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.

Phone

+1 (413) 230 9761

Email

jake.b.nelson@gmail.com

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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.

Avatar image for about me page
Avatar image for about me page

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