Graphic Designer & Creative Director

Brand Identity • Creative Direction • Website Design • Marketing Design • Illustration

Chicago, IL (and wherever the road takes her) | Works Remotely | 15 Years of Creative Experience


About Jessika

Every memorable brand begins with a story—and Jessika Savage knows how to bring those stories to life.

As an independent Creative Director, Graphic Designer, and Illustrator, Jessika partners with thoughtful, values-driven businesses to create brands that are as strategic as they are beautiful. From brand identities and websites to packaging, marketing campaigns, illustration, and merchandise, she helps businesses express who they are with clarity, confidence, and personality.

Before launching her own studio nine years ago, Jessika spent six years at leading Chicago advertising agencies, developing creative for nationally recognized brands. Today, she brings that same strategic thinking and creative rigor to independent businesses, nonprofits, makers, retailers, and entrepreneurs looking to build brands that genuinely connect with people.

Best Fit

Jessika loves partnering with business owners who care deeply about what they're building.

Her ideal clients are collaborative, values-driven entrepreneurs who know their business has something special to offer and want a creative partner to help bring that vision to life. She's especially passionate about working with women-owned businesses, independent retailers, boutiques, nonprofits, beverage brands, makers, and product-based businesses because she understands their world firsthand. As the owner of her own wholesale and online product business, she knows what it takes to launch products, connect with customers, and grow sustainably.

Services

  • Brand Identity Design

  • Creative Direction

  • Website Design

  • Marketing Design

  • Illustration

  • Packaging Design

  • Merchandise & Apparel Design

  • Brand Implementation & Marketing Assets

Signature Services

Brand Strategy & Identity

Developing thoughtful brands through strategy, logos, typography, color systems, and visual identities that stand apart.

Website Design

Creating engaging, easy-to-navigate websites that translate a brand into an online experience customers remember.

Creative Direction & Brand Implementation

Helping businesses consistently bring their brand to life across packaging, marketing materials, retail displays, social media, merchandise, and customer touchpoints while creating systems that grow alongside the business.

What Makes Jessika Different

Jessika brings together two worlds that rarely meet.

She has spent years building brands for globally recognized companies—including L'Oréal, Bud Light, SC Johnson, Kimberly-Clark, and Maker's Mark—while also building and running her own successful product-based business.

That combination allows her to think strategically like an agency creative director while understanding the day-to-day realities of being a small business owner. Every recommendation is grounded in both creative excellence and practical experience. She isn't simply designing something beautiful—she's helping build a brand that can grow with the business behind it.

Experience & Background

  • 15 years of professional creative experience

  • 9 years as an independent Creative Director & Graphic Designer

  • 6 years at leading Chicago advertising agencies

  • Founder of Full Send Studio, an online and wholesale product business

  • Woman-owned and Veteran-owned business

Selected Work

Jessika's portfolio includes branding, creative direction, websites, and campaigns for:

  • Daytrip Beverages

  • 606 Wheel Company

  • Women's Project

  • Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Full Send Studio

Client Perspective

"Jessika is my go-to art director for projects ranging from startup branding to global brands. Her understanding of strategy, research, and creative execution is second to none." — Lynn Furge

"Jessika helped us get to the heart of our veterans. Her communication, humility, and artistic abilities are top-notch." — Terry Prince, Director, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs

Favorite Advice

Don't be afraid to stand out.

Jessika reminds clients that the goal isn't to look like everyone else—it's to understand the landscape so you can clearly express what makes your business different. Often, the very thing that sets you apart becomes your greatest strength.

A Few Fun Things

Favorite small businesses: Humboldt House, Lindsay Lewis Jewelry, Steel Pedal Press, and Brewed Coffee

Coffee or tea? Coffee. All the coffee, all the time.

Favorite books & movies: Anything twisty, spooky, or psychological.

Something you might not know: Jessika is an avid long-distance hiker. She has completed the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim, the 230-mile Tahoe Rim Trail, and the 550-mile Camino de Santiago—and is heading to Spain to hike another 500-mile Camino.

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