Hire Your Next Design Team Member
I help agencies and creative teams deliver standout work with fresh illustration, design, and motion. With over a decade of freelance and in-house experience, I’m ready to plug in and push your visuals to the next level.
Looking for a versatile creative with over 13 years of experience in design, illustration, and storytelling?
You're in the right place.
I’m Derek R. Douglas — a Creative Designer and Illustrator based in Cobourg, Ontario. I specialize in helping design and marketing teams bring ideas to life with compelling visuals that move people to click, care, and connect. Whether it's launching a campaign, illustrating a story, or animating an explainer video, I bring big-picture thinking and hands-on craft to every project.
✧ What I bring to the table ✧
✨ Creative Capabilities
🎨 Graphic Design & Branding
Multi-page editorial, promotional campaigns, social content, identity systems
Multi-page editorial, promotional campaigns, social content, identity systems
✏️ Illustration & Animation
Hand-drawn artwork, frame-by-frame animation, character design, children’s publishing, motion graphics
Hand-drawn artwork, frame-by-frame animation, character design, children’s publishing, motion graphics
📈 Performance-Driven Storytelling
Contributions to sold-out theatre shows, viral social campaigns, and award-winning media
Contributions to sold-out theatre shows, viral social campaigns, and award-winning media
🛠️ Creative Tools
Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, InDesign), Procreate, Canva, Affinity Suite, Mental Canvas, Wondershare Filmora
Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, InDesign), Procreate, Canva, Affinity Suite, Mental Canvas, Wondershare Filmora
🤝 Work Style & Process
🧠 Strategic Thinking & Concept Development
Skilled at translating ideas into clear, engaging visuals that align with project goals
Skilled at translating ideas into clear, engaging visuals that align with project goals
📅 Collaborative & Deadline-Driven
Responsive, communicative, and committed to delivering high-quality work on time
Responsive, communicative, and committed to delivering high-quality work on time
📣 Audience-Aware Communication
Content tailored to resonate with specific age groups, audiences, and engagement goals
Content tailored to resonate with specific age groups, audiences, and engagement goals
💬 What Clients Say
“An incredible asset to our projects at an award-winning agency.”
- DARRELL KEEZER, FOUNDER & CEO | CANDYBOX MARKETING
“Visually immersive content that elevated the entire production.”
- SAM FRISK, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING | THEATRE ANCASTER
🏆 Career Highlights
• +400% engagement — Oliver & Co. Home social content
• Sold-out — Theatre Ancaster visuals for 2,269+ guests
• Governor General–endorsed children’s book illustrations
• 2024 CMAA Excellence Award — XP Ltd. media campaign
• 6,000+ organizations using educational visuals worldwide
• Sold-out — Theatre Ancaster visuals for 2,269+ guests
• Governor General–endorsed children’s book illustrations
• 2024 CMAA Excellence Award — XP Ltd. media campaign
• 6,000+ organizations using educational visuals worldwide
🧭 What I'm Looking For
I'm actively seeking a full-time creative role at a marketing agency, design studio, or purpose-driven company.
I'm open to roles like Senior Graphic Designer, Junior Art Director, or Multidisciplinary Visual Content Creator — especially with teams who value curiosity, kindness, and ideas with soul.
If you're hiring for a role like Senior Designer, Art Director, or Visual Content Creator, I’d love to connect.
If you're hiring (or just curious), I'd love to hear from you.
📧 derekrdouglas@icloud.com | 📱 Call: +1(289) 242-3804 | 🔗 LinkedIn | 🌳 Linktree
