Chelsea Lancaster

About Chelsea Lancaster

Where strategy meets creativity — I help design teams make great work together, on purpose. I’m told I coined the term “Creative-Adjacent™” in describing my career path.I love bringing ideas to life collaboratively with marketers and creatives. It’s what I’ve done my entire career, from communications strategy and design to marketing, event management and public relations. I do my best work when I’m working on a range of different projects, and I’m proud to say they’re usually delivered to high client satisfaction. Like anyone who’s spent time in marketing, I’ve pitched new business, written proposals, managed schedules / budgets and — my personal favorite — cultivating trusted client partnerships.I\'m also an active participant in my local design community and have a passion for mentorship, whether I’m participating in a panel or guest speaking in a college class — I always end up re-energized and inspired by the next generation of creative thinkers. I am a past AIGA OC President and AIGA CT Program Director and continue to build creative community in the OC.Specialties: Account and design management, creative consultation, marketing communications, community building and leadership.

Experience

1. Senior Creative Operations, Brand

   Taco Bell

   Mar 2024 — Present · Orange County, CA, US

   CAMPAIGNS2025– Decades Y2K Menu Launch Party– Inaugural Bad Birdie x Taco Bell Retail Collab & Invitational Golf Tournament– Taco Bell Foundation Rebrand & Photography – Live Màs Drive Thru Cam Multi-City Activation; Super Bowl2024– Disha Hot Sauce by Omar Apollo x Taco Bell Collab– The Cantinas: Early Retirement Community Activation– TBX Collab Food Truck Activation with Chefs Lawrence \'LT\' Smith, Reuben Asaram, Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin– Cantina ‘Headfake’ Food Truck ActivationAWARDS– Live Màs Drive Thru Cam, Silver Finalist, Best Pop-Up Store / Experience at the 2025 Event Marketer EX Awards & Silver Finalist, Experience at the 2025 The Drum Awards– Freeing Taco Campaign, Bronze Lion at the 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Education

• St. John’s International School

  High school study abroad

  2003 — 2003

• Marist University

  Bachelor of Arts, Communications: Advertising, Creative Track | Art & Advertising Design Minor

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• General Business Administration
• Mac Os
• Social Media Marketing
• Event Planning
• SEO
• Client Relationship Building
• Social Media Monitoring
• Pc
• Client Services
• Brand Development
• Marketing Communications
• Facebook
• Illustrator
• Social Media
• Project Management
• Client Development
• Fundraising
• Proposal Writing
• Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Acrobat
• Client Communication
• Integrated Marketing
• Strategy
• Photoshop
• Project Coordination
• Communications Strategy
• Business Communications
• Linkedin
• Project Execution
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Indesign
• Email Marketing
• Crm
• Social Networking
• Social Media Measurement
• Marketing
• Social Media Development
• Corporate Events