In a nutshell
Over the course of my career, I’ve worked with big teams to launch several iPhones, a set of Rolexes, new product lines for Airbnb, a bunch of Google Home & Nest products, a museum for a beloved burger joint, a campaign so voters can flaunt that they’re registered, and the iPad.
Currently, I’m at Airbnb helping build it into one of the world’s iconic brands. I love that I finally work in travel, since the superpower I’m most grateful for might be my ability to sleep on a plane.
I like the work of figuring out what a brand stands for (at it’s most simple), and then bringing the world into that point of view with big, unexpected, delightful ideas. I hate work that just makes digital trash for people to wade through. Above all though, I’m in the game to show this industry that it is possible to build teams that are dedicated to making great work, and enjoy a life outside of work, too. No one dies wishing they’d made more “content.”
THE JOURNEY SO FAR
San Fransisco
Airbnb // Director of Brand Creative
Austin
McGarrah Jessee // Chief Creative Officer
Los Angeles
72andSunny // Group Creative Director
Amsterdam
72andSunny // Creative Director
London
Media Arts Lab // Creative Director
Los Angeles
Media Arts Lab // Assoc. Creative Director
New York
JWT // Writer
Richmond
VCU Brandcenter // Masters
Champaign
University of Illinois // Journalism
St. Louis
Flying back and forth from London to Amsterdam weekly, this little project / addiction was formed. I haven’t been able to kick it since.
LOOKING FOR ME?
in the world? austin
on the internet? clairemwhigham@gmail.com
on a plane? i’m by the window. always by the window.