BRIAN M. DUNN
Los Angeles, CA | P: 301-938-0648 | dunnbrianm@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/brianmdunn
SUMMARY
Creative leader with 12+ years of experience in project management, creative operations, and brand storytelling. Blends creative direction and production strategy, leading Fortune 500 in-house teams and timelines with budgets for consumer centered brands. Highly skilled in global marketing and building workflows that improve efficiency while protecting creative integrity. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and team collaboration tools including Frame iO, Monday.com, Workfront and Google Suite. Additional skills include: art direction, team leadership, brand strategy, and process design.
WORK EXPERIENCE
JPMorganChase & Co. Los Angeles, CA
Vice President, Creative Marketing Lead November 2020 – November 2025
● Drove end-to-end creative production across digital broadcast, animation, and OOH campaigns, partnering with brand creative, category marketing, digital product, and retail banking, while managing agencies, directors, animators, and production crews to deliver premium, on-brand storytelling across markets managing budgets up to $1M.
● Streamlined a 60+ vendor ecosystem by negotiating rates, forecasting spend, and building category-level insights; collaborated with finance, procurement, legal, and operations to unlock $1M+ in efficiencies while maintaining creative quality and elevating workflows from brief through final delivery.
● Led multidisciplinary internal and external teams including brand managers, producers, post-production partners, illustrators and experiential build vendors to produce large-scale content programs adopted by 10,000+ advisors, balancing creative vision, on-set logistics, shifting priorities, and cross-functional stakeholder agreement.
BMD Creative Los Angeles, CA
Creative Director January 2011 – Present
● Directed and produced editorial photo campaigns and multiple music videos, delivering consistent creative direction, production management, and packaging of final assets for artists, publications, and lifestyle brands. Selected work published with international publishing house, Gestalten.
● Develops original concepts and treatments, manages budgets/invoicing and maintains strong communication across all partners including talent, brand managers, publicists, stylists, art directors, designers, production agencies and editors - commissioning and managing crews ranging from 3-20 people depending on scope.
Unilever New York, NY
Creative Producer/Project Manager February 2020 – September 2020
● Led the development and execution of high-profile marketing campaigns, overseeing the creation of key art and digital media assets, and managing a team of creative professionals and external vendors, resulting in a 75% increase in brand engagement across retail, paid media, and partnership campaigns.
● Managed 40+ simultaneous campaign timelines and six-figure budgets, ensuring seamless project execution and delivery.
● Headed major retail sprints for Amazon, Target and Ulta, improving accuracy, compliance, and Shea Moisture and Dove e-commerce brand presence.
Valence Los Angeles, CA
Lead Social Media Designer December 2019 – December 2020
● Directed real time design and production of social-first content, short-form video, motion graphics, and imagery for digital platforms.
● Created culturally resonant visuals and innovative formats that differentiated the brand and amplified audience engagement.
● Collaborated with brand managers to shape content strategy and streamline distribution across media channels.
EDUCATION
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD
B.A. of Communications
NYU School of Professional Studies New York, NY
Certificate in Digital Marketing & Consumerism