Sam Clark

About Sam Clark

Creative Director + Designer based in Brooklyn – as a generalist with 10 years of experience, I specialize in crafting exceptional design, product, brand, and marketing experiences. My approach blends strategy, curiosity, and creativity to address business complexities. I\'ve dedicated my career to mission-driven companies that drive behavioral change. In-house, I\'ve helped direct to consumer companies, such as Feather, achieve remarkable growth on tight budgets by fostering robust internal design-thinking cultures with a strong business mindset. Agency side, I\'ve led significant strategic and design-driven initiatives for companies like Apple, Google, and Dropbox. Drawing from my BFA in photography from RISD, I infuse a sharp eye for imagery and storytelling into all my work, including directing large-scale photo and video productions. My photography is included in the collections of the Smithsonian Museum of American History, the RISD Museum of Art, and the RISD Archives.Clients include: Apple, Google, Dropbox, The NBA, Canada Goose, Louis Vuitton and Floyd.

Experience

1. Executive Creative Director for Photo Video Portraits

   Index Ventures

   Jul 2023 — Present

   Creative Direction & Wardrobe Styling for founder photo and video shoots for founders including: Dylan Field (Figma), Vlad Tenev (Robinhood), Anine Bing (Anine Bing), Alexandr Wang (Scale AI), Arron Katz (Clickhouse) and more. Shot in San Francisco, New York, Healdsburg, and London.

Education

• Brown University

  No Degree, Select Courses

• Rhode Island School of Design

  Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Photography

Skills

• Marketing
• Sketch
• Darkroom
• User Experience Design
• Art
• Focus Groups
• Final Cut Pro
• Responsive Web Design
• Lightroom
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Logo Design
• Sketching
• Typography
• Fine Art
• Social Media
• After Effects
• Photoshop
• Exhibit Design
• Studio Lighting
• Concept Development
• Visual Communication
• Css
• Powerpoint
• Sketch App
• Microsoft Office
• Lighting
• Art History
• Branding
• Product Design
• Infographics
• Drawing
• Photography
• Museum Collections
• Art Handling
• Museums
• Figma
• Indesign
• Graphic Design
• Digital Photography
• Branding & Identity