Michael Chinn
Designer, Art Director, and Creative Director in Washington, DC
A passionate and driven brand communications professional with proven creative and executive management experience, Michael’s leadership style inspires, and rewards a creative culture of innovative thinking, collaboration, open communication, aligned expectations, accountability, and a sense of humor.
He has engaged key stakeholders and led best-in-class cross-functional teams to strategically develop, and execute brand identities, and integrated multi-channel experiences. His approach is a holistic fusion of inspired creative, proven marketing tools, audience insight, and technology.
Functioning as a staff member, or as a consultant, his guidance, and vision has supported a variety of organizations from non-profit start-ups to global Fortune 1000 brands, assisting each to proclaim their unique story, and voice, shape their image, and strengthen market perceptions, driving revenue growth, and brand equity. This has garnered Michael a broad range of relationships and recognition, in addition to fostering a global perspective, and expertise designing for multicultural and multilingual audiences.
Michael is honored to serve as the Executive Director and Board Trustee of People Against Distracted Driving (PADD), in addition to Voice of Small Business Maryland (VoxMD) Advisory Committee, Digital Media Executive Advisory Board, and the Esophageal Cancer Action Network (ECAN) Marketing Committee.
His work is showcased in numerous industry publications and books.
Key strengths
Creative direction • Art direction & graphic design • Brand strategy, development, revitalization, and management • Team building and leadership • Visual identity • Integrated marketing communications • Website design (UxD) • Email development • Conceptualizing and problem solving • Global experience: multicultural and multilingual platforms • Client relationship building: internal & external • Vendor management • Entrepreneurialism