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Nicholas Penta: Creative + Art Direction | Decidedly Human in Los Angeles, California

Nicholas Penta

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Creative + Art Direction | Decidedly Human
Los Angeles | US
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Vinyl records
Live music
Surf trips
Kurt vonnegut
Great food + fantastic people
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Music
Skate
Streetwear
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RAPP

Senior Art Director | 09/2025 - Current

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Malka

Senior Designer | 05/2024 - 06/2025

Provided design support + direction coverage (as needed) for a broad mix of enterprise clients.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Madison Marquette

Design Consultant | 11/2016 - 04/2017

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DSM

Graphic Designer | 10/2009 - 02/2010

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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
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Maryland Institute College of Art

BFA

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1501 Lincoln Blvd.#1014 Venice, CA. 90291