Shawn Van DaeleShawn Van Daele
Skill

AI-built web + product experiences

Applied in the following roles & initiatives

Utilised across roles that shaped this practice.

Tailor for

Utilised during tenures at Ascend Fundraising Solutions, Shawn Van Daele Creative / Photography, Jarden Consumer Solutions / Newell Brands, The Drawing Hope Project, Fanshawe College and Chai Lifeline Canada.

  1. Creative Director, Marketing & Communications

    2021 - 2023

    Ascend Fundraising Solutions

    Built reusable messaging frameworks, briefs, templates, approval workflows and AI-enabled production systems; governed Asana across 10+ concurrent initiatives

  2. Founder & Creative Director

    2009 - 2021

    Shawn Van Daele Creative / Photography

    Built a 300K+ combined audience and the complete commercial engine - brand positioning, audience development, lead generation, paid media, publicity, partnerships, referrals, sales conversion and portfolio strategy

  3. Creative Director, Consumer Brands & CPG

    2005 - 2009

    Jarden Consumer Solutions / Newell Brands

    Led and mentored a 4-6 person in-house creative team responsible for international brand, packaging, retail marketing and product-launch execution across an 18+ brand portfolio

  4. Founder + Executive Creative Lead

    2011 - 2016

    The Drawing Hope Project

    End-to-end: concept, family collaboration, photography, art direction, production and media rollout

  5. Professor, Advanced Photoshop

    2018 - 2020

    Fanshawe College

    Built practical assignments and critiques connecting technical execution to concept, audience and portfolio readiness

  6. Marketing & Communications Manager

    2025 - 2026

    Chai Lifeline Canada

    Built segmented acquisition, onboarding and stewardship journeys across Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Salesforce, Feathr and Blackbaud

Commonly paired with

AI-enabled creative direction, AI creative + content workflow design and Prompt architecture + system prompting.