Nicholas Penta: Creative + Art Direction | Decidedly Human in Los Angeles, California
Nicholas Penta
Creative + Art Direction | Decidedly Human
Los Angeles | US
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Interests
Vinyl records
Live music
Surf trips
Kurt vonnegut
Great food + fantastic people
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Work experience
RAPP
Senior Art Director | 09/2025 - Current
Malka
Senior Designer | 05/2024 - 06/2025
Provided design support + direction coverage (as needed) for a broad mix of enterprise clients.
KERN
Senior Art Director | 06/2022 - 04/2024
CRM agency and part of Omnicom’s Precision Marketing Group. I worked on their AT&T + DirecTV accounts.
Meaningful Works
Art Director | 03/2022 - 05/2022
I was brought on to assist with their Lucid Hearing account. Covering multiple sub-brands and tactics.
Sequoia + Salt: Camper Vans
Creative Director | 11/2020 - 02/2022
A start-up van conversion company focused on balancing real world function with a high-level design aesthetic - a #vanlife disruptor.
SIX DEGREES LA
Art Director | 11/2021 - 02/2022
Specializing in hospitality marketing. Their client list included Wetzel’s, W Hotels, Hollywood Bowl, & The Greek Theatre.
Madison Marquette
Creative Director | 04/2019 - 08/2021
Parent company of the Asbury Park Boardwalk, The Stone Pony, Wonder Bar, Convention Hall, and Paramount Theatre.
Dead Seagull Clothing Co.
Founder + Creative Director | 02/2010 - 06/2020
Dead Seagull was a clothing line and eco-minded brand I founded in 2010. I handled all of the design, illustration, and marketing for the company. Maintaining a distinct focus on the ocean and the surf / skate community it was a mechanism for social change. A subtle reminder to respect the world around us, while also balancing an edgier feel and voice in terms of merchandising. I chose to close the online shop and suspend pop-ups during the pandemic.
Salt Hotels
Creative Manager | 04/2017 - 04/2019
Boutique hotelier with a focus on community immersion. I was primarily responsible for the creative of The Asbury Hotel + iStar’s Asbury Lanes.
Madison Marquette
Design Consultant | 11/2016 - 04/2017
DSM
Graphic Designer | 10/2009 - 02/2010
MICA Design Coaltion / NF Mid-Atlantic
Design Lead | 02/2009 - 05/2009
Through MICA's Design Coalition, I worked with a group of designers to aid NF Mid-Atlantic (a regional support network for people with Neurofibromatosis) in artistic direction.
Education history
Maryland Institute College of Art
BFA
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