About · Los Angeles, CA

Hey, I'm
Adrian.

I'm a brand designer, art director and creative project manager with seven-plus years of building brands and the campaigns that keep them in front of people, across social, digital ads and entertainment. I've made work for STARZ, Nike, Walmart and Best Buy, led creative in-house, and managed multi-client projects at the agency level, keeping design, dev and QA on schedule from brief to launch.

I'm a team player who steps up to lead when it counts, and a self-starter who keeps work moving without waiting for the perfect brief. When I'm not designing, I'm usually outside chasing the next trail or waterfall.

Adrian Salgado, graphic designer, standing in front of a waterfall
01Experience
2026 – Present

Newmark

Senior Graphic Designer

Pitch books, presentations and property marketing for commercial real estate, built with brokers on fast turnarounds and kept on brand.

2024 – 2026

STARZ

Digital Designer

Paid social, display and OTT creative for STARZ Originals like Outlander, Power and Spartacus, tuned with A/B tests and performance data.

2025 – 2026

Oak Theory

Creative Project Manager

Ran brand identity, web and campaign projects across client accounts, leading design, dev and QA from brief to delivery.

2025 – 2026

Ross Madrid

Graphic Designer

Social, digital ads, web visuals and decks for luxury automotive brands including Maserati, Ferrari, Bentley and Porsche.

2023 – 2024

The Strive Collaborative

Visual Designer

Campaign decks, web assets and toolkits for nonprofits, with design choices guided by engagement data.

2022 – 2023

Prodege

Associate Visual Designer

250+ branded ads a quarter for partners like Nike and Walmart, plus the Best Buy Top Deals refresh behind a $1.9M revenue lift.

2022 – 2023

Easton Diamond Sports

Visual Designer

Email graphics, social and retail promos for bats, gloves and gear, from weekly deals to seasonal launches.

2021 – 2022

Voyant Beauty

Graphic Designer / Marketing

Screen-printed bottle labels, print and digital design for beauty brands, through press-ready production handoff.

2019 – 2021

IntersectLA

Creative Strategist

Digital content, landing pages and custom merch illustration that grew site traffic and engagement.

2019 – 2021

Student Advertising Graphics Association

Visual Designer

Weekly social graphics, event promotion and recruiting materials at Cal State Northridge.

02What I do
Brand designArt directionSocial media designAd design: paid social & displayEntertainment designCampaign systemsPitch decks & presentationsIllustration
03How I work
Team playerLeaderSelf-starterCreative project management
04Tools
IllustratorPhotoshopInDesignAfter EffectsFigma
05Education

California State University, Northridge

Bachelor of Arts, Art, with a focus in graphic design. Go Matadors.