Creative Director
Dan Ermey
About me
Dan Ermey
I am a Creative Director with more than twenty-five years of experience helping organizations define who they are, clarify what they stand for, and express that vision with confidence.
Through my independent consultancy, Headfuel Design, I partner with companies as an embedded creative leader, bringing together brand strategy, advertising, design, photography, digital experiences, and storytelling into a single, cohesive vision.
My experience spans manufacturing, entertainment, technology, retail, publishing, and consumer products, but the objective has always been the same:
Create clarity.
Because ideas don’t change the world.
Clearly expressed ideas do.
Experience
HEADFUEL DESIGN:
OWNER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR, 2014-Current
ENTERCOM:
DIGITAL DESIGN MANAGER, 2006-2014
MT. HOOD MEADOWS SKI RESORT:
SENIOR DESIGNER, 2002-2005
CORILLIAN CORPORATION:
UI DESIGNER, 1999-2000
UNIVERSAL PICTURES:
WEB DESIGNER, 1997-1999
MNI INTERACTIVE/MUSICNET:
SENIOR DESIGNER, 1993-1997
Skills
Creative Direction
Brand Strategy & Identity
Product Launch Campaigns
Advertising & Marketing
Digital Experience Design (UI/UX)
Photography & Art Direction
Retail & Environmental Design
Social Media & Content Direction
WordPress
Odoo
AI Tools
Creative Mentorship
Budget Management Adobe Creative Suite
Awards
RAIN Internet Radio Award:
Best Streaming Broadcast Station, WEEI – 2012
Radio Ink Digital Award:
Best Radio Station Website, WEEI – 2011
Society For Technical Communication Merit:
Timberline Software, 2002
Ultrashock Award – Site of the Week:
Mediaglyph – 2000
New Media Invision Award – GUI Design:
MusicNet – 1995
Testimonials
What Our Customers Say
“Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought.” ~ Albert Einstein
Invaluable Asset To Our Team
The Best!
Dan has been an invaluable member of our creative team for several years. From graphic design to social media marketing to photography to video shoots to website building, Dan seemingly does it all and always delivers the highest quality quickly for our many international projects and campaigns.
Angelo Bundini
Owner – Celebrating David Bowie / Bundini Music
Designer Dan
Creatitivity is spelled DAN.
When it comes to creativity it’s spelled Dan Ermey!
Dan and I worked together, he on the corporate level, and I on the market level for about 6 years. Whenever I need an ingenious design I knew I could count on Dan to listen to what I needed and come up with something that fit just perfect.
Dan is a perfectionist and would make sure all designs not only looked good but fit the brand, the demographics and the site design. He could be covering a wide variety of projects for any number of Entercom’s markets yet I felt when he was assisting me I was his most important project. And with juggling so many balls in the air at one time I’ve always been impressed with Dan’s ability to get the work done as quickly as possible. Dan is a true team player with a wicked sense of design.
Tracy West
Senior Account planener at Spectrum West
Impressive
Outstanding Designer
Dan brings so much creative energy and past web development experience he is necessary for a team of down-in-the-dirt developers. His amazing ability to “bang-out” designs and concepts with little time is impressive. He coordinates with multiple parties successfully negotiating the rough “design by committee” environments that plague a large organization. Given loose parameters, Dan will then build out a concept to help any project manager visualize their future application. This can be invaluable, in seeing some pitfalls in development. And Dan is the man to make that all happen.
I recommend Dan for any organization who requires a highly creative person with strong background in website design with a development team. His wisdom and creativity are to not be taken lightly.
Nickolas Borders
Program Manager – Business Process Automation
Super Creative Talent
One of the best!
Dan is one of the best designers I’ve worked with during my career. He is very skilled at moving through the entire life-cycle of a project and putting together quick comps from brief meetings or discussions. His skills don’t just stop at web design either, but also include logo and brand creation, print, mobile, etc. I’d go with Dan for any design/branding project that necessitates industry leading technique and exquisite attention to detail. Dan is a solid resource!
Jake Love
Solutions Architect at Knapsack