Chealsee Kalivas
Creative Director
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Brand · Campaigns · Websites · Creative leadership

Design that opens
the right doors.

I lead brands from the first strategy session to launch, and I still do the hands-on work that makes them land.

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7+ years in design·10 → 50 students, award-winning campaign·5,274 page-one searches·$1M+ from a $26K deficit·100% client retention· 7+ years in design·10 → 50 students, award-winning campaign·5,274 page-one searches·$1M+ from a $26K deficit·100% client retention·
Selected work

Five stories, one way of working.

Hover a project for a peek. Each one opens the full case study, from the brief to what I’d do differently.

  1. 01Satin & Silk StudioA brand built from zero, with the website and funnels to book it.Brand · Web · Funnels
  2. 02Toto SEO WebsitesLeading a four-person creative team across five client websites.Creative direction · Web
  3. 03A.S.P.I.R.E.A recruiting campaign that took an event from 10 students to 50, and won an award.Campaign · Award winner
  4. 04WilkinGuttenplanThree years as the only designer at a multinational CPA firm.Brand campaigns
  5. 05Stone FarmDesign and high-ticket sales that took a product line from a $26K deficit to $1M+.Design · High-ticket sales
Earlier web work: TechCarePassion projects
Satin & Silk
Hello, I'm Chealsee

Chealsee Kalivas makes it make sense.

Good design teaches. A student deciding where to start a career, a homeowner choosing an outdoor kitchen, a business owner trying to understand SEO: my job is to make the next step feel obvious. I lead a creative team at Toto SEO, built Satin & Silk Studio from zero, and spent three years as the only designer at a multinational CPA firm.

i.LeadSet the vision, guide the team and keep clients in the loop.
ii.TeachTurn complicated offers into stories people understand.
iii.MakeStill hands-on in design, web and campaigns when it counts.
About meResume
Creative direction·Brand strategy·Campaigns·Websites·Funnels·Team leadership·Paid social· Creative direction·Brand strategy·Campaigns·Websites·Funnels·Team leadership·Paid social·