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Derek Uche Anaeme

Senior Art Director at Optimist

Derek Uche Anaeme has a diverse work experience in the field of art direction and design. Derek Uche currently holds the position of Senior Art Director at Expedia Group, starting in February 2023. Prior to this, they worked as a Realtor at eXp Realty since February 2016. Additionally, Derek has worked as a Freelance Art Director and Designer under their own name since April 2012.

Derek Anaeme also founded HomesStat in September 2020 and served as its Founder until June 2022. Derek Uche has also worked as an Art Director at David&Goliath from June 2020 to December 2021.

From November 2019 to April 2020, Derek worked as a Senior Art Director at IPG360 - Innovative Partnerships Group. In this role, they were responsible for art direction, project management, and the overall execution of dynamic proposals and immersive presentations for creating unique business partnerships.

Before that, they held positions as a Senior Designer | Art Director at Ladder from July 2019 to January 2020, an Art Director at David&Goliath from August to September 2019, and an Art Director at Kovel/Fuller from February 2018 to May 2019.

Derek Uche Anaeme's early experience includes working as a Digital Art Director at NBCUniversal from September 2015 to January 2018. In this role, they created social media designs for various shows such as The Voice, The Blacklist, Blindspot, Heroes Reborn, and more.

Derek Uche Anaeme pursued their education by starting with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Graphic Design at Western Michigan University from 2009 to 2013. Derek Uche further expanded their academic journey by pursuing a Master of Science (MS) degree in Mass Communication & Digital Audience Strategy at Arizona State University from 2020 to 2021.

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