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James Coulson

Creative
Director &
Designer

Helping companies turn complex ideas into clear visual stories. Selected work for Anthropic, IBM, NBC, Syfy and SevenRooms.
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Anthropic · NBC · IBM · HBO · Syfy · SevenRooms · Broadcom · Reebok
Emmy · Clio · Promax · New York Festivals
Capabilities

Five disciplines, one point of view — from strategy and concept through design and execution.

Big picture strategy, pixel perfect execution.
01

Brand Strategy & Identity

Defining how a company or network looks, sounds and behaves, then building the systems that keep it consistent as it scales across broadcast, print and digital.

02

Design & Visual Systems

The visual language underneath the work: typography, layout, print and environmental design, the craft that holds a brand together at any scale.

03

Product Storytelling

Turning complex platforms and product ideas into stories a non-technical audience actually follows, and remembers.

04

Motion & Film

Brand films, campaigns and broadcast design, from a single hero spot to a full network launch package.

05

Creative Leadership

Building and running creative teams, pitching new business, and directing outside vendors and agencies so the work stays consistent under one clear point of view.

Selected Work

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01 — Technology

Anthropic

Visual campaign storytelling for Claude, translating enterprise AI into a clear, human narrative.

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02 — Product

SevenRooms

An ongoing motion and editorial partnership translating product features into premium brand content.

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03 — Broadcast

Syfy

Network rebrand and on-air visual system, built for a network in cultural transition.

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04 — Technology

IBM

A technology storytelling film translating big data infrastructure into a clear visual explanation.

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05 — Authored Film

Other America

A directed documentary series — storytelling depth beyond commercial work.

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06 — Brand & Identity

NBC Winter Olympics

Broadcast brand-systems design for one of the most watched live events in the world. Emmy Award.

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Selected Design

Case studies show the thinking. This is the range underneath it.

Liga MX street flyposter campaign Liga MX — Street Flyposters
Honeydew bus shelter advertisement Honeydew — OOH
Superior Construction 2024 intern welcome banner Superior Construction — Print
Nice Shoes Creative Studio model kit packaging design Nice Shoes — Packaging
View to the Future printed book spread View to the Future — Editorial
Work With Me

Senior creative partnership. Without the agency overhead.

Companies often reach a point where they need senior creative input, across brand, product and motion. Someone who can build the identity, shape the narrative and create work that genuinely moves people. Hiring a full-time creative director is a significant commitment. Agencies can be expensive and often removed from the work itself. There is another way.

Projects

Concept-to-completion creative work across brand, design, product storytelling and motion, scoped and priced per project.

Ongoing Partnership

Flexible senior creative support for a team that needs more capability than it currently has in-house. This is how the SevenRooms and SearchStax relationships work today.

Creative Direction

Senior thinking, concept development and creative leadership brought in for a specific project, pitch or moment, without a long-term commitment.

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The practice combines three uncommon strengths — enterprise technology storytelling, broadcast-level craft, and brand system thinking. Few creatives operate comfortably across all three.

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