LESLIE MARTIN | Head of Design | Global Brand Leadership

WHAT'S

INSIDE

LESLIE JILL MARTIN

HEAD OF DESIGN

GLOBAL BRAND LEADERSHIP ACROSS FIVE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

Designer. Brand builder. Creative problem solver.


For more than a decade, I've been helping brands tell better stories through thoughtful design, strategic thinking, and a healthy obsession with details.


Born and raised in Germany and now based in California, I've built my career across agencies, in-house teams, and global organizations. Today, I lead design across North America and Europe, guiding brand evolution, mentoring creatives, and shaping scalable systems that help teams do their best work.


While my role has expanded from designing assets to leading people, processes, and brand experiences, my passion remains unchanged: turning ideas into work that is both meaningful and memorable.


Whether I'm directing a brand refresh, building a design system, illustrating for fun, or solving a complex creative challenge, I'm always looking for the same thing: clarity, connection, and a little bit of magic.

WORK HISTORY

| LUMAPPS

Global Head of Design

Paris, France

06/2025 – Present


| BEEKEEPER

Global Lead Designer

Zurich, Switzerland

08/2022 – 06/2025


| SACATELLE

Head of Design USA

Los Angeles, CA

03/2020 – 01/2022


| EGGERT GROUP

Digital Art Director

Dusseldorf, GERMANY

10/2012 – 03/2020

SKILLS

| Brand Identity &

governance

| Creative direction

| Art direction

| Website design

| Marketing campaigns

| Presentation design

| Event & experiential design

| Illustration

| Visual storytelling

| Design operations


TOOLS


  • | Figma
  • | Adobe Illustrator
  • | Adobe Photoshop
  • | Adobe InDesign
  • | Google Workspace
  • | Asana
  • | HubSpot
  • | Wistia
  • | Goldcast




APPROACH

| CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

  • Building clarity,
  • consistency, and
  • momentum through design.

| STRATEGIC THINKING

  • Translating business
  • objectives into actionable
  • creative direction.

| GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Partnering across teams,

agencies, and international

markets while maintaining

a cohesive brand

experience.


| TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Mentoring creatives and

fostering high standards

through collaboration

and trust.


| OPERATIONAL

EXCELLENCE

Creating scalable processes

that help teams work more

efficiently.


| EMPATHY

Understanding and

balancing the needs of

stakeholders, teammates,

and audiences alike.


LANGUAGES

  • | German Native C2
  • | English Mastery C2
  • | FRENCH Beginner A1/A2

Interested in learning more about my experience, leadership journey, and creative work?

Download resume (PDF)