Stan Zienka

Director of Brand Design / 1047 Games

San Francisco, CA, USA
Stan is a Creative Director focusing on developing strategic brand design solutions and tools for marketing. His leadership roles have guided creative teams to develop the foundational design thinking and concepts that are then implemented into a brand's marketing efforts or the product itself.

After lead roles at design agencies Attik and MetaDesign, Stan moved on to be Group Creative Director at Electronic Arts. After almost 7 years at EA, focusing on EA Sports and Apex Legends, he left to be Director of Brand Design at 1047 Games. There he lead the brand and design evolution of the Splitgate IP and its next game.

In his free time he does abstract painting and small scale design projects for music and fashion clients.

Work Experience

1047 Games

Director of Brand Design

Stan was leading all branding and marketing design efforts at the 1047 Games studio. This work consisted of delivering creative solutions for both Marketing and Product channels, with the goal of creating strong visual continuity across all players’ touchpoints.

Initially the role was focused on the original Splitgate game as a live service. But in the fall of 2022 the studio decided to cease further updates on the original game and focus on a new IP. 

After that shift, Stan focused on the design development of the new master brand as well as a comprehensive set of in-game branding and graphic design systems to be utilized in Marketing and Product. This work was created with frequent communication and collaboration between the brand design team, UI/UX team, and the full Art team (environment, weapons, and characters).
February 2022 - July 2023 Menlo Park, California, United States

Electronic Arts

Group Creative Director

Stan was Group Creative Director, within the Brand Design Team, at Electronic Arts. He was responsible for leading multiple teams in the development of design strategy, visual identity, marketing, and creative campaign work across EA SPORTS and Apex Legends.
April 2015 - January 2022 California, United States

Metadesign

Creative Director

Since 2010, Stan was the Creative Director of MetaDesign San Francisco, where he focused on building a selective design team intended to match the quickly changing marketplace both in the US and abroad.

His primary role was to develop strategic design solutions for the studio's broad range of clients. He worked on the launch and re-fresh of brands in Europe, Asia and North America. The projects at MetaDesign included local innovative startups, international pharma, cultural institutions, software/hardware companies, global consumer electronics and local pro-bono clients. The deliverables for these clients were often identity design, digital experiences, video and photography assets, print collateral, packaging, and/or exhibit solutions.

Stan was also responsible for finding and recruiting all members of the design team during his time at MetaDesign.
September 2010 - January 2015 California, United States

Academy Of Art

Design Instructor

Stan taught Experimental Typography in the Graduate Design program.
September 2003 - June 2020 California, United States

Julius_7

Design Consultant

Stan created various design, painting and photographic/video assets for collections and promotions for this Japanese fashion label & art collective.
June 2011 - November 2016 California, United States

Attik

Associate Creative Director

For over a decade Stan was a key member of Attik San Francisco. He moved to San Francisco to take a role as a senior designer to develop branding and creative work for automotive, beverage, entertainment, tech, gaming, and other B2C clients.

In 2003 Attik's creative landscape radically grew when the studio became AOR for Toyota's youth brand, Scion. This win expanded his skill set beyond graphic design to advertising, interactive, events, and video & photography direction. Stan resigned from Attik as Associate Creative Director in 2010 after working in the LA, Sydney and SF studios.
November 1999 - September 2010 California, United States

Portfolio Center

Design Instructor

Stan taught Experimental Typography in the Design program.
Georgia, United States

Education

Auburn University

BFA Graphic Design

Alabama, United States