About
Jake Nelson is a multidisciplinary designer and art director living in San Francisco. A creative jack-of-all-trades, he’s worked with nonprofits and startups, consumer brands and Fortune 500 companies alike – across web, social, out-of-home, UX, commercial, and experiential mediums.
Currently a Senior Art Director with Gamma Communications, Jake works daily with project managers and developers to conceptualize and design campaigns for consumer brands across web ads, microsite UX design, multi-platform social announcements, and in-store activations. He also facilitates design clients and creative projects of his own. Always open to new opportunities, he seeks to contribute to progressive ideas and exciting new ventures.
Jake earned a BA in Media Studies from Emerson College with a Minor in Psychology in 2019.


Skills
Campaign direction
Brand development
UX / UI
Graphic design
Experiential design
Project management & creative leadership
Experience
Feb 2024 - present
Gamma Communications
Senior Art Director
June 2022 - February 2024
The Wall Street Journal
Graphic Designer
October 2020 - June 2022
The Farmlink Project
Art Director
Toolkit
Figma
Design
Slack
Communication
Adobe Suite
Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro
Notion
Documentation

Loom
Screen recording & presentations
Jira
Project management
About
Jake Nelson is a multidisciplinary designer and art director living in San Francisco. A creative jack-of-all-trades, he’s worked with nonprofits and startups, consumer brands and Fortune 500 companies alike – across web, social, out-of-home, UX, commercial, and experiential mediums.
Currently a Senior Art Director with Gamma Communications, Jake works daily with project managers and developers to conceptualize and design campaigns for consumer brands across web ads, microsite UX design, multi-platform social announcements, and in-store activations. He also facilitates design clients and creative projects of his own, while providing a variety of creative consulting services. Always open to new opportunities, he seeks to contribute to progressive ideas and exciting new ventures.
Jake earned a BA in Media Studies from Emerson College with a Minor in Psychology in 2019.


Skills
Campaign design
Brand development
UX / UI
Graphic design
Experiential design
Project management
Experience
Feb 2024 - present
Gamma Communications
Senior Art Director
June 2022 - February 2024
The Wall Street Journal
Graphic Designer
October 2020 - June 2022
The Farmlink Project 501(c)3
Art Director
Toolkit
Figma
Design
Slack
Communication
Photoshop
Design
Notion
Documentation


Loom
Screen recording & presentations
Jira
Project management