ANIEKAN UDO
THELAB NYC
SHOPPABLE
KENNETH COLE
MICHAEL KORS
RALPH LAUREN
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302
ad3cu8@r.postjobfree.com
ANIEKANUDO.COM
Associate Creative Director, Oct 2017 - Nov 2018
Creative Consultant, Apr 2014 - Present
Senior Art Director, Dec 2015 - Jan 2017
Art Director, Apr 2014 - Dec 2015
Design Director, Aug 2012 - Apr 2014
Senior Designer, May 2008 - Jul 2012
I was responsible for pitching and designing; advertising campaigns, branded visuals, templates, and marketing materials for clients that include Citizen Watch and Disney. While at The Lab I’ve created campaigns that include digital experiences, emails, social posts, direct mail pieces and videos. Shoppable® is an eCommerce company with a suite of products based on it’s Universal Checkout technology. As Creative Director I created the brand identity, oversee UX and product design, brand marketing and strategy. Shoppable’s suite of commerce enabled products include ads, browser plugins, videos, apps and other innovative digital experiences. I lead a team that handles everything from designing landing pages, emails and online ads, to microsites. My team also generated concepts and photoshoots for seasonal ad campaigns, social media and the website.
As the Interactive Art Director I was responsible for reimagining and creating the Michael Kors experience online. I created digital experiences that included emails, online ads, digital catalogs, microsites and landing pages for the e-commerce website. Most notably I concepted and directed the Spring 2015 Runway Show teaser campaign. I lead a team of four designers. I lead a team of four designers that created Ralph Lauren’s Asia pacific ecommerce strategy, which included sites in Japan, Korea and China. My team also handled updating several other marketing sites, creating landing pages, emails, online ads and editorial features. I designed landing pages, emails and online banner ads for ralphlauren.com. I also art directed photoshoots, and created fashion features from concept to execution. IIII Experience
COLE HAAN
SIGNET JEWELERS
Design Director, Digital Feb 2018 - Apr 2020
Creative Director Apr 2020 - Present
As the Digital Design Director I am responsible for reimagining and creating Cole Haan’s experience online. I oversee a team of designers that create digital experiences that includes Emails, Paid Media, Social, Microsites and Landing Pages for the e-commerce website. Most notably I oversaw the design and implementation of the updated Cole Haan website. Signet Jewelers is the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry and the largest specialty jewelry retailer in the US, UK and Canada. Signet operates approximately 2,800 stores. I currently lead the creative team and oversee Signet’s largest brand Kay Jewelers and it’s Canadian sister brand Peoples Jewelers. I am responsible for the creative look and feel of the brand and as well as crafting an enjoyable and frictionless customer journey. I also lead my team, elevating and modernizing the brand while maintaining the brand’s prized heritage.
Graphic Design, Branding,
Art Direction, Creative
Direction, Product Design,
Presentation, Concepting,
Illustration, Photography,
Motion Design, UX Design,
Digital Strategy, Information
Architecture, Social Media,
Adobe Creative Suite, HTML
5, CSS 3, Javascript, JQuery,
Wordpress
IIII Skills
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design & Photography Graduate Class of 2006 IIII Education
WEBBY AWARDS
Shoppable: Best Shopping
Website Honoree 2014
Ralph Lauren Legends
Clinic: Nominated for
Events & Broadcasts 2011
NOVUM WORLD
OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
Self-promotional Wine
bottle: Design & Illustration
published Oct 2007
GRAPHIS MAGAZINE
Poster titled “Beauty is
not the focus of Beauty”:
New Talent Annual 2006
Honoree
IIII Awards