Led Teams. Shaped Brands.

Twenty-three years of vision, leadership, and process — alongside teams I'm still proud of. Creative Director and brand strategist based in Palm Harbor, FL. The record is here.

Experience

Principal & Creative Director, G Schultz Design LLC

2007 – Present
Palm Harbor, FL · Independent practice

Independent creative practice delivering brand identity, campaign design, product design, and AI-integrated production for clients across apparel, EdTech, and financial services. Own engagements end to end — strategy, creative direction, design execution, and production.

  • WorkGlass — designed and built a time-tracking and invoicing product for freelance creatives end to end, owning product design, interface, and brand; currently in testing ahead of launch.
  • PrintMark — created the corporate pitch deck, narrative structure, and animated visual system for a $30M commercial printer targeting a national beauty retailer; landed the meeting and became the company's primary pitch tool.
  • Mr. D Math — directed 50+ lessons of a self-paced math curriculum, producing 3D character animation, video, original music, and print coursework in-house.

Creative Director, SalonCentric

2008 – 2026
Tampa, FL · A L'Oréal USA company

Ran the in-house creative agency responsible for brand storytelling, design, and content strategy across 600+ retail stores, e-commerce, education, CRM, social, and internal communications — through 18 years of growth, national campaigns, rebrands, a monthly publication, and live events.

  • Built and led multidisciplinary creative teams ranging from 3 to 10+ across design, copy, and project management to execute omnichannel campaigns aligned with business goals.
  • Established a critique-driven team culture with clear creative targets, regular 1:1s, and real growth paths — many team members stayed 10+ years.
  • Developed and implemented enterprise-wide brand guidelines used across retail, digital, print, and event experiences.
  • Launched and led SalonCentric Magazine, a first-of-its-kind hybrid catalog-content publication that generated six figures in monthly revenue across its 12-issue run.
  • Directed national campaign launches and product storytelling across store, social, CRM, and e-commerce channels.
  • Partnered with leadership and marketing to improve creative workflows, reducing turnaround times and increasing team capacity.

Art Director, EarthLink

2001 – 2008
Pasadena, CA

Led a team of designers supporting five business divisions across B2C and B2B channels. Partnered with marketing and product teams to elevate EarthLink's brand presence through cohesive design and integrated campaigns.

  • Directed all marketing creative including digital, print, direct mail, and packaging.
  • Launched multiple product identities and co-branded campaigns that expanded consumer reach.
  • Developed brand standards for EarthLink and SK-EarthLink, ensuring consistent messaging across all customer touchpoints.

Designer, Corbis Images

1998 – 2001
Los Angeles, CA

Developed design and branding for brochures, catalogs, self-mailers, user manuals, CD packaging, and specialty items promoting one of the world's largest photo archives.

  • Carried projects from initial brief through final production across print and early digital formats, building cohesive visual systems used in international marketing.

Designer, Westlight

1997 – 1998
Los Angeles, CA

Designed image catalogs and multimedia educational materials for one of the first digital stock libraries.

  • Created training materials and led a Photoshop seminar for 100+ photographers, helping bridge traditional photography to digital.

Education

B.A., Graphic Design California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo