EDUCATION /
1997-2002
DENMARKS DESIGN SCHOOL, Masters Degree in Visual Communication,
Copenhagen, Denmark
1995-1996
KINGSWAY COLLEGE, Foundation Course in Art & Design,
London, England
1994-1995
KINGSWAY COLLEGE, Pre Foundation Course in Art & Design,
London, England
1991-1994
THOR HEYERDAHL, Upper Secondary Education,
Larvik, Norway
WORK EXPERIENCE /
2020 - PRESENT
McCann_NYC / V.P DESIGN DIRECTOR
- Responsible for all design related projects for Verizon, one of the largest telecommunications company in
America, which offers wireless products and services.
- My team of designers collaborate and work closely with the creative teams and strategists to elevate
ideas and bring them to life with a strong visual point of view.
- Managing a team of designers and freelancers and guide them in creating strong visual work that push
the boundaries, while making sure the work is true to the specific brand identity guidelines for Verizon.
- Made sure my team had key roles in several nationwide campaigns, to mention a few: 5G Nationwide
launch, Super bowl initiatives and Station dominations for various campaigns. Working closely with outside
vendors, agency partners, animators, retouchers, production houses and photographers.
- Responsible for presenting our work to our lead creatives, partner agencies and to the clients.
2018 - 2020
Snowflake Design LLC / PARTNER
- Worked as an independent freelancer, responsible for the creative visual language for all creative work.
- Managed a range of global clients, clients include: Single Touch, The One Group, BWM, Rosewood Hotel Group.
- Collaborated with design and advertising agencies, agencies include: Anomaly, Y&R, McCann, FCB, Tag Creatives.
- Specialized in Visual Communication-Branding, Packaging, Web and Print.
2017-2018
SMFB_Oslo / HEAD OF DESIGN
- Managed a team of designers and made sure all design work were presented at a high level.
- We worked closely with the creative teams to bring ideas to life with a strong point of view.
- The clients we worked with were: Ikea, Intersport, Devold, Freia and many more.
- Managed clients expectations and worked closely with them to reach the best creative work.
2012 - 2017
Snowflake Design LLC / PARTNER
- Worked as an independent freelancer, responsible for the creative visual language for all creative work.
- Managed a range of global clients, clients include: Single Touch, The One Group, BWM, Rosewood Hotel Group.
- Collaborated with design and advertising agencies, agencies include: Anomaly, Y&R, McCann, FCB, Tag Creatives.
- Specialized in Visual Communication-Branding, Packaging, Web and Print.
2006 - 2012
Saatchi & Saatchi_NYC / HEAD OF DESIGN
- Responsible for the creative visual language for Saatchi & Saatchi design group, Inklab.
- Responsible for developing the visual language to lead marketing strategy and development
through our campaigns, bringing ideas to life through a strong visual language.
- Responsible for the creative vision of our upstream beauty innovation work for P&G Beauty.
- In charge of and managing all design projects for Saatchi & Saatchi, the projects innvolve product ideas,
packaging design, corporate identities, print campaigns and innovative brand strategies for brands like
Procter & Gamble, JC Penney , Olay, Miller, Tide, Pampers & Iams
2004-2006
Fahrenheit-212_NYC / SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Responsible for bringing Innovation ideas to life innvolving the visual platforms for brands like Diageo, Interface,
Coca Cola, P&G Beauty and General Mills. Projects included Corporate Identities, Packaging and product design,
3D renderings, and Webdesign.
2000-2004
Wallace Church Inc_ NYC / GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Responsible for strengthening brands through visual communication and Graphic design. The projects involved
Corporate Identity design, Packaging design, brand equities and visual brand essence development and brand
name development. Clients included: Gillette, Kodak, Unilever, Coca Cola, Finlandia, The Scotts co. Russel Athletic,
Dannon, Lean Cuisine, Ocean Spray and Duracell.
1998-1999
Advance Advertising_Copenhagen, DK / JUNIOR DESIGNER
Developing and creating print ad ideas and packaging design for Lego.
Designing corporate identities and website design for their promotional Lego watch-kits.
1996-1997
Asko Advertising_Larvik, Norway / INTERN
Developing and creating print layouts and marketing ideas for various food chains:
Norgeskjeden Meny, Joker etc. Work included promotional design layouts and visual identities for
new food chain stores.
AWARDS /
AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS
44 NORTH, VODKA DESIGN
AIGA ANNUAL DESIGN COMPETITION “26”
44 NORTH, VODKA DESIGN
NEW YORK FESTIVALS PRINT & OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, SILVER WORLD MEDAL
44 NORTH, VODKA DESIGN
CREATIVITY “34”: AWARD OF DISTINCTION
WALLACE CHURCH HOLIDAY CARD 2003
AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD
WALLACE CHURCH HOLIDAY CARD 2003
CREATIVITY “35”: AWARD OF DISTINCTION
44 NORTH, VODKA DESIGN
LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2005
44 NORTH, VODKA DESIGN
MOBIUS AWARDS 2005
44 NORTH, VODKA DESIGN
PUBLISHED WORK /
AIGA 365, YEAR IN DESIGN 2006
44 NORTH, VODKA DESIGN
LUCKY MAGAZINE 2005
SEBASTIAN SIGNS, PERFUME DESIGN
GRAPHIS DESIGN ANNUAL 2005
WALLACE CHURCH HOLIDAY CARD
GRAPHIS DESIGNERS USA 2004
WALLACE CHURCH HOLIDAY CARD
PACKAGING DESIGN 2004
44 NORTH, VODKA DESIGN
GRAPHIC ELEMENTS 2004
TOUCHING HEARTS, HOLIDAY CARD
PRINT PROMOTION DESIGN 2003
BASEBALL PROMOTION DESIGN
ROCKPORT 1000 2003
WALLACE CHURCH HOLIDAY CARD
SKILLS /
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign,
Powerpoint, Microsoft word, Adobe Acrobat