Stacey Klempner

About Stacey Klempner

Creative brand leader with 12+ years of experience shaping and scaling enterprise and agency brands. I specialize in turning complexity into clarity, building global brand strategies, compelling narratives, and scalable design systems that drive engagement, alignment, and measurable results. I lead and mentor creative teams while contributing hands-on to motion graphics, video content, UI/UX, and web design.I thrive at the intersection of data, culture, and creativity, using analytics to inform strategy, monitor performance, and continuously optimize marketing plans. I challenge the norm by identifying where competitors play it safe and pushing brands to be louder, bolder, and smarter.

Experience

1. Creative Brand Manager

   Dexian

   Aug 2023 — Present · Louisville, KY, US

   Led Dexian’s global brand evolution during a pivotal billion-dollar rebrand and merger, shaping a scalable brand ecosystem across five regions (U.S, Brazil, India, U.K, and Canada). As the brand’s creative lead, I bridged strategy with execution—directing all aspects of brand management, design ops, and creative production while mentoring a cross-functional team. I led brand strategy, creative execution, and team operations across digital, print, motion, and product marketing, overseeing a distributed creative team and agency partners.Highlights:• Brand Overhaul at Scale: Directed the full Brand 2.0 initiative—from positioning and messaging to design systems and rollout strategy—resulting in a 30% lift in awareness and streamlined creative alignment across 4 continents.•Creative Ops & Infrastructure: Built Dexian’s brand ecosystem from the ground up, including a centralized Canva workspace with 1,200+ templates and a multilingual asset library used by 200+ marketers globally.•Agency-Caliber Execution: Delivered assets for omnichannel campaigns, product launches, employer brand, and executive communications—combining speed, quality, and strategic impact.• Leadership & Mentorship: Managed and mentored a high-performing design team while guiding cross-functional brand efforts with internal stakeholders and external agencies.•Strategic Storytelling: Championed UX-aligned design and narrative thinking across web, video, social, and sales content—ensuring brand experiences were not just beautiful, but effective.