Creative Director & Brand Designer

Big ideas.
Made visible.

Point of view

See the whole.
Shape the details.

21Years in design
GDUSA awards
360°Brand thinking
Creative Direction ✦ Brand Strategy ✦ Visual Identity ✦ Campaign Concepting ✦ Art Direction ✦ Editorial Design ✦ Digital + Print ✦ Brand Systems ✦ Photoshoot Direction ✦ Experiential ✦Creative Direction ✦ Brand Strategy ✦ Visual Identity ✦ Campaign Concepting ✦ Art Direction ✦ Editorial Design ✦ Digital + Print ✦ Brand Systems ✦ Photoshoot Direction ✦ Experiential ✦

Selected works

Creative direction across brands, campaigns, and experiences.

01 / Rebel Ninja

One world.
Three ways in.

A confidence platform for kids, teens, and parents.

I built one master brand with three audience paths and a digital world designed to grow.

Brand architectureCreative directionUX + webMessaging
Rebel Ninja pixel art logo
02 / Camp Discovery

A world built for curiosity.

One onboard program. Three distinct age groups.

I created its identity across spaces, print, digital, and two international markets.

Brand identityCreative directionEnvironmentalGlobal campaigns
Camp Discovery youth program aboard Princess Cruises
03 / Princess Cruises

A world worth traveling toward.

Travel campaigns that make a destination felt.

Over five years, I led concepts and shoots across print, digital, and onboard experiences.

Art directionPhotoshootsGlobal campaignsIntegrated design
Princess Cruises Japan destination campaign
04 / Rockefeller Center

An icon, always in motion.

A familiar icon, reimagined for every season.

I extended its identity through campaigns, signage, and visitor experiences.

CampaignsSocialEnvironmentalBrand stewardship
Radio Park signage designed for Rockefeller Center
05 / WarnerMedia

One language for a global team.

One shared language for a global team.

I led an internal rebrand and built a flexible system for cross-team communications.

RebrandingVisual systemsInternal communicationsCreative direction
WarnerMedia internal rebrand
Additional work

More to the story.

More project details are available upon request.

01 / Animal Planet

Storytelling in the field.

Creative direction for a live broadcast in Costa Rica.

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03 / Embodie

Care, considered.

Premium wellness apparel for maternity and postpartum life.

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Independent project / Vera Creative Partners

Building a brand agency from the inside out.

Alongside the client work above, I founded Vera Creative Partners as its own brand and business. I shaped its positioning, identity, voice, client experience, and website from the ground up.

The website is still in development. It also shows how I work with AI assistance: I set the creative direction, develop the content and design, guide iterations, and make the final decisions.

Explore Vera’s website ↗Independent venture · Website in progress
Vera Creative Partners logo
Experience / Areas of expertise

From first launch to global scale.

I’ve shaped brands before they launched and led creative work inside large organizations. Strategy, leadership, and hands-on design have been part of the work at every scale.

Vision & strategy

Shape the direction.

Give early-stage ideas a foundation and established brands a clear next move.

Creative leadership

Lead at scale.

Align stakeholders and teams across complex organizations, channels, and audiences.

Design & execution

Make it real.

Carry the work from first concept through identity, campaigns, digital, print, and production.

“This is exactly the type of work that this brand needs to propel us forward.”
Creative Director — Princess Cruises
About Leia

Curiosity leads the work.

I’m a creative director and brand designer with 21 years of experience across global organizations and founder-led brands. I look for the idea that feels true to the people behind it, then build a clear visual world around it.

My work spans identity, campaigns, digital and print design, visual systems, presentations, and photoshoots.

Leia Mariano, creative directorLeia Mariano / Creative Director

Capabilities

Creative direction
Brand identity
Campaign concepting
Digital + print
Visual systems
Photoshoot direction
Graphic Design USA · American Graphic Design AwardsPrint Design · 2017Mailer Design · 2017