In today's competitive market, you need a creative leader who understands both strategy and execution—someone who can translate business objectives into compelling brand experiences.
That's where I come in. I help organizations grow their brands by starting where every good strategy begins: listening. Understanding your goals, your audience, and the real challenges you're facing. Then I develop creative solutions tailored to your specific needs.
I live in Connecticut with my husband and our two mini Australian Shepherds, who teach me daily lessons about persistence, loyalty, and the value of a well-timed nap.
Jes Dolliver
I’ve led creative strategy across multi-location organizations, partnered with executive leadership, and managed projects involving diverse stakeholders with competing priorities — balancing creative integrity with real-world constraints.
Experience Highlights
– Led creative strategy for 3,500-student district across 12 locations
– 20+ years directing brand initiatives for health, wellness, and education clients
– Proven track record managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects
– Established design standards and processes adopted organization-wide.
Core Expertise
– Strategic Creative Leadership
– Brand Strategy & Development
– Cross-Functional Team Management
– Multimedia Communications
– Stakeholder Relationship Management
EMPLOYMENT
Creative Consultant, Branding & Marketing
2009 – Present • Independent
2009 – Present • Independent
Serve as a strategic brand and creative lead for mission-driven organizations, partnering with founders and leadership teams to translate business objectives into cohesive brand systems and marketing initiatives.
Manager of Media Communications
2010 – 2022 • Norwich Public Schools
2010 – 2022 • Norwich Public Schools
Led district-wide brand, communications, and creative strategy across 12 schools, partnering with leadership and stakeholders to deliver cohesive messaging and large-scale engagement initiatives.
Marketing Administrator - Designer / Developer
2006 – 2008 • Davis-Standard
2006 – 2008 • Davis-Standard
Led multi-market brand and marketing initiatives, including a company rebrand across 11 markets, international landing page launches, and cost-saving production innovations that reduced tradeshow expenses by 50%.
Art Director & Web Designer / Developer
1998 – 2006 • S&S Worldwide
1998 – 2006 • S&S Worldwide
Led creative direction for education-market catalogs and company-wide web design for a B2B seller, aligning creative execution with growth initiatives that supported revenue expansion from $4.9M to $9.8M.
Key Achievements
– Shifted brand perception from public criticism to community advocacy through strategic positioning, visual identity refinement, and consistent narrative across all media channels.
– Established cohesive branding and messaging across websites, social media, press, and marketing collateral, strengthening trust and recognition among families and stakeholders.
– Led redesign of internal and external websites and trained staff on media engagement best practices to ensure a consistent, positive public-facing experience.
– Increased family engagement by organically doubling social media followings within one year through content strategy and brand alignment.
– Directed the branding and messaging overhaul of two competing magnet schools, repositioning them from perceived dominance to parity and equity through strategic tone, visual identity, and interior/exterior signage systems.
– Streamlined magnet application and lottery processes to improve both front-end user experience and back-end operations; led vendor research, evaluation, and recommendation for a new software system, resulting in an on-time launch and successful lottery draw.