Career Highlights
Brand Creative @ TogetherSF
2020–Present
TogetherSF is a local politics startup that reaches over 100K voters who care about the City of San Francisco living up to its full potential. Through attention-grabbing (and sometimes controversial!) messaging, we’ve secured millions in city funding to fight the fentanyl epidemic, brought attention to entrenched corruption in City Hall, and helped unseat an incumbent supervisor for the first time in two decades. As the Creative Director, I built the brand from the ground up, and now lead a team of content creators that produces printed voter outreach materials, articles, paid and organic social content, SMS and email communication, and poster campaigns, and more.
key focus: brand identity, content creation, team leadership
Art Direction @ Los Angeles Magazine
2018–2019
As Assistant Art Director, I designed the Eat and Play sections of this award-winning city regional as well as taking on monthly well features. I directed photo shoots, assigned illustrations, and produced pages from start to finish. I also wrote a few articles.
key focus: page design, shoot direction
Design @ MasterClass
2020–2021
As a contractor for MasterClass’s editorial division, I designed PDF class guides to accompany their video material. I designed guides for classes featuring Alicia Keys, Apollonia Poilâne, Es Devlin, Amy Tan, Levar Burton, Parris Goebel, and more.
key focus: page design, illustration
Say Hi
sarahdavidson25@gmail.com
@dearsarahdav
linkedin.com/in/sarahdav
Experience
Freelance Design, Writing and Branding
Owner, 2020–2022
Highlight: Clients like MasterClass, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, OneTable Shabbat, and TogetherSF
Los Angeles Magazine
Assistant Art Director, 2018-2019
Highlight: Scouring Los Angeles for the city’s best chocolate chip cookie
Career Contessa
Design Manager, 2016–2018
Highlight: Producing educational video courses to help women advance in their careers
Designer
BRIDES, 2015–2016
Highlight: Pitching (and winning!) clients like CoverGirl
F. Schumacher & Co.
Associate Art Director, 2014–2015
Highlight: Rethinking a 125-year-old brand
InStyle
Designer, 2013–2014
Highlight: Looking through hundreds of red carpet photos to point out celebrity fashion trends
Chicago Magazine
Art Intern, 2012
Highlight: Working in downtown Chicago during undergrad
Bon Appetit
Art Intern, 2011
Highlight: Drawing a little beet that ended up on the cover
Writing Samples
In Defense of Dating Apps | SF Standard
I’d Rather You Ghost Me | SF Standard
LA’s Pot Czar | LA Mag
What I’m Obsessed With
Pop psychology
San Francisco politics
TV miniseries
Audiobooks read by the author
Biking to the beach
Spirited debate
TikTok food trends