Senior Marketing Manager and Creative Director
Chicago Suburbs, Illinois | Open to Full-Time Remote Work.
Hi, I’m David (He/They).
I’m a senior marketing manager and creative director with 10+ years building brands, launching products, and running full-stack campaigns across consumer products and the hobby market. In every studio I’ve worked for, I’ve been the person who does what usually takes a whole team — brand strategy, campaign development, creative direction, copywriting, social media, e-commerce, conventions, and everything in between.
I’ve led launches that outperformed clients’ entire prior year of revenue in a single month. I’ve built communities from scratch. I’ve taken new publishers from zero to funded and sold.
When I’m not working, I’m hosting weekly game nights, watching anime with my kid, feeding a small army of cats and two ball pythons, and convincing myself the houseplants aren’t a problem yet. I bring the same curiosity and obsessive attention to detail from my personal life into everything I make.
I’m based in the Chicago suburbs and open to full-time remote work.
Resume
EXPERIENCE
Marketing Director
North Star Games · Remote · Feb 2026–Present
Full-stack solo marketing operation across Amazon, conventions, e-commerce, community, social, email, and creative production for a consumer games publisher with mass market and hobby retail distribution.
Marketing Manager / Consultant
Son of Oak Game Studio · Remote · Jun 2025–Feb 2026
Led digital launch of Legend in the Mist — client reported more revenue in the first month than any prior full year of the studio.
Owner, Creative Director
MADBOC Design Studio · Chicago, IL · Nov 2016–Present
End-to-end creative direction and brand strategy for major publishers including Cephalofair, Ravensburger, and Red Raven Games. Selected projects: Frosthaven, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Skull King, Thief’s Market.
Owner
Binxadinx Games · Chicago, IL · Jan 2022–Feb 2026
Launched Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space ($25,000 Kickstarter). Negotiated IP sale to PickPocket Games.
→ Full resume available on request or download below.
Skills
MARKETING
Brand Strategy · Campaign Development · Go-to-Market Strategy · Content Marketing · Copywriting · Social Media Marketing · Email Marketing · Community Management · Influencer Marketing · Convention & Event Marketing · E-Commerce Marketing · Product Launch Strategy · Market Research
CREATIVE
Creative Direction · Art Direction · Graphic Design · Brand Identity · Packaging Design · Logo Design · Photography · Photo Editing · Video Direction · Print Production · Digital Asset Production · Environmental Graphics · Layout
TOOLS
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom) · Amazon Seller Central · Amazon Ads · Meta Ads · Kickstarter · BackerKit · Brevo · Klaviyo · Mailchimp · Shopify · WordPress · Asana · Monday · Jira · Slack · Discord · Miro · Social Pilot
Contact
Open to full-time remote opportunities in marketing, brand strategy, and creative direction.
work.davidbock@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/davidadambock