




DESIGN
THAT
SPEAKS
Creative Strategy
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Strategy is fundamental.
When Marketing and Creative Strategy collaborate magic happens. One of our specialties is balancing both when defining a campaign strategy to represent your brand or project core essence to visually communicate authentically with your
target customer or audience.
Social Media
Authenticity breeds trust.
Every product or show has a unique voice. We’ll find it and integrate it into your social media and digital assets made up of static images, motion graphics and videos produced to build and sustain connection.
Brand Identity Design
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Visual ID = Connectiveness.
All marketing content shines brighter
with a unique look, feel and tone of voice that clearly communicates a core essence into the world. Whether you're launching a never before seen product, sustaining a current brand or refreshing with a new look, we’ll partner with you
to bring it to life.
Website Design​
Credibility Portal.
Big business or small, we'll seamlessly integrate your brand identity into the look and feel of your website. This will also be the home of your main messaging, SEO, CMS and cornerstone for the world to know why you or your business exist. After it’s built, you have the option to manage it on your own if you choose.
Print + Digital Design​
Print is very much alive!
The craft of print design is what formed us. We’re grateful it lives on to be an inherent marketing medium. Product packaging, promo or influencer kits, premium gift packaging, print ads or out of home advertising like billboards, flyers, posters, post cards and point of purchase are just a few of our faves we can create for you.
Key Art Design
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A Picture Is Worth A 1000 Words.
Key Art isn't just for movies and tv shows. We apply a similar process when branding you, your business, product or podcast/vodcast.​ There are many stories to share that will connect with a viewer. Choosing the story and represent it in a single still image that succinctly communicates the core essence to stand out from your competition is a craft we've honed after many years.
About
VM CRE8 is a creative consultancy lead by Valerie Madden who is a multi-disciplined Creative Director and dot connector. Her superpowers are turning abstract into tangible and leading teams to create marketing content by visually communicating a core essence story through design, typography and succinct connective messages.
BIO​
Val has been creating and finding herself in leadership positions since she was born. Her dream from a young age was to design movies posters, (AKA: Key Art) beach t-shirts & snow skis. Entertainment captured her attention first to make a living. Beaches and ski slopes are where she recharges.
As of 2022 she has lead creative teams branding over 280+ entertainment titles. Currently her work home is Amazon Studios Prime Video as a Sr Creative Director of marketing, launching original series, movies and specials into the world.
Val’s career journey is made up of a tribrid of; Marketing Creative Executive + Creative Director + Art Director. In addition to her current 7 years at Amazon, she enjoyed a decade as a Group Creative Director at NBC and multiple years as a creative consultant, Art Director and Designer at boutique design advertising agencies catering to entertainment studios, fortune 500 companies, start-ups, health care, pharmaceutical, wall street, consumer products, restaurant franchises, travel, small businesses and non-profit organizations.
Finding the core essence of a product, person or story to not only entertain but to provide a window into the human experience that connects deeply with audiences and customers brings Val great joy. She feels honored to be responsible to attract as many eyeballs as possible to content and products that filmmakers, show creators, individuals and purposeful business owners birth into the world.
Career campaign highlights so far:
Transparent 2-5, Fleabag 2, Catastrophe 2-4, Good Omens, Red Oaks 2, The Tick, Mozart In The Jungle 2-4, Good Girls Revolt,
A Very English Scandal, One Mississippi, Jonas Brothers Chasing Happiness & Happiness Continues Films, Savage X Fenty Show,
Will & Grace, The Office, 30 Rock, Parks & Rec, Heroes, Law & Order, Chuck, Prime Suspect, Friday Night Lights, The Apprentice, Celebrity Apprentice, Parenthood, Community, Medium, Americas Got Talent, Scrubs, Friends, ER, West Wing,
Original Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, Summer and Winter Olympics, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, King of Queens, Malcolm in the Middle, Suddenly Susan, Seinfeld & multiple years of FYC Award campaigns.
In-between all of the above Val speaks on panels, mentors, consults and/or creates for projects supporting podcasts/vodcasts, independent films, start-up businesses and non-profit organizations.
Feel free to contact Val via email. She's happy to discuss the creative process and/or career path with those curious about being a creator or seeking a creator for their team.

Portfolio
I'm beyond grateful for the career I've enjoyed so far. Much of the work shown represents one image from a
full 360 integrated marketing campaign. Oh... the stories, learnings and adventures I could share for each one.

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director. Included; Art Direction of Photo Shoot, Digital & Out Of Home Marketing Campaign. Collaborated with P+A, Cold Open, Rory Kurtz, Trailer Park, Photographer Nels Israelson, and In House team from Concept to Finish. Garnered multiple marketing industry awards.

Video highlighting Promax and Clio wins. Photo Shoot Art Direction, digital and Out Of Home Advertising and Marketing. Collaborated with P+A, Cold Open, Rory Kurtz, Trailer Park, Photographer Nels Israelson, Tommy and In House team from Concept to Finish

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director. Collaborated Canyon Design Agency. Garnered multiple marketing industry awards.

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director. Ask Val to share a great story behind this key art, trailer and social campaign. Garnered multiple marketing industry awards.

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director. Included; Art Direction of Photo Shoot, Digital & Out Of Home Marketing Campaign. Photographer Justin Stephens.

Video highlighting the 360 integrated launch campaign

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director for seasons 2-5. Collaborated with BLT to execute. Season 2 campaign example https://bltomato.com/project/transparent. Garnered multiple marketing industry awards.

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director for seasons 2-4

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director for series launching 2016-2017.

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director for series launching 2017-2018.

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director Season 2.

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director for Mary J Blige's 2021, "My Life" Documentary

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director for both Jonas Brothers Documentaries

Amazon Prime Video 360 Marketing Creative Director for specials 1-3.

SEASON 3 KEY ART - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; Concept, Photo Shoot, Art Direction, Design & Finish Work applied to all print, digital and Out Of Home Advertising and Marketing. Campaign took over Grand Central Station, blitzed prime traffic areas in NYC and LA. Published print ads in every major entertainment publication. Animated digital banner ads and take overs featured on entertainment consumer websites. Promax/BDA winner.

SEASON 3, 360 MARKETING CAMPAIGN; NBC Marketing Group Creative Director OOH Bus Side, Bus Shelter, Billboard and Entertainment Weekly Publication Gate Fold Insert. Campaign was awarded a Promax/BDA award.

LAW & ORDER SVU ~ SEASON 13. NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish Work applied to all print and digital content.

PARENTHOOD ~ SEASON 3 - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish Work applied to all print and digital content.

SEASON 4 KEY ART - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

THE OFFICE, SEASON 3 - SEASON 4 KEY ART - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, SEASON 1 - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Tagline, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS - SEASON 4 - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

CHUCK, SEASON 4 - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

LAW & ORDER CI, SEASON 6 - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

30 ROCK, Season 1 - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

WILL & GRACE ~ SERIES FINALE. NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

MARIA BELLO "PRIME SUSPECT" Season 1 - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

MIDEUM with PATRICIA ARQUETTE ~ Season 1 - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

COMMUNITY Season 1 - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish work applied to all print and digital content.

BIONIC WOMEN - 360 MARKETING CAMPAIGN - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish Work applied to print, interactive digital, 8ft lenticular in-theater standee, Out Of Home with first time solar powered lights illuminating the bionic eye at night.

2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS - NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; KEY ART, Photo Shoot Art Direction, Design & Finish Work applied to all print and digital content.


12 Clio Awards to date.

FYC 2020 Amazon Studios Prime Video Voter Mailer. Amazon Prime Video Marketing Creative Director. Collaboration with CORE Agency.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer FYC Emmy Campaign while working for J&M Advertising.

NBC Marketing Group Creative Director; 12 branded ads covering ALL 2003 NBC series. Gold Promax/BDA winner.

During my 10 years at NBC, FYC Emmy campaigns was one of my favorite projects to lead as NBC Marketing Group Creative Director. This package design is one of many. Design was applied to print and digital advertising campaign.

LAW AND ORDER SVU ~ GUEST STAR FYC EMMY AD. NBC Marketing Group Creative Director

PURE POLLINO SHOW ~ BRANDING AND MARKETING CAMPAIGN - Show concept & development + Logo Design, Photography, Website Design, Key Art Design, Show video graphics, Print & digital marketing collateral design, T-Shirt Design and weekly social media graphics.

BlissenUp ~ BRANDING AND MARKETING - Show concept & development + Logo Design, Photography, Website Design, Key Art Design, Show video graphics, Print & digital marketing collateral design and weekly social media graphics.
Interactive Digital Graphics
Podcast Video Graphics
Animated Digital Banners