Nicholas Zegel

Creative / Art Director · NICK

Long Beach, CA

In My Own Words

Nick Zegel is a multidisciplinary-designer and artist based in Long Beach, California. His work is anchored by a desire to constantly experiment and invent unique visual languages. A child of the internet, Nick's work and play has seen international exhibition on screen, in print, and on gallery and retail walls from New Jersey to California, Paris to Tokyo.

Work Experience

Creative / Art Director

NICK

2019 – Present

Founder / Creative Director / Art Director of NICK, a design studio in Long Beach, California. NICK specializes in art direction, brand design, illustration, photography & video for independent artists, small businesses, personal projects & corporate clients.

Creative Direction / Art Direction / Graphic Design

ZEEGISBREATHING

2008 – Present

Freelance art direction, design, illustration, photography & video for independent artists, small businesses, personal projects & corporate clients.

Art Director

Girl Skateboard Company, Inc.

2014 – 2019

Art direction, design, illustration for skateboards and soft goods. Design, photography & video for digital and print media, seasonal marketing and catalogs.

Digital Media / Marketing Manager

ambsn

2012 – 2013

Marketing Manager for seasonal campaigns including art direction, photography, social strategy and web properties. Management of e-commerce platform, public relations & customer service. Art Direction & Design of ambsn.com relaunch. Video production / editing of seasonal promotional videos.

Graphic Designer

ROXY

2010 – 2012

Design, marketing & strategy for Roxy Marketing. Design & development of seasonal campaigns, athlete and product-centric campaigns, event branding & collateral.

Principal / Art Director

Jetty Life, LLC

2003 – 2010

Jetty is a New Jersey based clothing brand. As a partner Jetty relied on my creative direction and brand oversight to successfully make a mark on the action sports market. Creative direction and design of seasonal apparel lines & marketing. Design and development of e-commerce platform. Editing & authoring of blog content. Filming, production & editing of online and DVD video content.