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Brian Francis Fleming

Executive creative leader — global brand systems, integrated campaigns, and high-performing teams at scale.

§ Positioning

Creative leader with 10+ years building global brand systems, integrated campaigns, and creative organizations across retail, luxury, and editorial — from Walmart to Indigo, ELLE, and FASHION.

I operate at the intersection of strategy, brand, and business — translating insight, behavior, and cultural signals into creative work that resonates deeply and performs commercially.

§ Experience

Creative Leadership · Walmart Canada
March 2021 — Present · Mississauga, ON
Sr. Manager, Creative Design (2025 — Present) · Manager, Brand Design (2021 — 2025)
  • Lead tier-1 integrated campaigns across TV, digital, social, and 400+ retail stores — connecting merchant priorities and performance data to creative that delivers on business objectives.
  • Own $5M+ annual creative budgets across TV, OLV, social, and influencer — aligning investment with performance and brand impact.
  • Bridge global and local strategy — adapting Walmart U.S. direction into culturally relevant, insight-driven storytelling for the Canadian market.
  • Build and lead high-performing teams of 40+ internal and agency partners across creative, PR/activation, and production.
  • Architected national seasonal signage systems that unified 400+ stores, strengthening brand recognition and cutting production cost and time.
  • Drive centralized creative operations and process improvements that elevate quality, speed, and cross-functional alignment at scale.
Art Director, Campaign & Content · Indigo
April 2018 — July 2020 · Toronto, ON
  • Led integrated 360° campaigns across retail, digital, and social — connecting storytelling to key commercial and seasonal moments.
  • Reimagined social content strategy — growing audience by 100K+ and lifting engagement through insight-driven storytelling.
  • Partnered with private label to evolve the Love & Lore brand, contributing to 250% YoY sales growth.
  • Defined visual identity systems for IndigoKids sub-brands, bringing clarity and cohesion across the portfolio.

§ Editorial & Luxury Creative

Associate Art Director · ELLE Canada
2016 — 2017

Fashion editorials and branded content bridging global standards with local relevance. Contributed to ELLE Canada's #1 national fashion magazine position.

Art Director · Luxury & Lifestyle Publishing
2017 — 2018

Led art direction across multiple national titles — balancing distinct brand voices within a cohesive creative standard across print, digital, and social.

Associate Art Director · FASHION Magazine
2012 — 2016

Co-led the magazine's redesign, establishing a more modern visual system. Directed editorial as both designer and writer.

§ Capabilities

Global brand systems & identity
Integrated 360° campaigns
Creative strategy & positioning
Creative organization design & team leadership
Cross-functional partnership (Marketing, Merch, Product)
Budget ownership & creative operations
Content, editorial & brand storytelling
Retail, digital, social & broadcast production

§ Education

Digital Marketing, George Brown College (2015 — 2016) · Advertising & Design, Humber College (2002 — 2004)