Seamus Tierney is a creative director known for building brands, leading multidisciplinary teams, and shaping visual identities that stand up across digital, physical, and experiential environments. His career spans more than twenty years across global consumer brands, fashion, CPG, entertainment, SaaS, and emerging AI platforms.
He has led creative work for Nike, Kellogg’s, Johnson and Johnson, Umbro, Mazda, Scotch and Soda, Hummel, Chrome Hearts, and a wide range of agency and in house teams. His approach blends design clarity with strong narrative thinking, resulting in work that feels confident, intentional, and aligned with the business behind it.
Seamus is based in Los Angeles and partners with clients around the world. He brings a steady point of view, a collaborative leadership style, and a focus on elevating both the work and the people who create it.
Artist Statement
I have always been drawn to the way design can shift how people feel and how they connect with a brand. My work has taken many forms over the years, but the goal has stayed the same. Create something honest. Build something that lasts. Bring a clear point of view to every challenge and leave the work stronger than I found it.
I like ideas with intent behind them. Ideas that are shaped by instinct, experience, and a strong sense of craft. I enjoy the process of refining a visual language, building systems that scale, and working with talented teams who care about getting the details right. The most rewarding moments come from creating work that feels effortless, even when the path to get there was anything but.
Design is how I think. Storytelling is how I communicate. Creative leadership is where those two things come together.
Industries
Seamus has worked across a wide range of industries where strong visual systems and clear brand storytelling are essential. His experience includes global consumer brands, fashion and apparel, CPG, beauty, luxury, entertainment, fintech, SaaS, and AI driven platforms. He has also led creative within highly regulated categories such as health care and pharma, helping brands communicate with clarity while maintaining strong creative standards.
Brands
Seamus has shaped creative work for a wide range of global brands and emerging innovators. His experience includes Nike, Kellogg’s, Johnson and Johnson, Umbro, Mazda, Scotch and Soda, Hummel, Chrome Hearts, Vera Wang, Aquarius, and a variety of clients across tech, fashion, entertainment, wellness, and consumer products. He has partnered with both large organizations and high-growth companies, consistently delivering work that elevates brand clarity, visual identity, and creative impact.
Services
Seamus brings a comprehensive approach to brand building and creative leadership. His work spans brand identity, creative direction, campaign development, digital experience design, and high-impact video production. He has led the concepting and direction of award-winning film and motion work that extends brand narratives across digital, social, and experiential channels.
His capabilities include brand strategy, visual identity development, art direction, UI and UX guidance, packaging, photography direction, video concepting and production oversight, and the creation of integrated creative platforms that scale across teams and markets. He partners closely with clients to ensure every expression of the brand carries clarity, consistency, and purpose.
My Superpower
My strength is bringing clarity to complexity. I can look at a brand, a product, or a creative challenge and quickly see the system behind it — what needs to be built, what needs to be refined, and what needs to be removed. I’m able to move between strategy and execution with ease, which helps teams stay focused and confident as the work evolves.
I lead by creating structure, setting a clear point of view, and giving people the space to do their best thinking. My goal is always the same. Make the work stronger. Make the process smoother. And make sure the final result is something the entire team is proud to stand behind.
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