I’m a VP-level creative and design leader based in New York. For the past 15 years, I’ve built brands, led global creative teams, and shaped how companies show up in the world. My work lives at the intersection of design, strategy, and growth, so I care just as much about the thinking behind the work as I do about how it scales across regions, teams, and platforms. I enjoy working with companies, publishers, and founders who want design that is not just beautiful, but thoughtful, strategic, and lasting.

Most recently, I served as VP, Global Head of Design at IPG Mediabrands, partnering directly with our global CMO, CGO, and executive leadership to evolve the agency’s brand worldwide. I led brand launches, event platforms, editorial storytelling, executive communications, and global presentation systems used by teams around the world. Before that, I held senior roles at McCann Worldgroup and Justworks, building and leading multidisciplinary teams across both agency and in-house environments. Across all of it, my throughline has been translating complex ideas into work that feels clear, culturally aware, and built to last.

Alongside my leadership work, I maintain an active creative practice. My line-based art series, Lineation, explores density, rhythm, and topographical form through pen and ink. It’s a slower, more meditative counterpoint to my brand work, and you can explore that body of work here. I also shoot film photography across New York and beyond, documenting light, architecture, and quiet moments in the city. You can view my photography work here.

I’m also the creator of By The Cover, a bi-monthly newsletter dedicated to book design, reading culture, and the quiet power of visual storytelling.

Download my resume here.

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abbe.sublett@gmail.com

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Abbe Sublett