Creative Direction & Design Leadership

Twenty years
of craft, commerce,
and clarity.

Senior creative leader building meaningful digital experiences for brands that care about the details.

Available for select engagements
Selected Work
Work Archive 18 Projects
About

Passionate about creating meaningful
experiences

people love.

Chad Abel is a seasoned creative leader passionate about creating meaningful experiences people love. Over 20+ years he has led digital product design, e-commerce, user experience, brand creative, and design teams across consumer, retail, and technology brands.

He has been honored to work with talented teams at PUMA, Under Armour, New Balance, Burt's Bees, Verve Wine, Gooee, and many others. Currently accepting select engagements. Get in touch here.

Experience

Creative Consultant

Self-employed · Counter Culture Coffee, Olipop, Fellow Coffee, Specialty Coffee Association, Tommy Hilfiger, NYDJ, Royal Caribbean, PMI

2024 – Present

ACD, Lead Digital Experience & Design

Pegasystems

2022 – 2024

Sr. Digital Designer

Burt's Bees

2019 – 2021

Creative Director

Verve Wine

2018 – 2019

Sr. UI/UX Product Designer

Gooee · IoT Building Intelligence Platform

2016 – 2018

Creative Director, Founder

Able + Willing Supply Co.

2014 – 2018

Creative Director

Almighty · New Balance, L.L.Bean, BJ's Wholesale, LoJack, David's Tea

2012 – 2014

Sr. Manager, Digital Design

Under Armour

2008 – 2011

Digital Design Lead

PUMA

2005 – 2008

Education

Associate Degree, Multimedia Design

Art Institute · GPA 3.84

Skills

Creative & art direction · Creative strategy · Human-centered design · Omni-channel · Digital Marketing · User experience · E-Commerce design · Product design · Wireframing · Prototyping · Design systems