Elaine Hancock

Elaine is a walking, talking ray of sunshine. Curious to the core and expressive to the max, she lives like she writes—in full glorious color.

Hailing from a long family line of educators, makers, and artists, Elaine’s creativity and thirst for knowledge come naturally. She first joined Firebelly in 2017 as a seasoned art director and designer after 20 years in agency and in-house leadership roles. Her agency background includes campaigns for large healthcare systems and identities for global nonprofits—while she led internal branding and marketing efforts during her tenure at Discovery Communications. In her spare time, she’s volunteered her design skills to ACLU and Taproot and was the creative director of a grassroots Chicago-based feminist fashion zine.