Joel Deitz

Joel Deitz has over 20 years of experience in the creative industry. In 2000, they founded Firebrand Industrial Design, a boutique furniture, lighting, industrial and architectural design shop. Joel collaborated with architects, artists and city officials to create private and public sculpture and on-site installations, as well as designing and building furniture and lighting for public/residential environments. In 1999, they worked as a Web Designer for Pseudo.com, designing and updating still and motion graphics for streaming video content provider, as well as creating interactive media players for the first-ever live-internet broadcasts of Democratic and Republican National Conventions. In 2003, they were an Art Supervisor at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, designing the global Alvesco rebrand, directing costume/set design, storyboards and photo shoots, and developing brand concepts for perpetual new business pitches. In 2008, they were an Associate Creative Director at Concentric Advertising, directing seven accounts, each valued between $2M and $5M, and managing and mentoring teams of art directors, designers, and interns to achieve professional growth. In 2012, they were a Creative Leader/Brand Development Designer for a startup outdoor lifestyle company, Weatherman, responsible for branding development, packaging design, DR advertising, printed marketing material and event/pop up shop experiences. In 2017, they became Co-Founder and CPO of GiftCast.

Joel Deitz received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Graphic Design from The Corcoran School of Art & Design between 1994 and 1998.