burzee

Creative Director | Brand Designer | Illustrator

Senior Graphic Designer with 10+ years crafting brands, mascots, visual systems, and campaigns across
digital/print. Excel at results-driven creative for audience growth—from USA TODAY to viral Web3 launches.
Thrive with founders and cross-functional teams.

🌐 burzee.studio









Experience: 11 years

Yearly salary: $80,000

Hourly rate: $75

Nationality: 🇺🇸 United States

Residency: 🇺🇸 United States


Experience

Creative Director & Brand Designer
Burzee / Independent Projects
2020 - 2025
• Build brand identities, mascots, and visual systems for Web2/Web3 clients, driving audience growth. • Led creative for Leveraged Labs / 61Apes—project sold out in 1 hour; set full brand and character direction. • Designed the Lychee mascot and visual system for an in-development Sonic trading bot, creating meme ready assets that gained early traction. • Delivered complete brand packages—logos, guides, packaging, UI assets, and social systems—for clients including Leveraged Labs, Aura, Lychee, and emerging startups.
Graphic Designer III
USA Today Network / Gannett
2017 - 2025
• Produced 50+ national campaigns across 100+ markets, improving brand consistency and engagement. • Collaborated with marketing, editorial, and product teams to deliver deadline-driven, on-brand creative. • Rebranded Storytellers and seasonal campaigns, increasing engagement and attendance by 25%. • Led concept-to-delivery execution for cross-platform creative that strengthened market presence.
Promotion Design Manager
North Jersey Media Group (USA Today Network)
2007 - 2017
• Directed promotional campaigns raising visibility 25% and record attendance for 3 years. • Produced high-impact digital and print assets under tight deadlines while maintaining brand quality. • Supported company-wide marketing initiatives with consistent, on-brand creative.

Skills

art-direction
brand-marketing
content-marketing
creative-director
digital-marketing
marketing
photoshop
design
english