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Courtney Hardt

Creative Director & Design Strategist

ex-Walmart,  

ex-Ralph Lauren,  

ex-Stitch Fix,  

ex-Coach 

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Courtney Hardt

Through strategic concepts and creative collaborations, I bring 19+ years of creative leadership experience across industries to my work in brand, creative, and impact. My unique positioning as a creative leader has helped drive business objectives and impact at purpose-driven companies, award-winning nonprofits, Fortune 500 retailers, and breakthrough start-ups.

Courtney’s expertise

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Skills
Impact Design
Design Strategy
Storytelling
Creative Direction
Concept Design
Expertise
Arts & Culture
Communication Design
Brand Design
Strategy & Business Design
Industry experience
Arts & Culture
Fashion & Apparel
Social Impact
Communications & Marketing
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PASSIONS

Areas I'm passionate about

As creative leaders with a shared commitment to quality, collaboration, and creativity, we're proud to pursue out most meaningful work and deliver the best every time.

Portfolio

Creative Direction

I help brands create insight-driven creative strategies, seasonal and product campaigns, and design-driven solutions.

Concept Development
Creative Storytelling
Creative Strategy
Integrated Campaigns
Marketing Campaign
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Work in Focus

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Design Strategist
Consulting & Advising
J.Crew

Design Strategist

Design Research
Concept Development
Creative Storytelling
Impact Accelerator
A handbag collection designed and developed for J.Crew’s In-Good Company e-commerce concept store - featuring brands that told stories of craftsmanship, quality, and philanthropic endeavors. Since its inception, Mercado Global has created job opportunities for over 300 indigenous Mayan women.
Creative Director
Projects
Walmart

Creative Director

Creative Storytelling
Creative Strategy
For fall 2023, our goals were to build awareness and change perception for beauty at Walmart. Why: Change perception. Our shoppers already know to come to Walmart for their Tide Pods, but they’re not thinking of Walmart for their perfume. Build awareness. Because Walmart has the goods.
Creative Director
Consulting & Advising
Hatch

Creative Director

Creative Strategy
Campaign Planning
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Hatch's MarComm themes are the core topics that we talk about and stories we tell. How we plan mini campaigns throughout the year that live under our big idea, Sleep Honesty- mini campaigns will be iterated on and expanded on- always fresh, always new.

Values & Ethos

I believe in Neol because I believe in the power of bringing together often disparate creative thinkers in a nimble environment to work across projects and industries and create paths forward for the evolving landscape of purpose-driven work.

Courtney Hardt
Courtney Hardt
Creative Director & Design Strategist