Art Director & Visual Storyteller
Built for the Road Ahead.
Ready to Art Direct for Hagerty.
For more than 15 years I’ve built brands, campaigns, and visuals where cars and people meet, from award-winning SEMA vehicle renderings featured in the Ford Motor Company booth to clear, high-contrast marketing for the insurance and benefits world. Hagerty sits right where those two passions overlap.
Art Director // Remote, USA
Ready to bring award-winning automotive art direction to Hagerty
Who I Am
James Stanley
I’m an art director and visual storyteller with more than 18 years of experience in design, photography, and brand building. I started as a Navy and Army combat photojournalist, where I learned to find the story in a single frame under real pressure, and I’ve carried that discipline into every campaign since.
My automotive work includes award-winning SEMA vehicle renderings featured in the Ford Motor Company booth. I also spent seven years at New Benefits creating benefits marketing: Alera Group co-branded flyers, brand style guides, high-contrast data charts, and infographics that made complex coverage easy to understand. Through Bluejacket Creative, I keep designing, shooting, and art directing for automotive brands on the side.
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Art Direction
Brand Systems & Style Guides
Integrated Campaigns
Automotive Rendering
Photography & Photo Direction
Data Visualization & Infographics
// Tools
Adobe Creative Cloud
AI tools
Microsoft Office
Project Management Platforms
Why Hagerty
Hagerty is where my two worlds meet. I’ve spent years making cars look their best and years making insurance and benefits easy to understand, and a collector-car insurer needs both: visuals that make enthusiasts feel something, and clear communication they can trust. I’d love to bring that mix to the brand behind the Hagerty Drivers Club.
Selected Work
Automotive Design Campaign
// SEMA Ford Motor Company Showcase
Featured in: Award-winning SEMA design · Ford Motor Company booth
Role: Art direction, concept, and execution
Campaign Photography
// HRE Wheels Focus RS
Role: Photo direction and campaign execution
Brand Systems & Art Direction
// YellowJacket Detailing Brand Board
Role: Brand system art direction and visual identity
Editorial Art Direction
// Drivenworld Magazine Design
Role: Editorial art direction, layout, and visual storytelling
Ready to Talk?
I’m looking for the right remote role to bring my art direction back to the automotive world, and Hagerty is the brand I’d most like to do it for. Let’s talk about what I can build for the Hagerty Drivers Club and beyond.