Candice Drakeford // Creative Director

Candice is a Creative Director // the art kind.

I enjoy ambiguity, open ended questions, and whatever the opposite of unnecessary wordiness is.

Doing

the

most is

a hobby,

and when

I'm not

doing that,

you can

find me

heading the

nonprofit I founded

and

teaching kids

here

Email ↗Resume ↗LinkedIn ↗

A little bit about me

Hey! I'm Candice, I'm an Art Director from Virginia, currently based in Los Angeles.

You might have seen some of my work in The New York Times, SNKRS, Rolling Stone, Adweek, Adage, and more. I've been featured by the CLIOS, the 3% Conference and Little Black Book. I was a guest lecturer for New York City College of Technology and sat as a panelist for their Meet the Pros series. I've taught courses for The Creative Circus, while serving on their Advisory Board and I was named on The Drum's 50 under 30 Creatives.

You can hit me up here ↗.

Experience

Obsidianworks // Creative Director
Jordan, FritoLay, Target, Timberland, Marriott, Tequila Herradura

Amazon // Sr. Creative, L6
Amazon Holiday 2023 - Amasongs, Amazon Holiday 2022 - Holiday Heroes, Black History Month 2023, Super Bowl Social

Snapchat // Creative Lead Growth & Scaled
Team Snapchat Product Education, Team Snapchat Cultural Moments, Astrology Feature Launch, Sounds on Snap Feature Launch, Spotlight Platform Launch, Dark Mode Feature Launch, Saving Snaps Feature Launch, Year End, Story Feature Launch, Small Business Spotlight Series

Mustache // Sr. Art Director
UnderArmour, Netflix, Hinge, Nectar Mattresses‍

Anomaly // Art Director
Carnival Cruises, Johnnie Walker, Unilever, New York Life
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Droga5 // Jr. Art Director
Blue Apron, Prudential, Chase
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The Martin Agency // Art Director Intern
Walmart, Richmond Elite ABA Basketball, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 48 Hour Film Fest‍

Recognition