Shawn Van DaeleShawn Van Daele
Skill

Human-in-the-loop review + brand-safety guardrails

Applied in the following roles & initiatives

Utilised across roles that shaped this practice.

Tailor for

Utilised during tenures at Chai Lifeline Canada, St. Joseph's Hospice of London, Shawn Van Daele Creative / Photography, Jarden Consumer Solutions / Newell Brands, The Drawing Hope Project and Life in Detox.

  1. Marketing & Communications Manager

    2025 - 2026

    Chai Lifeline Canada

    Created executive messaging, donor comms, digital content and reusable AI-enabled workflows that protect brand and editorial standards at speed

  2. Director, Marketing & Communications

    2019 - 2021

    St. Joseph's Hospice of London

    Created the enduring brand platform 'We are here for you...because of you,' strengthening community ownership, emotional connection and donor engagement

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Founder + Executive Creative Lead

    2011 - 2016

    The Drawing Hope Project

    Partnerships with hospitals, foundations, families and consumer brands

  6. Author + Independent Publisher

    2018

    Life in Detox

    #1 Amazon Bestseller. Long-form editorial project translating addiction, treatment, shame, resilience and dignity into human storytelling. Owned voice, narrative, editing, art direction, production and launch campaign.

Commonly paired with

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