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ABOUT ME

Redefining Iconic with Creative Excellence.

Nicholas Jackson, a New York City-based Creative Executive with 15 years of experience, specializes in branding, visual identity, product design, and creative. With a track record of managing, scaling and leading award winning creative and design teams, Nicholas has led design studios for places such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, and held senior executive roles at top agencies like AKQA and Digitas New York, with a focusing on branding, innovation and experiential design design.

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  • Senior Vice President, Experience Design

    Digitas North America
    2022 - 2023

    As a seasoned Senior Vice President of Experience Design, I led the assembly, management, and mentorship of cross-functional teams dedicated to delivering exceptional experiential, digital product, and website projects for diverse clients. I spearheaded initiatives to push boundaries in immersive technology experiences, pioneering avant-garde engagements such as Augmented Reality, AI-driven projects, and predictive data-generated websites, thus aiding Digitas clients in expanding their horizons. Notably, I secured multiple wins in competitive pitches, particularly excelling in experiential work within the luxury, fashion, beauty, and healthcare sectors.

  • Group Creative Director

    AKQA
    2020 - 2022

    Managing 20+ creatives for AKQA’s NYC studio. Overseeing all creative direction across AKQA’s tech and healthcare clients such as Mayo Clinic and IBM, with a focus on product design, visual identity and branding. Creating project concepts for client, overseeing the creation of prototypes, design systems, development hand off, user testing and QA. This role is a split focus overseeing UX, design and copy while heavily collaborating with strategy.

  • Head of Design - North America

    VIRTUE Worldwide
    2018 - 2020

    Remotely ran, operated and oversaw Virtue Worldwide’s design studio. Lead a team of 10 remote designers and creatives from all over North and parts of South America. Set up a team to create award winning branding, product and campaign work for clients looking to leverage the edge and youth of Virtue’s alignment with Vice Media. This role involved setting up a team, creating internal processes as well as pitching work, collaborating with a creative department, project management and producers to create ground breaking work. Oversaw a full rebrand of Virtue Worldwide, while collaborating with leadership from Vice Media Group.

  • Creative Director
    The Washington
    2016 to 2018

    Administered the branded content studio at The Washington Post. Developed the direction and branding of the studio, created products to bring to market, pitched to clients and answered RFPs, and oversaw the build and execution of each live project.

    Governed a team of 7 working across pre-sale and post-sale, created strategies, and answered RFPs.

    Collaborated closely with ad innovation to create tech-driven, user-targeted ad products to promote the brand studio’s work.

    Championed an innovation team that created and tested in-house projects before bringing to them market; these include augmented reality, virtual reality, 360 videos, and AI.

    Hired the creative team including designers, strategist and developer; led studio business strategy development on working with clients, pitching projects, productizing the studio, etc; created custom templates and ad products for the studio.

  • Creative Director

    The New York Times
    2014 - 2016

    Conceived, managed and hired the creative design team at The New York Times T-Brand Studio. By managing a team of 10 designers, focused across pre-sale and post-sale, won work leading to multi-million-dollar deals and great storytelling that kept clients coming back; work was completed for companies including Shell and GE.

    Teamed with clients and their agencies during the post-sale process to create interactive articles that supported KPIs, while also creating all the supporting promotional material to surround each interactive piece;

    Hired the creative team, and lead the studios business strategy.

  • Senior Vice President, Experience Design

    Digitas North America
    2022 - 2023

    As a seasoned Senior Vice President of Experience Design, I led the assembly, management, and mentorship of cross-functional teams dedicated to delivering exceptional experiential, digital product, and website projects for diverse clients. I spearheaded initiatives to push boundaries in immersive technology experiences, pioneering avant-garde engagements such as Augmented Reality, AI-driven projects, and predictive data-generated websites, thus aiding Digitas clients in expanding their horizons. Notably, I secured multiple wins in competitive pitches, particularly excelling in experiential work within the luxury, fashion, beauty, and healthcare sectors.

  • Group Creative Director

    AKQA
    2020 - 2022

    Managing 20+ creatives for AKQA’s NYC studio. Overseeing all creative direction across AKQA’s tech and healthcare clients such as Mayo Clinic and IBM, with a focus on product design, visual identity and branding. Creating project concepts for client, overseeing the creation of prototypes, design systems, development hand off, user testing and QA. This role is a split focus overseeing UX, design and copy while heavily collaborating with strategy.

  • Head of Design - North America

    VIRTUE Worldwide
    2018 - 2020

    Remotely ran, operated and oversaw Virtue Worldwide’s design studio. Lead a team of 10 remote designers and creatives from all over North and parts of South America. Set up a team to create award winning branding, product and campaign work for clients looking to leverage the edge and youth of Virtue’s alignment with Vice Media. This role involved setting up a team, creating internal processes as well as pitching work, collaborating with a creative department, project management and producers to create ground breaking work. Oversaw a full rebrand of Virtue Worldwide, while collaborating with leadership from Vice Media Group.

  • Creative Director
    The Washington
    2016 to 2018

    Administered the branded content studio at The Washington Post. Developed the direction and branding of the studio, created products to bring to market, pitched to clients and answered RFPs, and oversaw the build and execution of each live project.

    Governed a team of 7 working across pre-sale and post-sale, created strategies, and answered RFPs.

    Collaborated closely with ad innovation to create tech-driven, user-targeted ad products to promote the brand studio’s work.

    Championed an innovation team that created and tested in-house projects before bringing to them market; these include augmented reality, virtual reality, 360 videos, and AI.

    Hired the creative team including designers, strategist and developer; led studio business strategy development on working with clients, pitching projects, productizing the studio, etc; created custom templates and ad products for the studio.

  • Creative Director

    The New York Times
    2014 - 2016

    Conceived, managed and hired the creative design team at The New York Times T-Brand Studio. By managing a team of 10 designers, focused across pre-sale and post-sale, won work leading to multi-million-dollar deals and great storytelling that kept clients coming back; work was completed for companies including Shell and GE.

    Teamed with clients and their agencies during the post-sale process to create interactive articles that supported KPIs, while also creating all the supporting promotional material to surround each interactive piece;

    Hired the creative team, and lead the studios business strategy.

Just a few Awards.

  • Cleveland Clinic & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    Website | Micro Site | 360 Degree Experience

  • DescriptionBank of America & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    Digital Marketing & Communication Campaigns | Digital Branding and Marketing

  • Bank of America & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    Interactive Brand Experience

  • Bank of America & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    Website | Content Marketing | Infographic

  • Siemens & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    DIGITAL MARKETING | INTERACTIVE BRAND EXPERIENCE

  • National Association of Realtors & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    DIGITAL MARKETING | INTERACTIVE BRAND EXPERIENCE

  • BANK OF AMERICA & THE WASHINGTON POST

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    Video Production | Creativity

  • Cleveland Clinic & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    Digital Marketing | Interactive Brand Experience

  • Bank of America & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    Best Overall Campaign

  • Canon & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    Best Native Advertising Content

  • Bank of America & The Washington Post

    Creative Director

    Digital Media | Infographic

REDEFINING INDUSTRY STANDARDS

Crafting Authentic Creative that Resonate

I know what it takes to create a compelling experience that stands out across all industries, with expertise in crafting authentic stories that captures brand essence and spreads is across all touch points.

Direct To Consumer

CPG Food & Beverage

Luxury & Fashion

Finance & Investing

Beauty & Personal Care

Health & Wellness

Technology & Web 3

Digital Product & Media

I MAKE RAD THINGS

  • Sculpting unmistakably ferocious visual identities and compelling voices that echo your brand's fierce essence, we ensure every element of your brand resonates with power and sophistication, capturing attention and leaving a lasting impact.

  • Crafting elite digital experiences where elegance meets enigma, tailor-made for the discerning — elevating a brand's journey across the world wide web. We create dope-ass websites, immersive digital experiences, and high-performing e-commerce platforms that captivate and convert.

  • Weaving reality with the digital, crafting immersive experiences where augmented realms and AI-driven narratives converge, creating unforgettable interactions that captivate and engage the audience. From immersive social filters to digital experiences that seamlessly integrate with the real world, cutting-edge technology and visionary creativity ensure the brand remains at the forefront of innovation.

  • Igniting the social sphere with disruptive designs, ingenious strategies, and influencer collaborations that leave an indelible mark.

  • Packaging design — market-ready & consumer-targeted— each product stands out at all touch points from IRL to E-Comm, resonating with key audiences.

  • Conjuring spellbinding stories, from evocative editorials to captivating podcasts, we redefine the art of digital storytelling.

  • Sculpting unmistakably ferocious visual identities and compelling voices that echo your brand's fierce essence, we ensure every element of your brand resonates with power and sophistication, capturing attention and leaving a lasting impact.

  • Crafting elite digital experiences where elegance meets enigma, tailor-made for the discerning — elevating a brand's journey across the world wide web. We create dope-ass websites, immersive digital experiences, and high-performing e-commerce platforms that captivate and convert.

  • Weaving reality with the digital, crafting immersive experiences where augmented realms and AI-driven narratives converge, creating unforgettable interactions that captivate and engage the audience. From immersive social filters to digital experiences that seamlessly integrate with the real world, cutting-edge technology and visionary creativity ensure the brand remains at the forefront of innovation.

  • Igniting the social sphere with disruptive designs, ingenious strategies, and influencer collaborations that leave an indelible mark.

  • Packaging design — market-ready & consumer-targeted— each product stands out at all touch points from IRL to E-Comm, resonating with key audiences.

  • Conjuring spellbinding stories, from evocative editorials to captivating podcasts, we redefine the art of digital storytelling.

Logo & Visual Identity

Design Systems

Web Site Design

Social Media Design

Application Design

Presentation & Keynote Design

Experiential Design

AR / VR Design

Package Design

Motion Graphics

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