Jesse Conte

Experience

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  Scott Sports SA

  Feb 1997 - Dec 1997

  Graphic Designer
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  Adidas

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  Senior Graphic Designer
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  K2 Sports

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Sr. Designer
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  Nike

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Senior Graphic Designer-Brand Jordan
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  Jager Di Paola Kemp Design

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Senior Designer
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  Eastern Mountain Sports

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Art Director
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  Jesse Conte Design

  Jul 2007 - Jun 2010

  Owner, Art Director and Designer

  Art Direction & Graphic Design

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  Quiksilver

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2012

  Global Creative Director

  Reported to the Global President and the founding Global Creative Director, hired to raise the level and bring consistency to the brand’s image and storytelling.•Created and instilled the use of functional global brand guidelines, campaign creative visual centers and photography & video guides. This ensured that the brand was consistent, clear and true to Quiksilver’s DNA across all sub brands and product categories.•Held global seasonal camps for the brand, product and marketing teams to collaborate and align to a central vision. This led to greater communication among regional teams along with focused products and campaigns.•Led and mentored the Asia Pacific and Europe creative teams and managed the creative team for the Americas region along with external agencies. Show less

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  Jesse Conte Design

  Jul 2012 - May 2020

  Freelance Creative Direction, Design and Brand Consulting

  Project Highlights:• Nike NXT Apparel & Digital Fit Alignment and Road Map - Actual Agency• DAT Freight & Analytics Brand Foundation and Identity Guidelines - Actual Agency• Expensify Brand Identity Guidelines – Supermorebetter Design• Nordica Brand Foundation and Identity Guidelines – Nemo Design• Scott Sports Group logo identity and visual standards – Direct client

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  Alpnsea Equipment Co.

  Jan 2015 - Jul 2019

  Founder

  Alpnsea is an adventure equipment company founded on the need for ultra-premium, functional gear and tools that hold up under hard use in the back-country. Through this entrepreneurial endeavor, worked on all aspects of a consumer product business. The learnings and insights gained from this first-hand experience is applied to clients and brands with a deeper understanding that achieves a greater effect.• Creative direction and product design, in addition to leading all aspects of the company including; advisor and council meetings business planning, investor pitches, brand foundation, market and trends research, product offering, design language, naming, marketing strategy, manufacturing, materials sourcing, and product testing. Show less

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  Actual, Inc.

  May 2016 - Nov 2018

  Executive Design Director

  Actual is a brand, product and innovation strategy agency formed to create and transform purpose-driven brands and organizations through building an internal culture capable of delivering on the brand’s promise.• Head of design, led the creative vision for the agency and client partners. Managed and inspired internal staff, clients and outside resources, pitched and presented work and brought in new business.• Core projects entailed: brand audit and assessment, competitive landscape and trend analysis, brand foundation development, brand identity, brand and product design language and guidelines, product offering assessment and strategy, brand and product naming and systems, internal socialization strategy, digital marketing strategy and planning, digital experience design, environment, experience design, campaign content development, event strategy and design.Project Highlights:• Bell Helmets – Brand Foundation and Identity Guidelines, Product Vision• Cannondale Bicycles – Brand Foundation and Identity Guidelines• Igloo Coolers – Brand Foundation and Identity Guidelines, Product Vision• Sugoi Apparel – Brand Foundation, Product and Identity Guidelines• Sonoma Pharmaceuticals – Brand Foundation and Identity Guidelines Show less

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  DAT Solutions

  May 2020 - now

  Creative Director