Alex Lazaris
Creative Director
Portland, OR, USAOver the past 15 years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with brands such as Adobe, Balenciaga, Epic Games, Fortnite, Unreal Engine, Twitch, Hilton, Pfizer and Louisville Slugger, Hertz, MillerCoors, Reflektive, Dell, Honeywell, VML, Legalshield, IDshield, as well as many more. I approach creative challenges holistically by conducting research, building strategies, and executing the creative solution with a high level of craft.
I have over 10 years of building, managing, and scaling multifaceted global creative teams. I have led organizations of over 30 including managing managers. As a seasoned leader, I have maintained my craft and use it to inspire and direct work when needed, all while building scalable, sustainable and award winning creative teams.
My work has been seen and used by billions of people. I have been featured in countless press pieces, blogs, podcasts, interviews, websites and inspiration sites. I am a regular guest and host on Adobe Live where I educate, show, teach and entertain other creatives who are at various stages in their career.
I have over 10 years of building, managing, and scaling multifaceted global creative teams. I have led organizations of over 30 including managing managers. As a seasoned leader, I have maintained my craft and use it to inspire and direct work when needed, all while building scalable, sustainable and award winning creative teams.
My work has been seen and used by billions of people. I have been featured in countless press pieces, blogs, podcasts, interviews, websites and inspiration sites. I am a regular guest and host on Adobe Live where I educate, show, teach and entertain other creatives who are at various stages in their career.
Work Experience
Lazaris
Founder & Executive Creative Director
Built out and led a diverse team of creatives to support a wide range of clients. We specialized in evolving and translating brand experiences across all medium types. Our work spanned the spectrum from physical, product, and retail design to digital design and development.
September 2018
- Present
Oregon, United States
Epic Games
Creative Director
Led our Creative Services organization across all owned brands such as Fortnite, Unreal Engine, Epic Games and more. Responsible for the Unreal Engine rebrand, created new lines of business, campaigns, systems, processes and leveling guides for our whole team. I mentored and managed the creative organization in generating award winning creative on a global scale.
May 2020
- August 2021
Los Angeles, California, United States
Twitch
Creative Director
Responsible for the rebrand that expanded the platform beyond gaming. Built a new multi-million dollar line of business. Established a new design organization focused on the physical manifestation of the online brand. I led cross departmental creative teams to create impactful brand initiatives, graphic design, UX/UI design, interior design, and product design. Partnered with my teams, leadership, and cross-functional organizations to deliver new brand experiences that drove revenue and brand awareness.
September 2016
- September 2018
California, United States
Mavenlink
Senior Design Manager
Built, led, mentored and managed the design team. Helped shape and steward the visuals for the Mavenlink brand. Worked closely with our marketing leadership, product teams and developers in order to deliver strategies, brand objectives and business goals with striking visual solutions.
May 2015
- September 2016
California, United States
VML
Art Director (Freelance)
Led VML’s internal design team through pitching and winning new business. Conceptualized and crafted a new digital experience for Honeywell’s Connected Home website. Led the build out and design of responsive websites for IDShield and LegalShield.
January 2015
- May 2015
Kansas, United States
OneFastBuffalo
Digital Strategist & Sr. Brand Launch Director (Freelance)
Created a new line of business for the team at OFB that revolved around the continued support for their clients. This new initiative brought in more work for OFB, and helped their clients become more successful. This included educating the team and their clients on responsive web design, building marketing campaigns for their new and existing clients and creating new best practices for maintaining their clients websites.
October 2013
- January 2014
Texas, United States
Lazaris Creative
Founder & Creative Director
Art Directed for global advertising agencies, leading their in-house design teams. Lead full branding initiatives for companies, including research, strategy, design, website, marketing, and interior design.
May 2007
- May 2015
Texas, United States
Education
University Of Texas At Dallas
Emerging Media and Communications BA
Minor in Business
Minor in Political Science
Minor in Political Science
August 2009
- May 2013
Dallas, Texas, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Awards
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Premier Pro,
Art Direction,
Art Direction,
Brand,
Brand Design,
Brand Strategy,
Branding,
Campaign Management,
Concepting,
Creative Direction,
Design,
Design,
HTML 5,
Iconography,
Illustration,
Logos,
Photography,
Research,
Strategy,