Resume · 2026Satin & Silk Studio
Chealsee
Kalivas
The road hereFine art, first.
2018
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Resume

Chealsee Kalivas

Creative Director · Brand & Integrated Marketing

Creative director and brand strategist with 7+ years across creative direction, brand development, integrated campaigns, websites and client leadership. I set the vision, guide the team and still do the hands-on work, from the first strategy session to the booked client.

Myrtle Beach, SC area · Open to remote[email protected]LinkedIn
0Yearsin design, brand and marketing
4Teamperson creative team led at Toto SEO
'24AwardAAM Marketing Achievement Award
Experience

The road so far.


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2025
Satin & Silk Studio
2025 – Present

Founder + Creative Director

Satin & Silk Studio, Myrtle Beach
  • Built the brand from zero: identity, positioning, messaging, logo system and brand guide.
  • Designed and built the website and booking funnels in GoHighLevel, tracked with Microsoft Clarity and Meta purchase events, and A/B tested pages and offers.
  • Runs paid social, content and GIF ads; tested 4 ad variations on a $100/week budget that drove booked sessions.
  • Handles every client touchpoint: consultations, contracts, pricing, budgeting and vendors.
Brand identityWeb designGoHighLevelFunnelsMeta adsPhotography
Case study 01 →
Apr 2025 – Present · Remote

Associate Creative Director + Account Manager

Toto SEO
  • Leads a four-person creative team (copy, web design, editing, account management) and six client accounts with 100% retention.
  • Directs website strategy, copy, visuals and campaigns for B2B and B2C clients; runs discovery, weekly client meetings and presentations.
  • Turned around a behind-schedule healthcare rebuild (Virtue 340B) and led sites that climbed clients off page five of Google.
  • Uses generative AI tools daily for research, ideation and production; SEO research in Google Search Console and SpyFu.
Team leadershipClient leadershipWebsite strategySEO + GEOGenerative AIWordPress
Case study 02 →
Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 · Remote

Senior Graphic Designer

WilkinGuttenplan, a multinational CPA firm
  • The firm's only designer: led all print and digital creative from concept to delivery and kept brand standards across departments.
  • Created A.S.P.I.R.E., a recruiting campaign that grew event attendance from about 10 students to 50, helped hire 5 interns and won the 2024 AAM Marketing Achievement Award (best accounting event under $24K).
  • Designed presentations and executive communications for C-suite leaders and industry events; partner announcement emails reached about a 60% open rate.
  • Improved service pages with UX changes and A/B testing; produced video and podcast content.
CampaignsBrand standardsPresentationsEmailVideo + podcastPrint
Case studies 03 + 04 →
2020 – 2022

Northeast Kitchen Designer + Graphic Designer

Stone Farm, LLC
  • Helped take the outdoor kitchen line from a $26K deficit to $1M+ in revenue through high-ticket sales, website updates, advertising, trade shows and sales collateral.
  • Designed 300+ client projects with 3D renders in SketchUp and 2020 Design across a 13-state territory.
  • Ran on-site construction meetings and logistics, working with the art and manufacturing directors at the Indiana factory.
High-ticket salesSketchUp + 2020 Design3D rendersCollateral
Case study 05 →
2019

Web Designer

TechCare, LLC
  • Designed and built small-business websites, turning each client's logo into a full web brand system.
Web design + buildBrand systems
Earlier web work →
2018

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Paier College of Art
  • Fine art first, and it still shapes how I build a page.
Passion projects →
Skills + tools

What I bring to the table.

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Leadership

Design + brand

Web + growth

Tools

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Education + recognition

The foundation.


Education · 2018

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Paier College of Art

AAM Marketing Achievement Awards
Award · 2024

AAM Marketing Achievement Award

Best accounting event with a budget under $24K, for the A.S.P.I.R.E. campaign.

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