Global Brand Creative Director - Creative Executive Leader

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Brad Erik Wohlgemuth

201-***-**** ******@*****.*** bradew.com

Global Brand Creative Director Creative Leader Brand Strategist Team Builder Innovator Professional Summary

Creative executive with 20+ years leading high-performing teams across digital, print, social, motion, and experiential/event media. Known for transforming creative operations, elevating brand presence, and delivering visual storytelling that drives results and advances business goals. A collaborative, people-first leader who empowers teams to perform at their best while fostering innovation, critical thinking, and creative problem solving. Passionate about building modern, scalable workflows, championing culture, and leveraging AI and emerging technologies to accelerate quality, efficiency, and impact. Areas of Expertise

Creative Direction • Brand Development • Team Leadership • Visual Storytelling • Executive & Stakeholder Collaboration • Creative Operations • Project Management • Client Experiences & Events • Digital, Social, Print & Motion Design • Presentation Design • Advertising & Marketing Strategy • AI & Emerging Technology Professional Experience

Ogury

Global Brand Creative Director June 2024 – November 2025 Unified global brand, creative, and digital marketing functions to modernize operations, boost output, and drive measurable business impact, while fostering an inclusive, high-performing creative culture.

• Led global brand & creative strategy across 18+ offices, reporting to the CMO and serving on senior MarComm

/ Go to Market leadership teams; expanded role in 2025 to include Digital Marketing oversight, unifying brand, content, and performance initiatives.

• Transformed and modernized the global Creative team, rebuilding operations, staffing, and budgets from the ground up; boosted efficiency by 40%, cut costs by 25%, and implemented AI-powered design tools to accelerate delivery, elevate quality, and drive innovation.

• Evolved global brand aesthetic, messaging, and voice, launching the company’s first web-based brand guide and new corporate website localized in 6 languages.

• Managed and directed all creative deliverables across digital, social, print, events, product, and sales enablement — ensuring brand consistency and elevated quality across hundreds of assets each quarter.

• Directed creative strategy for major tentpole events (Cannes, CES, Advertising Week, DMEXCO, Possible) and helped expand event presence by 35% across new markets, influencing $50M in annual revenue.

• Helped launch Ogury’s global “Perspectives” thought leadership event series, strengthening the company’s international brand presence and client engagement across Tokyo, Singapore, Milan, NYC, and more.

• Produced new global brand video to bring Ogury’s brand storytelling and audience insights to life.

• Built strong cross-functional partnerships with HR, Product Marketing, and Comms to deliver solutions aligned with business goals; led creative support for the People team’s EVP strategy, quarterly townhalls, and global office rebrand rollout.

• Managed global Creative and Digital Marketing budget, external agencies, and freelance resources to deliver consistent, high-quality creative at scale.

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Warner Bros. Discovery / Discovery

Director, Creative Services October 2017 – August 2023 (Company Tenure: January 2010 – August 2023) Led and scaled a high-performing creative team supporting over $10B in annual ad revenue across a portfolio of 30+ brands and all client touchpoints. Partnered with executives and Ad Sales leaders to conceptualize, design, and deliver highly customized sales and marketing materials that strengthened client relationships and drove revenue.

• Worked directly with Ad Sales leadership to drive goals, shape strategy, and steward the Ad Sales brand.

• Oversaw 600+ projects and 1,500+ deliverables annually, guiding concept development, establishing creative direction, and ensuring elevated quality across digital, motion, experiential, print, and sales-enablement work.

• Expanded the team from a presentation-focused group into a fully multidisciplinary creative department capable of supporting all major business functions and client needs.

• Partnered cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Corporate Creative, Production, HR, Finance, and Licensing

• Improved operational efficiency by 30%+ through workflow modernization, new project management systems

(including Monday.com), and review/approval enhancements that reduced lifecycle time by 25%.

• Directed creative strategy for 20+ annual client events, tradeshows, internal summits, executive townhalls, and the annual Upfront, including executive speaker support and full creative oversight.

• Oversaw team hiring, onboarding, training, career ladder, production schedules, timelines, budgets, and expenses.

• Collaborated on the design and development of custom presentations and RFP responses for major clients including McDonald’s, P&G, Samsung, American Express, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Wayfair, Dunkin, and Mondelez.

• Established and managed strategic vendor relationships with Adobe, Microsoft, Monday.com, Filestage, Zoomifier/CustomShow, Splash, and other platform partners.

• Oversaw development of the first Ad Sales B2B App and site, earning the first-ever Ad Sales Innovation Award.

• Delivered significant savings by bringing creative production in-house (over $1M annually) and centralizing asset sourcing ($100K+ annually).

• Researched and deployed emerging technologies, creative tools, platforms, and hardware to modernize systems and improve team performance.

• Led the team through two major mergers, department restructures, and the pandemic while maintaining morale, stability, and performance.

Previous roles: Art Director (2014–2017) • Senior Creative Manager (2014) • Creative Manager (2012–2014) • Creative Specialist (2010–2012)

Additional Experience

LOGON, NYC — Pre press and Graphics Specialist

Digital Printing Systems — Pre Press & Color Management Specialist Key Technical Skills

Adobe Creative Suite & Express • Firefly, GPT & Midjourney • Google Suite • Microsoft 365 • Monday.com • Asana • HubSpot • WordPress • Filestage • Slack • Figma • MailChimp • Vimeo • Highspot • Standards.site Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), New Media — Purchase College, SUNY

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