Damian Delgado

About Damian Delgado

I don’t start with the brief. I start with the why. Most people hire a creative and hand them a deck. I’m the guy who asks to sit in on the strategy meeting first. Not because I’m difficult — because I’ve seen what happens when creative skips context. You get pretty work that says nothing. I’ve spent 10+ years bouncing between roles that didn’t have clean titles. Designer who became a strategist. Strategist who still shoots. Shooter who ends up in the boardroom. At PeakMade Real Estate, I came in to make things look good. Six years later, I’m running a full creative operation — campaigns, art direction, talent, events, the whole thing. Nobody asked me to grow it that way. I just couldn’t help it. Before that, at Phobio, I was running B2B marketing for a SaaS company, launching products, writing for the CEO, supporting board-level communications. I learned early that good creative isn’t a department. It’s a way of thinking that touches everything. I also shoot. Portraits, commercial, real estate, events — through my own freelance practice since 2016. There’s something about being the person behind the camera that keeps you honest. You can’t fake a good shot. Either the moment was there or it wasn’t. That’s kind of how I approach all of it, honestly. I care less about looking creative and more about whether it actually works. If you\'re building something that needs a creative who thinks just as hard as they create — I\'m always open to a good conversation.

Experience

1. Creative Marketing Manager

   PeakMade Real Estate

   Feb 2019 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Joined as the company’s lead creative and systematically expanded the role into a full creative directorship — building strategy, overseeing production, and managing talent across a nationally recognized student housing brand.• Lead all campaign strategy, concept development, and art direction across digital, print, and experiential channels• Grew role from individual contributor (design, photo, video) into an acting Creative Director function• Manage and mentor an in-house video producer, overseeing creative output and professional development• Own end-to-end event planning and execution for brand activations and community-facing campaigns• Develop brand systems, visual guidelines, and creative standards used across all properties• Produce photography and video content for marketing, leasing, and corporate communications

Education

• University of West Georgia

  Mass Communication/Media Studies

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Business Development
• Telecommunications Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Negotiation
• Email Marketing
• Customer Service
• Multi-Media Marketing Campaigns
• Project Management
• Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• B2b
• SEO
• Direct Marketing
• Logistics Management
• Video Production
• Program Management
• Graphic Design
• Account Management
• Solution Selling
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships
• Marketing Strategy
• Google Analytics
• Photoshop
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Public Relations Planning
• Product Management
• Selling
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Sales Process
• Business Strategy
• Sales
• Management of Creative Teams
• Desktop Publishing
• Photography
• Brand Development
• Lead Generation