I'm a San Diego based art director, designer, and multi-hyphenate creative, building brands that drive real-world connection. Over the past decade, I’ve partnered with event, hospitality, and culture-driven businesses to design identities and visual campaigns that turn ideas into obsession-worthy experiences.

My approach blends strategy, art direction, and visual storytelling (pulling from culture and lived experience) to build brands that feel human, layered, and impossible to ignore. I’m less interested in trends and more focused on designing foundational visual systems that spark curiosity, deepen connection, and shape how people engage with a brand, both online and in real life.

I believe that when something is designed with intention, people don’t just notice — they’re drawn in.

Are you planning an event, launch, campaign, opening, partnership, or community experience?

Tell me what you’re building, what stage you’re in, and where you want the experience to create more connection, participation, or lasting impact.

[ Inquire Today ]

Ways to Design Connection:

01

Brand Experience Sprint

A focused creative strategy and design sprint for event, hospitality, and community-driven brands preparing for a campaign, launch, event, activation, or guest experience.

Best for brands that want a clear creative direction, stronger audience engagement, and designed touchpoints that make the experience feel more memorable, participatory, and worth sharing.

Art direction
Brand guidelines
Brand identity
Color Systems
Logo & wordmarks
Typography
Visual strategy

02

Custom Connection Catalyst

A custom branded ritual, game, merch concept, or participatory touchpoint, rooted in your brand values and designed to spark connection between your audience, your brand, and event attendees.

Best for brands that already have an event, campaign, or experience underway and want one memorable layer that makes it more engaging and worth sharing

Campaign design
Creative concepting
Event Assets (print or digital)
Launch materials
Marketing visuals
Social media direction

03

Partner Experience Kit

A custom branded kit or experience, rooted in your values and designed for creators, sponsors, donors, VIPS, or brand partners to deepen their relationship and visibility around your experience.

Best for brands that want partners to feel more valued, aligned, and excited to share the experience.

Conceptual Experiences
Merchandise
PR boxes & mailers
Print collateral
Packaging

Experience

Design Intern

HAFA

2020 — 2021

Executive Assistant & Designer

Daybreaker

2021 — 2022

Faculty Associate

The Design School at ASU

2023 — 2025

Head of Design

Euphoric Studio

2022 — 2025

Freelance Designer

VidIQ

2024 — 2025

Founder & Art Director

Emily Romero Design

2022 — now

Founder & Art Director

Emily Romero Design

2022 — now

Freelance Designer

VidIQ

2024 — 2025

Faculty Associate

The Design School at ASU

2023 — 2025

Head of Design

Euphoric Studio

2022 — 2025

Executive Assistant & Designer

Daybreaker

2021 — 2022

Design Intern

HAFA

2020 — 2021

Designer

Arizona State University

2019 — 2021

Designer

Tommy Apostolos Fund

2017 — 2025

Industries

Arts & Culture
Design
Event Production
Education
Non-Profits
Photography
Technology

Industries

Arts & Culture
Design
Events
Live Experiences
Education
Non-Profits
Photography
Technology

Past Clients

Actually Authentic Podcast
Adept Life Sciences
Belong Center
Bloom Sound Collective
Creator Now
DAYBREAKER
Euphoric Studio
Feel Your Soul
Franklin Gateway Package Store
Fusion Sign
GHARAGE
HIRO Technologies
JOVA
Kim Possible Careers
Kube Nice Cream
Me-One Foundation
PALS
Placer Breast Cancer Foundation
Roseville City School District
Spiral Studios
Stefanie Becker Digital
Tommy Apostolos Fund
VidIQ
WHS Theatre Arts

I'm an art director, designer, and multi-hyphenate creative, building brands that drive real-world connection. Over the past decade, I’ve partnered with event, hospitality, and culture-driven businesses to design identities and visual campaigns that turn ideas into obsession-worthy experiences.

My approach blends strategy, art direction, and visual storytelling (pulling from culture and lived experience) to build brands that feel human, layered, and impossible to ignore. I’m less interested in trends and more focused on designing foundational visual systems that spark curiosity, deepen connection, and shape how people engage with a brand, both online and in real life.

I believe that when something is designed with intention, people don’t just notice — they’re drawn in.

If you're building something people should experience, let's talk.

[ Inquire Today ]

Ways to Design Connection:

01

Brand Experience Sprint

A focused creative strategy and design sprint for event, hospitality, and community-driven brands preparing for a campaign, launch, event, activation, or guest experience.

Best for brands that want a clear creative direction, stronger audience engagement, and designed touchpoints that make the experience feel more memorable, participatory, and worth sharing.

Art direction
Brand guidelines
Brand identity
Color Systems
Logo & wordmarks
Typography
Visual strategy

02

Custom Connection Catalyst

A custom branded ritual, game, merch concept, or participatory touchpoint, rooted in your brand values and designed to spark connection between your audience, your brand, and event attendees.

Best for brands that already have an event, campaign, or experience underway and want one memorable layer that makes it more engaging and worth sharing

Campaign design
Creative concepting
Event Assets (print or digital)
Launch materials
Marketing visuals
Social media direction

03

Partner Experience Kit

A custom branded kit or experience, rooted in your values and designed for creators, sponsors, donors, VIPS, or brand partners to deepen their relationship and visibility around your experience.

Best for brands that want partners to feel more valued, aligned, and excited to share the experience.

Conceptual Experiences
Merchandise
PR boxes & mailers
Print collateral
Packaging

Experience

Design Intern

HAFA

2020 — 2021

Executive Assistant & Designer

Daybreaker

2021 — 2022

Faculty Associate

The Design School at ASU

2023 — 2025

Head of Design

Euphoric Studio

2022 — 2025

Freelance Designer

VidIQ

2024 — 2025

Founder & Art Director

Emily Romero Design

2022 — now

Founder & Art Director

Emily Romero Design

2022 — now

Freelance Designer

VidIQ

2024 — 2025

Faculty Associate

The Design School at ASU

2023 — 2025

Head of Design

Euphoric Studio

2022 — 2025

Executive Assistant & Designer

Daybreaker

2021 — 2022

Design Intern

HAFA

2020 — 2021

Designer

Arizona State University

2019 — 2021

Designer

Tommy Apostolos Fund

2017 — 2025

Industries

Arts & Culture
Design
Event Production
Education
Non-Profits
Photography
Technology

Industries

Arts & Culture
Design
Events
Live Experiences
Education
Non-Profits
Photography
Technology

Past Clients

Actually Authentic Podcast
Adept Life Sciences
Belong Center
Bloom Sound Collective
Creator Now
DAYBREAKER
Euphoric Studio
Feel Your Soul
Franklin Gateway Package Store
Fusion Sign
GHARAGE
HIRO Technologies
JOVA
Kim Possible Careers
Kube Nice Cream
Me-One Foundation
PALS
Placer Breast Cancer Foundation
Roseville City School District
Spiral Studios
Stefanie Becker Digital
Tommy Apostolos Fund
VidIQ
WHS Theatre Arts