Adam Dove at a gathering
LEADERSHIP / APPROACH

How I lead.

We flew in from our respective remote locations, including Atlanta and Amsterdam, for a three-day offsite in Stockholm, Sweden. Together, we defined how we work, set expectations, and built trust. We ended with a team dinner, carrying stronger connections and shared ownership back into the work.

01 / MY PRINCIPLES

Vision with purpose.
Freedom with direction.

01

Establish direction

Connect the creative vision to clear business objectives and audience needs.

02

Empower teams

Build ownership through clarity, trust, coaching, and useful feedback.

03

Champion ideas

Encourage exploration while maintaining a strong editorial point of view.

04

Deliver impact

Balance creative ambition with timelines, collaboration, and outcomes.

02 / LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE

Five organizations.
One shared direction.

After a series of acquisitions, hundreds of colleagues across five organizations needed to come together under Arrive and its sub-brands.

The task was to build a new identity from scratch—one that could connect four major brands across North America, the UK, Europe, and Australia. I helped turn that ambition into a usable creative system, leading a ten-person team across digital, social, print, and physical experiences.

A 382-page brand book gave teams a shared reference; flexible applications helped each brand speak in its own context while contributing to one recognizable world.

I supervised and supported teammates in New York, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Atlanta, Virginia, and India. Across those locations, clear priorities and shared creative standards helped people move independently while keeping the work connected.

Explore the Arrive case study
5organizations
4major brands
10people on the creative team
Arrive identity expressed across digital devices, printed materials, and campaigns >
Cover of the Arrive brand guidelines
One shared reference · 382 pages
02 / SHARED PRACTICE

Good work is a team sport.

I work across the Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and DaVinci Resolve—and train teammates to share that fluency. When knowledge moves freely across disciplines, the whole team can shape the finished product. Everyone should feel able to speak up, raise a flag early, and help find the solution.

Speak up early. Raise the flag. Bring a solution.
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
After Effects
Premiere Pro
Lightroom
Animate
Media Encoder
Figma
DaVinci Resolve
03 / AI IN PRACTICE

Make room for the human work.

I use generative tools to create visual starting points for scenes that would be difficult, costly, or impossible to photograph or otherwise obtain, and to turn dense briefs or scattered facts into a clearer direction. After a full day of making, AI can bring order to a crowded mind—sorting ideas and taking repetitive prep off the table. It supports the process; it is never the final product. Human judgment, craft, and care shape what moves forward. The time it gives back belongs in human-centered conversations, collaboration, and exploration.

Less time on busywork. More time for people and ideas.
Midjourney
Claude
ChatGPT
Local LLM
Runway
Adobe Firefly
ElevenLabs
04 / ALIGNMENT BEFORE EXECUTION

Start with a system everyone can use.

Before a team begins making, I establish the shared foundation: who we’re speaking to, what the brand stands for, how it sounds, and the visual principles that hold it together. That gives every discipline a common reference—so people can make confident decisions on their own while the finished work still feels connected.

ClarityConsistencyRoom to create
TEAM PLAYBOOK / 01One clear foundation
01 — 04
COLOR ROLES 01
P1 · Purple#5F016F
P2 · Pink#FF33BB
P3 · Light pink#FF80D4
P4 · Pale pink#FFADE4
TYPE & HIERARCHY 02
Aa+
Optimism SansBRAND DISPLAY / DM SANS FOR DIGITAL
VOICE & TONE 03
DirectWarmCurious

Confident in the idea.
Human in the delivery.

BUILT TO TRAVEL 04
StrategyIdentityCampaignExperience