Chicago, IL — Creative Director & Brand Strategist
Alexis Ramsey Alden
I'm a multidisciplinary creative director, brand strategist, and visual storyteller with 7+ years of experience building bold, culturally fluent brands across medical aesthetics, cannabis, hospitality, and luxury lifestyle. My work sits at the intersection of strategy and instinct — and it moves the needle.
Proven Impact
My Story
I make brands feel like something.
I didn't start in an agency. I started on the court — as a Division I volleyball athlete at the University of Maryland and Loyola Chicago. That experience taught me how to perform under pressure, read a room, lead a team, and show up when it counts. I carry that into every brief I touch.
After college, I fell headfirst into the world of brand building. I've spent the last seven years working across medical aesthetics, cannabis, hospitality, luxury skincare, and wine & spirits — building brands from scratch, leading shoots, writing copy, designing campaigns, producing events, and managing social ecosystems that actually grow.
My Approach
Strategy first. Always.
Beautiful work that doesn't convert is just decoration. I build campaigns with a clear commercial goal in mind — whether that's driving bookings, growing a following, launching a brand, or filling a room for an event.
Collaboration is how I do my best work. I ask a lot of questions. I listen closely. And I push hard for clarity before I ever touch a brief — because the best creative always starts with the sharpest strategy.
What I Do
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Creative Direction
Concept to execution — visual identity, art direction, and campaign strategy that makes brands impossible to ignore.
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Brand Strategy
Positioning, voice, visual language, and the story that ties it all together — built to grow.
03
Social & Content
Platform-native content that performs — photo, video, copy, and editorial calendars built for real engagement.
04
Production & Events
End-to-end event production and content shoots — from brief through execution and post.
05
Email Marketing
Strategy and execution that drives opens, clicks, and revenue — proven to take 2% open rates to 20%.
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Graphic Design
From social templates to full brand systems — design that's elevated, on-brand, and built to scale.
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Copywriting
Voice-driven copy that sells — from campaign headlines to long-form brand storytelling.
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Project Management
Managing timelines, teams, and deliverables across 12+ brands and 15+ social accounts simultaneously.
Industries
Beyond the Brief
Art is where it started.
Outside of client work, I create — ink and acrylic paintings, photography, and visual storytelling that explores emotion and self-expression. For me, art and marketing have always been the same thing: both require you to see deeply, feel something, and make others feel it too.
The Athletic Foundation
Every brief is a game plan.
Before marketing, there was volleyball. As a Division I athlete, I learned how to prepare obsessively, compete gracefully, and lead from within a team. Those habits never left. I approach every project with the same discipline — show up prepared, stay adaptable, and never stop pushing for a better outcome.
Let's make something great.
Open to full-time roles, freelance projects, and creative collaborations.