Creative Director · Agency Transformation · Omnichannel Systems · Responsible AI
The tools got fast. Quality doesn't have to suffer. For over a decade I've directed the brands, teams, and systems that keep creative human at scale.
An AI design studio run by a roster of designer personas — big-agency range from a single creative director, without losing the human eye that makes the work matter.
Turning a traditional brand playbook into guidelines an AI can actually follow — so machine-generated creative stays on-brand at scale. In development.
Moving the client decision upstream — to audience research and stereotypes — turned one requested spot into a 19-spot platform the client scaled onto linear TV.
From four freelancers in a Mountain View house to a 40-person creative department — the team, the brand, and the systems that carried a startup to acquisition.
An atomic ad-production framework that cut design time 62% and collapsed twelve files into one — the blueprint that later became an AI banner builder.
Want to see something specific? Trade-show materials, ad campaigns, branding — or something else entirely? I've probably done it. Just ask →
Feedback frameworks, production pipelines, and standards that let quality scale with volume.
One brand, coherent across display, video, CTV, audio, social, SEM, email, and native.
AI that makes creative teams more human, not less — with a clear line on where judgment stays.
Hiring for character, building cultures people stay on — through growth and acquisition.
On protecting the legacy of design as the tools change — why the director, the storyteller, and the moral compass matter more in the age of AI, not less.
Read on Medium →Open to senior creative leadership roles — building and directing teams, brand systems, and creative operations that scale without losing the craft.
Start a conversation →Helping creative teams adopt AI in a way that raises quality and keeps the human eye where it matters. A separate practice, for select engagements.
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Ramon Aclo · Animation Team Lead, Frequence / MadHive · Direct report
"Sarah is a visionary leader who drives innovation, fosters creativity, and develops the next generation of creative talent."
"Sarah was the best manager, boss and mentor I have ever had."
"Her designs are more than just beautiful — they take into account every aspect of the consumer experience."