Alexa McNae

About Alexa McNae

As Head of Brand Design at Amazon, I direct the vision and execution of visual brand standards globally that shape how millions of customers experience the world\'s third most valuable brand. My scope includes directing Amazon\'s highest-profile retail campaigns, ensuring brand cohesion across our diverse set of marketing surface areas, and overseeing our physical marketing channels. With nearly two decades of design leadership experience across brands including Amazon, Martha Stewart, One Kings Lane, and Sur La Table, I specialize in transforming and elevating brand visual expression through strategic design thinking and innovative creative direction.I thrive in high-stakes environments where complexity and ambiguity are the norm. My leadership philosophy centers on driving design excellence and brand consistency at scale, building and mentoring high-performing creative teams, recruiting and developing world-class talent, and delivering results.As Michael Graves aptly put,\"My favorite project is always the next one.\"

Experience

1. Executive Creative Director

   ServiceNow

   Feb 2026 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   At ServiceNow, I lead the Brand Creative team in support of elevating our brand standards globally in addition to supporting the development of brand creative for a diversity of channels and platforms.

Education

• Lakeside School

  High School

  1995 — 1998

• ArtCenter College of Design

  Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Graphic Design

  2005 — 2008

• University of Washington

  BA, International Studies and French

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Graphic Design
• Branding & Identity
• Adobe Photoshop
• Art
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Creative Direction
• Typography
• Art Direction
• Photography
• Graphics
• Advertising
• Illustration
• Indesign
• Corporate Identity
• Logo Design