Hi, I’m Cassidy

I'm a creative strategist and brand designer who brings both analytical insight and creative vision to every project. Sometimes that means building a full brand system from the ground up. Other times it means writing the story that anchors a campaign, designing the deck that sells it to the room, or crafting the annual report that shows where it all led.

But it always starts in the same place: getting to the core idea behind a brand and building everything else from there. My background in psychology and neuroscience informs how I think about identity and meaning in brands. To me, strategy, storytelling, and design are all parts of the same discipline of brand thinking.

Recent Projects

Testimonials

  • Cassidy is an experienced nonprofit communications and marketing professional with a strong background in storytelling, digital content, and brand management. She’s skilled at crafting engaging narratives that elevate organizational missions and connect communities, with hands-on experience in social media strategy, design, and public relations.

  • My team and I greatly benefited from Cassidy's wide-ranging talents and expertise. She identified and implemented several technology solutions, seamlessly connecting our CRM to multiple platforms, and led the company through a brand discovery process that resulted in an updated and modernized brand style guide. Cassidy's professionalism and collaborative nature made her a favorite among my team. From her polished and approachable demeanor to her meticulous strategic planning, she displayed the ability to be both creative and analytical.

  • I worked with Cassidy directly on a team for many years at Horizon Realty Advisors, LLC. Cassidy is an excellent media, graphic design, and UX creator. I personally saw her reach far beyond her own skills to meet changing business needs in the marketing space, and learn a lot of programming and UI practices on the fly. That's not easy, and is an especially rare find in a talented visual designer. Given the chance I would work with Cassidy again in a heartbeat.

  • Cassidy has proven herself to be a valuable creative asset over the years I've worked with her at Horizon. She excels at identifying interesting questions and answering them with limited resources. I can count on her for everything from turning around a design project with impossible speed to improving a process with a thoroughly researched solution. I would recommend Cassidy as a killer multi-tool in the world of marketing.

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Creative Strategist & Brand Designer