creative problem solver

event executor

art director





adaptable multi-tasker

environmental designer

imaginative collaborator

melinda whatley viles

504.722.5470

melinda.viles@gmail.com


As a highly accomplished Creative Director with over 30 years of experience, I specialize in creative problem-solving and navigating through challenging environments. I have a proven ability to adapt and pivot easily and am also adept at managing projects through significant disruptions, including Hurricane Katrina, the COVID-19 pandemic and, of course, New Orleans’ weather! Known for creating innovative and cost-effective solutions across print, digital, environmental and event graphics, I am an intuitive visionary who thrives on brainstorming. I am originally from Dothan, Alabama, (The Peanut Capital of the World!), and a graduate of the University of Alabama and the Portfolio Center, with concentrations in advertising, marketing, art and creative direction. I have been blessed to called New Orleans home for almost 30 years and love creating in this amazing place!

The new orleans book festival at Tulane University

the inauguration of president michael a. fitts

tulane university commencement

print

print

5 & 10 year

katrina exhibits

stadium opening swag

environmental

graphics

tulane board “magic 7” ball

grad box for Tulane class of 2020

stage graphics

final four pitch

interior graphics

vehicle wraps

exterior graphics

event & environmental design

melinda whatley viles

504.722.5470

melinda.viles@gmail.com