13 Best Art Directors For Hire In Minnesota

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$175 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (23 jobs)
I've always had a desire to capture the funny, ironic, and the beautiful. By combining all three of these in my photography and art direction, I have created a unique and quirky style that I apply to my daily work. I love working in the commercial industry, working with catalogs, advertising, magazines, portraits, and private companies for headshot and website work. By incorporating my own personal style in my projects, I can create something completely unique for my clients.

Art Direction
Portrait Art
Logo Design
Commercial Photography
Adobe Photoshop
Editorial Design
Photo Retouching
Event Photography
Product Photography
Digital Photography
$50 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (5 jobs)
An award-winning designer with 25+ years of experience, I excel in conceptualization and design of all forms of printed media, brand development, and marketing campaigns for a wide variety of clients, for both print and online. Specialties: Brand development and management, logo design, all forms of marketing materials, ad campaigns, social media, writing, editorial. Clients include Medica, State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis, Regis, Target, University of Minnesota.

Art Direction
Brand Identity Design
Magazine Layout
Infographic
Advertising Design
Logo Design
Copywriting
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Print Design
Graphic Design
Layout Design
Newsletter
$75 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (3 jobs)
👋 Hey there! I’m Chris, a freelance digital experience designer with 15+ years in creating products, websites, and apps across various industries and with some of the brands you know on a day to day basis. I'm new-ish to Upwork. I typically work direct or through recruiters, and now I'm putting some effort to growing my presence here. Thanks for giving me a chance to work for you. I can’t wait to learn more about your project! What I Can Do for You: — Design your entire website or app from scratch (UX, UI, Motion, Research, Content). — Build a custom design system if you don’t have one, starting with Figma. — Lead your project guiding strategy and execution to meet business goals. — Assemble and manage a design team as your design director. — Ensure cohesive, on-brand creative throughout. — Deliver solutions tailored to achieve business goals: strategically or tactically. Background highlights: • Best Buy: App, strategy and design for app growth initiatives • Coach: Web, eLearning experience and digital branding • Ascension Healthcare: Web platforms – Authentication experience redesign • Healthline.com: Web, A.I. integration – Meet Viv • Rally Health: Web, A.I. integration and meal coaching and planning redesign • Nagase: Web, Global brand website redesign • Bridgestone: Web, Marketplace strategy and design for Fleet Management • U.S. Bank: App, Flagship app redesign – Various features • 3M: Product design strategy for all of the enterprise analytics tools • Chase: Web, client portal for Chase Media Solutions (formally Figg) • Verisys: Web, client portal • Bremer Bank: Service design, Business banking digital transformation • Lifetime Fitness: Web, eCommerce – Simplifying the membership funnel • United Healthcare: Various product and design system support • Cargill: Web portal, C-suite financial dashboard • RBC Wealth Management: App, Employee app • Best Buy: App, Employee app framework • Gucci: Web, eLearning experience Skills & Deliverables — Product and business minded designer adding value with: * UX output: Workshops; PRDs; Wireframes; Flow diagrams; Maps; LOFI interfaces; * UI output: Graphics (2D, 3D), Lotties/Motion graphics; HIFI interfaces, Design Systems; Prototypes * Presentations: Vibrant launch or milestone presentation decks with summary of work * Holistic output: 0-1 total design across Apps; Greenfield software; Design Systems; Marketing websites; Splash pages; E-commerce; Portals; IoT; Tools & Methods I use: - Design (UX/UI): Figma, Protopie, Miro - Design (Content): Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Firefly, After Effects, Cinema 4d - Design (Presentations): Figma, Zeplin, Keynote, Powerpoint, Google Slides - Research: DScout, UserZoom (UserTesting), Qual and Quant, Moderated and Unmoderated - Project Management: Agile, Scrum, SAFE, Jira, Trello, Confluence Made with love and care from Stillwater, Minnesota. 🤘😎🤘 cjpmsp.com

Art Direction
Presentation Design
Print Design
Creative Strategy
Marketing Communications
Corporate Brand Identity
Responsive Design
Mobile UI Design
User Experience Design
Graphic Design
$40 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (1 job)
Hi there! I’m Amanda, a designer living in snowy Minneapolis, MN. I’ve had experience designing mascots for schools and creating various illustrative projects for web and print. I love collaborating with teams and clients to ensure their vision fits their needs.

Art Direction
Character Animation
Graphic Design
Logo Animation
Mascot Logo
Cartoon Character
Informational Infographic
Digital Signage
Animation
Character Design
Logo Design
Technical Illustration
Illustration
$50 hourly
- 4.9/5
- (154 jobs)
I am a versatile Graphic Designer with over 19 years of experience working for advertising agencies in Minneapolis, MN. I have designed projects ranging from logos and business systems to WordPress sites and video animations. I have worked with clients ranging from small local shops to Fortune 500 companies. I am seeking additional freelance opportunities and would enjoy crafting effective solutions for your project. I provide quick and steady communications, with fast turnaround.

Art Direction
Minimalist
Video Editing
Corporate Branding
Motion Graphics
Branding
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Design
Stationery
Web Design
Print Design
$139 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (8 jobs)
Minneapolis-based Visual Design Team Leader 13+ years of building compelling brand stories by applying creative/design thinking and business perspectives to visual communications and marketing. Expertise in branding, art direction, creative execution, process building, team leadership and communication, and consumer research to lead and manage creative, and creatives. Engaging and evolving brand through: Print, web/e-commerce, trade/b2b marketing, consumer/b2c marketing, retail/environment, and internal/sales communication. Daily objectives: Challenge yourself, learn something new, and be honest in what you do.

Art Direction
Trade Show Design
Brand Marketing
Brand Consulting
Adobe Creative Suite
Corporate Brand Identity
Graphic Design
Layout Design
$125 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (0 jobs)
Are you searching for a creative problem solving photographer? But, not just any creative photographer, one with an advertising background who has worked with Fortune 500 companies and small business owners? Cheesy I know, but it would be an honor to create materials for your brands/business. My mane services: ~ Creative Direction ~ Commercial Product Photography ~ Commercial Creative Campaign Photography ~ Editorial Beauty + Fashion Photography ~ Creative Set Design

Art Direction
Photography
Model Photography
Portrait Photography
Brand Consulting
Studio Photography
Editorial
Pet Photography
Fashion Editorial
Product Photography
Brand Design
Creative Strategy
Graphic Design
$35 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (0 jobs)
VERSATILE GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL A seasoned and adaptable leader thriving in dynamic environments, known for keen process management and enhancement skills.

Art Direction
Adobe InDesign
Word Processors & Desktop Publishing Software
Desktop Publishing
Direct Mail
Letterhead Design
Newsletter
Print Marketing Materials
Print Design
Printer
Printable File
Print Production
Mail Merge
$75 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (0 jobs)
Cameron is a Minneapolis based Art Director who specializes in film production, animation, and advertising. His experience: • Work on Golden Globe winning animated feature at Laika studios • Work on Jordan Peele (Get Out) and Henry Selick (Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas) feature with Netflix / Monkeypaw Productions. • Art direction at world renowned ad agency Wieden + Kennedy, including multimillion dollar super bowl briefs, traditional global platforms, social media campaigns, and experiential stunts. His background in illustration and classical drawing training allows him to quickly render high level, production ready concept art and storyboards, and to use drawing to clearly explore and communicate his and the client's vision. Today, he combines all of this experience to create interdisciplinary work for clients who are looking for high-end conceptual thinking and meticulously crafted, production ready creative directions.

Art Direction
Set Design
Presentation Design
Editorial Illustration
Film Direction
Creative Direction
Ad Creative
Creative Brief
Advertising Platform
Advertising
Social Media Advertising
Marketing
Design Thinking
Copywriting
Illustration
$150 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (0 jobs)
I'm an idea-driven editorial content creator, specializing in bringing home interiors and architecture stories to life. With 25-plus years of experience, I actively write, edit, scout, and pitch stories to national and regional publications. I also collaborate with photographers and art directors to style and create editorially driven images and impactful visual story packages. Here are some of the services I provide. • Write and edit content (specialty focus on design, interiors, and architecture) • Blog and newsletter writing • Photo styling + photo art direction for interiors and architecture projects • Story ideation • Concept visual story packages • Photo research • Trend research • Creative consultation for design professionals (e.g. Advise interior designers, architects, and builders about how to get published, strategies for amplifying your brand, reviewing portfolios, ideating stories that connect with prospective clients)

Art Direction
Lifestyle Photography Staging
Magazine Layout
Location Scouting
Editorial Writing
Story Editing
Writing
Content Writing
$7 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (2 jobs)
Experienced in video editing, and have used softwares such as Premire Pro. Currently, I am going to school for Storyboarding in animation, so art and design along with sequential storytelling is another one of my expertise

Art Direction
Film Editing
ArtCam
Story Editing
Video Post-Editing
Video Editing
Audio Editing
Art & Design
Art Deco
ARToolKit
$120 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (0 jobs)
See a full portfolio at jimmysugg.com My objective is to help clients reach their goals and build brands that stand out from the expected. I always look forward to the next opportunity to push my creative skill set and build long term relationships with companies seeking to expand market share. I have built many successful 360° marketing campaigns. I am experienced at building brands through concept to the finish using my broad skill set I have perfected over the years. I can deliver fresh thinking on marketing ideas from experiential to typical advertising channels. I am heavily experienced in design as well as capturing with my own professional camera to get assets that work for brands and build personality.

Art Direction
Logo Design
Creative Direction
Photography
Adobe Creative Suite
Branding & Marketing
Graphic Design
$50 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (0 jobs)
Experienced graphic designer. Photography. Illustration. Design and Layout. Dependable. On time-on budget.

Art Direction
Graphic Design
Studio Photography
Photo Retouching
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Layout Design
Illustration
Photography
Magazine Layout
Writing
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