Freelance Brand Strategists in Missouri

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proSt. Louis, USA

Top-tier Brand Design Specialist with 15+ Years Experience

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Top-tier Brand Design Specialist with 15+ Years Experience

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REI Studio Rebrand and Visual Identity Project

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A client of mine came to me with a name problem.... He runs an interior design studio for real estate investors — flippers, new builds, STRs. Good work. Steady clients. One issue: the name. "Ivory Home." Problem #1: there's a national homebuilder called Ivory Homes. Every Google search sent people to a company he had nothing to do with. Problem #2: the name said nothing about who it was for. Nothing said "investor." Nothing said "return on your renovation." It just said... home decor. So we started over. Naming: We landed on REI Studio. Clear. Searchable. Says exactly who it's for — real estate investors — in three letters. Positioning: Not a traditional interior designer. Not a home builder. A design systems partner that helps investors move faster, make better decisions, and increase returns. That's the whole pitch. Voice: Short sentences. No luxury-boutique fluff. No jargon. Sound like an operator talking to another operator, because that's who's reading it. Visual identity: A minimal house mark with a "double line" — forward motion, transformation. Warm neutrals instead of cold luxury tones. A serif logotype that reads studio-grade without reading pretentious. Deployment: Full system, not just a logo: business cards, brochures, apparel, trade show booth, website, email templates — all speaking the same language. The result wasn't just a prettier brand. It was a brand that finally said the right thing to the right person, the first time someone saw it. That's the job. Not decoration. Clarity.

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From Military To Millionaire Brand Rebuild

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Rebrand with Website Redesign for Ben Buys Houses

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Brand Strategist(5)

proSt. Louis, USA

Brand + Interface Design

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Brand + Interface Design

Milly | Brand World — Sprint

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Rastro | Brand Identity — Sprint

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Revair | Brand Design

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Artificial Material™ | Brand Identity

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St Charles, USA

Brand Strategist & Marketing PM

Brand Strategist & Marketing PM

[Christmas House: Character Brand Seasonal Pop-up] Christmas House: From First Product Line to Full Seasonal Experience “Christmas House” was a seasonal pop-up built to launch a production company’s first-ever global character product line. Instead of just placing products on shelves, we turned the space into a cozy, story-driven house that made people want to linger, browse, and collect. I led the campaign end-to-end as PM — from concept and customer flow to merchandising and staffing. The activation not only achieved strong daily sales and steady visitor numbers, but also generated enough buzz to secure a sequel proposal for “Christmas House 2.”

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[Dream Theater: Insurance Gen Z Pop-up] Making Insurance Feel Like a Dream (Literally) Insurance isn’t the easiest category to make lovable — especially for Gen Z. With “Dream Theater,” I joined an insurance brand’s journey to rethink how they show up to younger audiences through an experiential pop-up. Instead of pushing products, we built an immersive space around dreams, goals, and “future me” moments. My role focused on the strategy and storytelling side: understanding Gen Z behavior, mapping the customer journey in the space, and making sure every touchpoint — from leaflets to digital signage — felt cohesive and emotionally grounded. The result? A pop-up that drew consistent foot traffic, triggered social conversations, and was later featured as a standout case of Gen Z-focused brand activation.

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[Disney+ Uncle Sam-sik Pop-up] From Screen to Street: Bringing a Hit K-Drama into the Real World When Uncle Sam-sik, a Disney+ original series, started gaining serious buzz, the question became: how do we keep that momentum going beyond the screen? I worked as PM on an experiential pop-up that extended the drama’s world into a physical space. We designed a store that felt like stepping into the story, and paired it with a highly shareable hashtag event. The result: tens of thousands of visitors, a strong participation rate in the SNS event, and coverage in lifestyle and branding media. I love projects like this because they sit at the intersection of content, space, and community — all things I care deeply about.

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[adidas: Instagram + Activations] adidas Korea: Turning Offline Energy into Social Stories For the past few seasons, I’ve been leading social for two adidas Korea Instagram channels — one for performance, one for Originals. My sweet spot is where brand, content, and operations meet: translating global assets and live events into local stories that actually resonate with people in Korea. From marathons and product launches to private community events, I plan how each moment will live online before it happens offline. That means one-take interviews, story formats that fans love to tap through, and wrap-up content that keeps the buzz going long after the event is over. This work has been about more than just posting: it’s about building a system that keeps a global brand human, local, and consistent over time.

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Creative Alchemist

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Creative Alchemist

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SHELTER IN PLACE: Control the Noise

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MOLT: A Collectible Beauty Campaign

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Fashion Transformation and Architecture Campaign

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The Met’s “Pair of gold

TRANSCENDENCE The Met’s “Pair of gold armbands,” made around 200 B.C., depicts two tritons, each holding a small winged Eros. I took that ancient embrace as the beginning of a new story. Two golden guardians release their small companions into a world waiting to unfold. The tenderness they received becomes the courage to explore. Their touch awakens a great winged being. An ocean spills into darkness and becomes a sky. In its constellations, the companions recognize their guardians. They let go. The universe grew. The film explores the extraordinary reach of an ordinary human act: giving someone the love and freedom to become themselves. That care travels with them, shaping other lives and creating possibilities far beyond our own. The guardians’ return as stars carries the idea at the heart of the piece: Love outlives the shape that held it. An embrace, a cheek touch and an opening hand establish the emotional stakes. As the world expands from the seabed into the cosmos, those small gestures remain the reason it matters. This is my first post on Contra and my first creative contest entry. Sharing it feels like completing the story in a small way of my own. Created for the FLORA Museum Challenge. #FLORAMuseum Original artwork: Pair of gold armbands, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rogers Fund, 1956. (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254842) Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc-HhGAhIb0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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Brand Strategist(2)

Kansas City, USA

Operations & Content Systems for Luxury Brands

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Operations & Content Systems for Luxury Brands

Aurelle Brand Development

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Maelisha Nahlee

Fun & Strategic Branding Enthusiast 🌟

Fun & Strategic Branding Enthusiast 🌟

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Slept On: Website & Social Media Content Design

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Braids By Shyra: Logo, Branding Suite, & Business Card Design

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Humble Beast Logo Design

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Brand Strategist(2)

Kansas City, USA

E-commerce & Local Business Websites | SEO Built In

E-commerce & Local Business Websites | SEO Built In

I want to say something to everyone laid off or sitting in a job application black hole right now. It's not your skills. It's the room. I spent years being told "You're not cultural fit." I submitted hundreds of applications. I had to figure out — alone — how to price my skills, find clients, and build something real with no safety net. I packaged everything I learned into "The Freelance Pivot Kit." A workbook that takes you from laid off to first invoice. 6 sections. Real prompts. Real framework. Instant download. If you know someone who needs this please share it. $39. Built from real experience, not theory. https://vancelaroy.gumroad.com/l/pivotkit

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IRYS is an AI-powered styling platform designed to help people discover their personal style and build confidence through what they wear. Built using Figma Make, Figma Weave, Figma Design, Supabase, and Vercel, IRYS combines Style DNA, closet management, and personalized recommendations into a single experience. For this project, I wanted to explore how Figma's ecosystem could take an idea from concept to a live product from design system and AI-generated imagery to development and deployment. Live project: IRYSstyle.com (https://www.irysstyle.com) #ConfigMakeathon #Figma

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8-yr-old me discovered castles and palaces through TV docs. Now, adult me is building new ways to explore them. I built The Castle Hunting Atlas, a 3D globe that transforms historical exploration into an interactive, spatial experience. Each node represents a real location, allowing you to orbit, discover, and step into architecture, memory, and heritage across the world. Built 100% in Omma. 🔗 https://omma.build/p/castle-hunting-3d-globe-e60qj0 X: https://x.com/VanceLaRoy/status/2039732713301622784 LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4tuHIrX

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Castle Hunting — A Digital Exploration Experience 🏰 Inspired by Mobbin research: • Airbnb → visual grid discovery • Spotify → modular browsing Reimagined into a story-driven platform for exploring castles around the world—featuring an atlas grid, region-based navigation, and a built-in Hunter’s Log. Not booking. Just discovery. 🔗 https://flowing-bookings-800343.framer.app/

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Brand Strategist(1)

Kansas City, USA

Marketer driving growth, strategy, and launch.

New to Contra

Marketer driving growth, strategy, and launch.

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Tavour E-Commerce Experience Redesign

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Personalized E-Commerce Demand Generation for Meal Delivery

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Made for the Making Campaign for Allbirds

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Offstage: Streamlining Music Release for Independent Artists

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