Michelle Rock,
Senior Design Director
Currently leading the Brand & Marketing Design team at a global B2B media company.
Product development • Creative direction • Design systems • Management and operations • Mentorship • UI/UX • Project management
Nice to meet you.
I manage a team of visual designers and project managers focusing on brand strategy and visual design systems for B2B markets. We design brand assets, build websites and create internal tools.
Together, we’ve been honored 🌟 with a dozen American Graphic Design Awards, 7 FOLIO Awards, and I was the recipient of FOLIO’s Art Director of the Year.
I live in Richmond, VA with my dog (Rainey) and cat (Nori). I enjoy emo music, dog parks, breaking a sweat at Solidcore, and seeking out the best everything bagels.
Kind words from colleagues
“Michelle was very active as a mentor. She attended the events, engaged in conversations with the mentees and other mentors, and offered insightful career advice.
She personified the attributes of a mentor: always open to conversations, thoughtful responses to questions, professional demeanor, supportive comments, and helpful advice. These are also attributes of a good leader.
I have worked with many leaders in my career over the past 35 years. Work environments can be more productive and enjoyable when the leaders have the social skills that Michelle has.”
– Mentorship Chair for Richmond Ad Club
“Actually couldn’t do my job without you. Your project management skills, eye for detail, calm presence and eye for all things beautiful is EVERYTHING.”
– VP of Talent Acquisition
“A ‘thank you’ note, for never batting an eye at the 1 MILLION design requests that marketing sends her way... and for all her direction, guidance and makin-it-happen execution.”
– VP of Marketing
“Our department has the lowest turnover of any department (to my knowledge). I can’t give you all the credit for that, but you certainly get a lot of it, brava.”
– Designer, direct report