local media and marketing solutions company in the U.S., reaching nearly 49 percent of the U.S. digital population today. Directed the comprehensive development of refreshed brand elements, graphics packages.

Mclean, VA, US

Art Direction for USA TODAY Creative Marketing. Creative lead on projects including cross-platform national advertising campaigns, logo design, event and editorial promotions, information visualization, and creative strategy. Lead designers and present to clients.

Mclean, VA, US

Brand Identity, design and art direction for USA TODAY Marketing. Selected by creative director to join the in house team that launched the 2102 USA TODAY rebrand. Creative Lead for brand expansions. Projects include: advertising campaigns, branding, logo design, promotions, illustration, and infographic solutions. Designs for digital, print and social.

Tysons Corner, VA, US

• Designed digital experiences for government, nonprofit and commercial clients.
• Visualized complex data and information to present a clear story that educates and informs users.
• Expanded the existing design system across experiences.
• Held a Public Trust clearance.

US

• Designed cohesive omnichannel experiences for nonprofits, associations and commercial clients.
• Partnered with marketing managers and copywriters to ensure high quality deliverables that meet client objectives.
• Mentored junior designers.

• Designed brand and marketing materials as well as technical visualizations for the DC area's largest mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering firm.
• Designed presentations for architects and engineers that were consistent with brand standards and clear for audiences.
• Project coordination and documentation in the architectural peer review department.

Bfa, Communication Design

Master Of Professional Studies, Information Visualization