Hi, I'm Elena Galán!
Senior Art Director and Design Manager with 10+ years across DDB, BBDO and Lola MullenLowe, agency and client side.
I've built and guarded a global brand across 8 countries and 3 continents, leading an international team of 4 and directing 15+ campaigns with 50+ collaborators. I've designed for Deutsche Bank, BBVA, Amnesty International, Animal Equality and Acciona, and earned a D&AD Yellow Pencil along the way. I've also illustrated two published children's books.
Now based in New York City [say hello →]
Hi, I'm Elena Galán!
Senior Art Director and Design Manager with 10+ years across DDB, BBDO, and Lola MullenLowe.
I've worked both sides of the table: agency and client. I built a brand system across 8 countries and 3 continents, ran 15+ campaigns with 50+ collaborators along the way, and led a international creative team of 4.
I've also illustrated two published children's books.
Now based in New York City
[say hello →]
Publications
[5]
El Tilo de la Familia Mikkola
[Illustrated children’s book (published)]
[Illustrated children’s book (published)]
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Mama, qui és la meva família?
[Illustrated children’s book (published)]
[Illustrated children’s book (published)]
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Kolkata
[Documentary Photography Exhibition]
[Documentary Photography Exhibition]
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May in flames
May in Flames
[Documentary Photography Exhibition]
[Documentary Photography Exhibition]
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D&AD
[New Blood, Yellow Pencil]
[New Blood, Yellow Pencil]
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Laus
[Bronze - Laus Awards 2022, Animation, Motion, VFX & 3D]
[Bronze - Laus Awards 2022, Animation, Motion, VFX & 3D]
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Experience
Skills
Design + Art Direction
A/B Test, Brand Guidelines, Brand Research + Audit, Charting, Color Management, Concept Development, Craftsmanship, Creative Strategy, Design Systems, Email Marketing, Event + Environmental, Icons Sets, Identity, Illustration, Image Selection, Interface Design, Logo, Mockup, Mood Board, Photo & Video Shoot, Presentation + Pitch, Social Media, Storyboarding, Stylesheets, Templates, Typography, Usability, User Experience, Website Design, Wireframe, Animation.
Management
Design Feedback, Trafficking, Vendor Relations, Written + Verbal Communication, Stakeholders Management, Business Strategy Alignment, Design Brief, Digital Asset Management, Production Workflow Improvement, People Management, Project Delegation, Project Management.
Software
Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Asana, Figma, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Suite, Keynote, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, WordPress, Nano Banana, Gemini, Claude, Midjourney.
Design + Art Direction
A/B Test, Brand Guidelines, Brand Research + Audit, Charting, Color Management, Concept Development, Craftsmanship, Creative Strategy, Design Systems, Email Marketing, Event + Environmental, Icons Sets, Identity, Illustration, Image Selection, Interface Design, Logo, Mockup, Mood Board, Photo & Video Shoot, Presentation + Pitch, Social Media, Storyboarding, Stylesheets, Templates, Typography, Usability, User Experience, Website Design, Wireframe, Animation.
Management
Design Feedback, Trafficking, Vendor Relations, Written + Verbal Communication, Stakeholders Management, Business Strategy Alignment, Design Brief, Digital Asset Management, Production Workflow Improvement, People Management, Project Delegation, Project Management.
Software
Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Asana, Figma, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Suite, Keynote, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, WordPress, Nano Banana, Gemini, Claude, Midjourney.
A/B Test, Brand Guidelines, Brand Research + Audit, Charting, Color Management, Concept Development, Craftsmanship, Creative Strategy, Design Systems, Email Marketing, Event + Environmental, Icons Sets, Identity, Illustration, Image Selection, Interface Design, Logo, Mockup, Mood Board, Photo & Video Shoot, Presentation + Pitch, Social Media, Storyboarding, Stylesheets, Templates, Typography, Usability, User Experience, Website Design, Wireframe, Animation.
Design Feedback, Trafficking, Vendor Relations, Written + Verbal Communication, Stakeholders Management, Business Strategy Alignment, Design Brief, Digital Asset Management, Production Workflow Improvement, People Management, Project Delegation, Project Management.
Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Asana, Figma, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Suite, Keynote, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, WordPress, Nano Banana, Gemini, Claude, Midjourney.
Design + Art Direction
A/B Test, Brand Guidelines, Brand Research + Audit, Charting, Color Management, Concept Development, Craftsmanship, Creative Strategy, Design Systems, Email Marketing, Event + Environmental, Icons Sets, Identity, Illustration, Image Selection, Interface Design, Logo, Mockup, Mood Board, Photo & Video Shoot, Presentation + Pitch, Social Media, Storyboarding, Stylesheets, Templates, Typography, Usability, User Experience, Website Design, Wireframe, Animation.
Management
Design Feedback, Trafficking, Vendor Relations, Written + Verbal Communication, Stakeholders Management, Business Strategy Alignment, Design Brief, Digital Asset Management, Production Workflow Improvement, People Management, Project Delegation, Project Management.
Software
Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Asana, Figma, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Suite, Keynote, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Tea