Darryl Ford · Design DJ
Brand, campaign & video design that gets people to show up.
I'm a digital marketing designer and creative director with 15+ years of experience building brands, campaigns, print, and video for growing organizations, from a 5,000-member church to a tech company's product launches. I lead creative teams, and I still love getting my hands on the work.
Selected Work
Projects
Magazine Ads
Outreach, Inc. · Digital Marketing Designer
Full-page magazine ads promoting the national Back to Church Sunday movement and Outreach's video ad service for churches.
Product Promotions
Outreach, Inc. · Digital Marketing Designer
Promotional graphics for Outreach products, from limited-time offers to how-it-works visuals, plus product videos and tutorials for social, email, and web.
25% faster design turnaround · video content improved conversion rates
Sermon Bumpers & Video
Video Producer & Editor
Highlight videos and scripture-driven sermon bumpers, produced and edited from concept to final cut.
Life & Culture Magazine
Life Church · Green Bay, WI · Lead Designer
Led the design of a print magazine telling the stories of a fast-growing church community, from cover concepts to page layouts.
4 issues published · 5,000+ copies distributed per issue
Event Campaign Graphics
Saddleback Church · Creative Director
Social and print graphics for church events like Summer Splash Sunday and the Kids Costume Contest, built in multiple colorways for different channels.
Expanded online engagement
Outreach & Expansion Campaigns
Life Church · Green Bay, WI · Lead Designer & Creative Manager
Multi-channel campaigns spanning billboards, signage, mailers, cards, books, and journals, all built on one consistent visual brand.
Supported growth to a Top 10 Fastest-Growing Church (2017–2019)
Series Branding & Video
Life Church · Green Bay, WI · Lead Designer
Sermon series branding and campaign graphics for screens, social, and print, plus video content for outreach and expansion campaigns.
3 websites
Designed and built end to end
Websites
Web Designer & Builder
Websites designed and built for Life Church locations and a challenge campaign.