
Chester Jones
Creative Director and Designer with 18 years building creative teams, identity systems, campaigns, and digital experiences for global and emerging brands.
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Creative Director and designer with 18 years building creative teams, identity systems, campaigns, and digital experiences across global and emerging brands. Proven multi-brand portfolio leadership, editorial instinct, and a track record of making brand a strategic force inside product-driven organizations. Equally at home leading a team, setting the standard, and running production from the ground up.
Experience
Founder at Mosbueno Bureau (2025-11 – Present)
Founded Mosbueno Bureau as a creative partner for brands that move, delivering brand identity, campaigns, and senior creative capacity at every level.
- Operating as lead creative partner for in-house teams requiring senior-level creative without the full-time overhead
- Building start-up brand identities, bringing creative strategy to the AI space, and defining the studio's future
Creative Manager at Hullo Ferries (2024-07 – 2025-11)
Drove creative direction across a fast-moving startup environment, bridging brand strategy, campaign development, and digital design to drive awareness and performance.
- Developed and executed quarterly campaigns integrating creative direction, brand voice, paid advertising, and UX design into cohesive brand narratives
- Developed cross-functional workflows that optimize creative processes and accelerate project delivery in a dynamic startup environment
Creative Manager at Live To Play Sports / Norco Bicycles (2020-02 – 2023-11)
Spearheaded the Norco brand refresh and managed distinct creative identities across Norco, Axiom, and LTP in-house distribution brands.
- Directed a team of 5 and external agencies across go-to-market campaigns, brand storytelling, sports marketing, events, experiential, and content. Owned SOW, project management, and creative standards end to end
- Focused on team development, workflow efficiency, and raising the creative standard across all initiatives
Graphic Design Consultant at Arc'teryx Equipment (2019-01 – 2019-12)
Contributed to brand expression at one of the world's most design-forward outdoor companies.
- Design development, iterative prototyping, and final execution of go-to-market assets
- Research, development, and design for the Arc'teryx On Product Brand Standard Guidelines
- Design contributions to the F20/S20 and F21 graphic T-shirt programs
- Type design development of Arc'teryx typeface
Art Director at BC Bike Race (2017-04 – 2019-01)
Art directed all visual communications for a premier international mountain bike event.
- Art direction and graphic design execution of racer handbooks, marketing campaign deliverables, event posters, contest materials, and softgoods
Creative Manager at Kali Protectives (2016-01 – 2019-01)
Owned brand creative across digital, print, hardgoods, packaging, and trade show for an action sports protective gear brand.
- Provided direction on brand creative, marketing strategy, new products, and advertising campaigns
Creative Manager at Alpine Bike Parks & FlowForm Bike Ramps (2013-10 – 2017-11)
Managed all phases of bike park development from community engagement and site design through construction and operations.
- Directed wayfinding, signage programs, and public-facing communications for community-built outdoor spaces
Graphic Design Consultant at Outdoor Research (2012-01 – 2015-05)
Owned the bi-annual production of OR's 200+ page product workbooks.
- Coordinated all aspects of production, including graphic design, editorial layout, copywriting, and photography
- Introduced a re-designed grid system that displayed a great amount of data in a digestible format
Lead Graphic Designer at RaceFace Performance Products (2008-11 – 2010-05)
Drove a complete brand overhaul for a performance cycling products company, redefining visual identity across all touchpoints.
- Conceptualized complete re-brand including all website, print assets, ad campaigns, packaging design, signage design, soft-goods application, and content initiatives
- Re-imagined, branded, and marketed 6 in-house hard-good marques
Education
Graphic Design Diploma in Graphic Design – The Art Institute of Vancouver (2007-12)