# Courtney Funk > Freelance Art Director | Visual Designer Location: Santa Clara, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/courtneyfunk Hey there, I'm Courtney, an Art Director and Visual Designer based in San Jose, California, with over 10 years of experience. I bring a diverse skill set to the table, delivering impactful visual designs and creative strategies across a spectrum of projects, including, 360 marketing campaigns, social media, photography, video content, brand identity development, retail, and digital platforms. Throughout my career, I've navigated various roles, from hands-on design work to leading teams of art directors and designers. I thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments, where I collaborate closely with stakeholders to dive deep into business challenges and develop visual solutions that resonate with audiences and drive results. HARD SKILLS Adobe Creative Cloud • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe InDesign • Adobe After Effects • Adobe XD • Figma • Adobe Express • Frame.io INDUSTRIES Grocery • Technology • Food • Beverage • Retail • CPG • Consumer • Fin Tech • AI • Healthcare EXPERIENCE DESIGNING CONTENT FOR Print • OOH • Paid Media • Magazine • Page Layout • Experiential • In-Store • Email • E-commerce • UX/UI • Trade Shows • Instagram • Facebook • Tiktok • Snapchat • LinkedIn • Twitter • YouTube • Hulu • Prime Video • Google Local • Nextdoor • Amazon Advertising • B2B2C • Retail • Presentations • Direct Mail • Paid Media FOR FUN I'm an avid at-home cook who loves experimenting with new recipes, a gamer who enjoys RPGs and puzzle solving games, a road trip enthusiast (good tunes required), a diy-er and crafter, and a proud dog parent to Milo & Lola. I also lend a hand to a friend's small business as the Assistant Dog Director of Elliott’s Pet Care. https://courtneyleefunk.com ## Work Experience ### Brand Designer (Through The Cake) @ Quicken Jan 2024 – Present ### Photo Studio Art Director @ Betty Jan 2024 – Present ### Freelance Art Director | Visual Designer @ cofunk designs Jan 2024 – Present | San Jose, California, United States ### Senior Art Director, AWS Identity and Checkout @ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 Develop creative direction and maintain the visual identity for Just Walk Out technology, Amazon One and Amazon Dash Cart brands. Spearheaded the visual design direction for the Dash Cart brand launch and developed new visual direction for the JWO brand, aligning it with AWS standards and enhancing its resonance with current brand proposition and values. Developed content and assets that aligned with this new visual direction, including but not limited to website, social templates, pitch decks, trade show experiential, emails, landing pages, signage, paid media, OOH advertising, one-pagers, case studies, infographics. Directed the content and creative strategy for Just Walk Out and Amazon One organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), tailoring content to engage both B2B and B2C audiences effectively. Managed all aspects of photo and video shoots from inception to completion, including crafting shot lists and providing creative direction for shoots (including shot descriptions and inspiration, styling recommendations, and set direction). Oversaw agency partners (photographers, videographers, producers, stylists, etc.), ensuring alignment with creative vision. Acted as the primary on-set director for shot setup and talent direction, and supervised post-production edits and cut-downs. Additionally, maintained a comprehensive archive and facilitated the sharing of final files through the DAM (Digital Asset Management) system. Led end-to-end creative strategy and visual design process for customized B2B and B2C campaigns, from conceptualization to execution, resulting in impactful and successful market launches. ### Associate Creative Director, Amazon Fresh @ Amazon Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States Led the creative team of art directors and visual designers in charge of the end-to-end execution of 360 evergreen and 20+ seasonal campaigns, photography and video content creation and organic social media. Defined creative direction and brand style for photography and video shoots. Led team of art directors in executing bi-weekly and seasonal shoots to produce 1000s of content assets yearly for social, in-store signage, digital campaigns, weekly circulars and seasonal event marketing. Developed creative direction for a comprehensive creative playbook for all organic social channels. Directed bespoke social media campaigns for Instagram, Youtube and Tiktok. Notably, launched the Amazon Fresh Tiktok channel amassing over 112K+ followers and 1.2M+ views within the first month. Led concepting and creative execution for the Amazon Fresh Food Fest relaunch campaign. Developed creative strategy for photography, video and campaign guidelines and development of promotional assets, OOH, experiential, streaming tv, store signage and paid media with agency, Confidant. Directed creative for mass media campaign, Mealtime Heroes, in the Los Angeles market. Creative included a range of TV, social media, digital, in-store and OOH driving customers to store and lifting brand awareness. ### Senior Art Director, Amazon Fresh Stores @ Amazon Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States Lead creative for Amazon Fresh Stores seasonal campaigns, photography and weekly circular. Art directed 20+ seasonal campaigns from concept to execution. Developed creative playbook for each campaign, worked with production designers to ensure creative consistency across all campaign deliverables. Developed the end-to-end creative process for how future campaigns were managed with internal stakeholders. Developed the unique brand photography style including recommendations for lighting, camera angles, set design, prop guidance and post-production best practices. Art directed bi-weekly and brand photoshoots producing hundreds of assets used for in-store signage, promotions, weekly circular, mass media and digital campaigns. Responsible for end-to-end shot lists, managed photo studio team, provided on-set and post-production direction. Spearheaded the creative direction for the weekly circular. Managed production designs in the weekly execution of the circular, bar-raising the creative and ensuring consistency week-to-week. ### Visual Design Manager @ Lidl US Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Arlington, Virginia Manager and art director for the Special Project creative team, responsible for executing in-store signage and environmental graphics, seasonal campaigns, bi-annual magazine and brand development. Led the creative team of visual designers in charge of the end-to-end execution of the bi-annual magazine. Art directed quarterly, seasonal in-store signage flips from concept to print production. Led creative strategy for Lidl brand visual identity and development ### Senior Graphic Designer @ Lidl US Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Arlington, Virginia Lead designer for weekly advertising media and special projects. Maintained visual design standards and provided guidance to junior designers for weekly advertising media. Developed creative for environmental store design and signage for the new ‘marketplace’ concept store. Worked with procurement and executive leadership to prove out concept and roll-out to future stores. Art directed and designed page layouts for bi-annual magazines from wireframe and content ideation to pre-press production. ### Visual Designer @ Lidl US Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Arlington, Virginia Created end-to-end design for weekly advertising media including circulars, in-store signage, print and paid digital assets. Worked with marketing, promotions, purchasing and executive team on optimal weekly circular layout. Developed creative for grand opening marketing materials. ### Senior Graphic Designer @ The Pivot Group Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Washington, District Of Columbia Designed direct mail and marketing collateral for political candidates from concept to delivery. Mentored junior graphic designers and worked collaboratively to ensure high quality work. ### Graphic Design Intern @ Corning Incorporated Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Corning, New York Worked closely with Brand and Marketing Team to uphold Corning brand standards. Create marketing materials for internal and external use. Duties assigned but not limited to: Infographics, External Advertising, internal Poster Campaigns, Brand Audit, Photography, Photo Retouching, etc. ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Visual Communications: Advertising and Graphic Design Cazenovia College ### Digital Media Arts BOCES Wildwood ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/courtneyleefunk - Portfolio: http://courtneyleefunk.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/courtneyfunk JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/courtneyfunk/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13