As Art Director, Cecile articulates a client’s goals into a visual experience that is both on-brand and creatively influential. Her own style breathes with a crisp, clean and pristine distinction. Cecile demonstrates a chameleon-like creative aptitude that can balance an array of projects across multiple forms of media at once.

Since joining Bates Creative in 2012, Cecile has risen to leadership status at the agency without losing sight of her team player roots. She’s helped the agency evolve with experimental creative and inspires her team to tap into thoughtful design that speaks volumes about brands. Cecile is an award-winning Art Director who has spearheaded complete magazine redesigns, revamped brand identities and collaborated on marketing campaigns for clients like the American Marketing Association, Ammon Heisler Sachs Architects, VMWare, and WorldatWork.

Cecile’s creative repertoire goes beyond computer-based designs. It goes without saying that her early days of scrapbooking worldwide travels has come a long way. This stylistic malleability has led Cecile to explore cutting-edge techniques to bring a client’s goals into a visual light, and inspire fellow creatives to try the same.

Cecile also attends and speaks at industry events, including AIGA DC’s 2018 Design Week, to stay ahead of the creative curve. With these industry insights, Cecile continuously strives to inspire her team members to create solutions that bridge research, strategy, marketing, and design.