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I’m Lexi VandeVen. A creative director based in Kansas City.


I build ideas into systems — brand worlds, visual identities, and experiences designed to feel lived in, not just looked at. Welcome.


( About me )

I've spent 11 years building things that didn't exist yet — brands, creative systems, departments, and now a business of my own. I lead across art direction and copy because I think the best work happens when those aren't separate disciplines.


I'm drawn to complexity. The briefs where the answer isn't obvious, the categories where creative has been underestimated, the moments where someone needs to define what the work should even be before making it.


That's where I do my best work.

127+

campaigns, brand initiatives & integrated experiences developed

127+

campaigns, brand initiatives & integrated experiences developed

35+

creative systems, frameworks & scalable brand ecosystems built

35+

creative systems, frameworks & scalable brand ecosystems built

11

years leading multidisciplinary creative teams

11

years leading multidisciplinary creative teams

What i do

Creative Direction

Brand Strategy

Campaign Systems

Art Direction & Copy

TV & Video Production

AI-Integrated Workflows

Experiential & Environmental

Work experience

Creative Director

Global Prairie | Certified B Corp marketing agency & consultancy

2021 - Now

Creative Director

Global Prairie | Certified B Corp marketing agency & consultancy

2021 - Now

Any Day Now

Founder + Creative Director

2025 - Now

Any Day Now

Founder + Creative Director

2025 - Now

Marketing & Art Director

Generator Studio

2018 - 2021

Marketing & Art Director

Generator Studio

2018 - 2021

Content & Brand Strategist

Freightquote by CHA Robinson

2015 - 2018

Content & Brand Strategist

Freightquote by CHA Robinson

2015 - 2018

Extras

Executive Development

Harvard

2025

Executive Development

Harvard

2025

Board Member

Sheffield Place

2026 - Now

Board Member

Sheffield Place

2026 - Now

Next Gen Cohort Inagural Class

Leadership Program @ Global Prairie

2025 - 2026

Next Gen Cohort Inagural Class

Leadership Program @ Global Prairie

2025 - 2026

Marketing Chair

Lead to Read KC

2019 - 2021

Marketing Chair

Lead to Read KC

2019 - 2021

Ready to work together? Let's talk about freelance projects, collaborations, and full-time roles for brands with a point of view.

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Ready to work together? Let's talk about freelance projects, collaborations, and full-time roles for brands with a point of view.

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Ready to work together? Let's talk about freelance projects, collaborations, and full-time roles for brands with a point of view.

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In rotation

dinner parties with unnecessary details,
niche typography accounts,
creative work that still holds feeling,
interiors that feel collected over time,
gardening for the tactile reset,
long drives with music,

or giggly squad playing too loud.



What i'm listening to

The role of the designer is that of a very good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of her guests.

The role of the designer is that of a very good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of her guests.


Charles Eames