nancy miller
Advertising Creative Director / In-house Brand Designer / Graphic Design Professor / Higher Education Program Coordinator
hello there,
With two decades of experience across corporate, agency, and academic environments, I bring a unique blend of creative leadership and hands-on design expertise to every project. My journey began as a designer at Nike, where I developed multi-regional packaging solutions and evolved through roles, including Associate Creative Director at South Texas's leading advertising agency. As a Professor of Graphic Design and Program Coordinator, I maintain an active professional practice while mentoring the next generation of creative talent.
My expertise spans the creative spectrum—from brand development and digital design to motion graphics and emerging technologies. I consistently deliver innovative solutions that balance aesthetic excellence with strategic objectives, whether leading creative teams or executing projects hands-on. Through my diverse experience, I've developed a particular strength in translating complex ideas into compelling visual narratives that engage audiences across all platforms.
Having managed comprehensive marketing campaigns, directed creative teams, and built successful educational programs, I combine strategic vision with meticulous attention to detail. My approach emphasizes both creative innovation and practical execution, ensuring every project achieves its full potential while meeting business objectives.
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education
Master of Fine Arts • Media Design
Full Sail University • Winter Park, Florida
GPA 3.9
Bachelor of Fine Arts • Graphic Design
Texas Christian University • Fort Worth, Texas
GPA 3.6
Full Sail University • Winter Park, Florida
GPA 3.9
Bachelor of Fine Arts • Graphic Design
Texas Christian University • Fort Worth, Texas
GPA 3.6
professional experience
Associate Professor of Art - Graphic Design
Program Coordinator / Internship Coordinator
TAMUCC-Graphic Design
I currently serve an R2 Hispanic Serving Unversity as the Program Coordinator for a burgeoning, in-demand Graphic Design program through extensive administrative duties, including budgeting, purchasing, assessment reporting, marketing, promotion, and recruitment. I lead curriculum development and learning outcomes for graduate and undergraduate programs in the discipline. As a full-time tenured faculty, I support student development through hands-on, demonstration-focused instruction in courses emphasizing professional practice. My design subdiscipline specialties include Branding, Packaging, Advertising, User Experience/User Interface, Motion Graphics, Augmented Reality, Client Solutions, Portfolio Development, and Internship. My course development emphasizes networking and outreach by adopting local organizations and small businesses as class clients and exposure to the industry through 30+ annual design-centric student internships that I facilitate through professional connections.
Program Coordinator / Internship Coordinator
TAMUCC-Graphic Design
I currently serve an R2 Hispanic Serving Unversity as the Program Coordinator for a burgeoning, in-demand Graphic Design program through extensive administrative duties, including budgeting, purchasing, assessment reporting, marketing, promotion, and recruitment. I lead curriculum development and learning outcomes for graduate and undergraduate programs in the discipline. As a full-time tenured faculty, I support student development through hands-on, demonstration-focused instruction in courses emphasizing professional practice. My design subdiscipline specialties include Branding, Packaging, Advertising, User Experience/User Interface, Motion Graphics, Augmented Reality, Client Solutions, Portfolio Development, and Internship. My course development emphasizes networking and outreach by adopting local organizations and small businesses as class clients and exposure to the industry through 30+ annual design-centric student internships that I facilitate through professional connections.
Freelance Creative Director/Designer | n.miller.creative
Creative graphic and digital designer with a talent for developing unique advertising, digital, branding, and visual communication solutions and innovative approaches to idea and concept development. Offering 20+ years of expertise executing for local, regional, and national clients.
Creative graphic and digital designer with a talent for developing unique advertising, digital, branding, and visual communication solutions and innovative approaches to idea and concept development. Offering 20+ years of expertise executing for local, regional, and national clients.
Clients: Yardie Cocktails, Menopause Coach, Greenbox Farms, Corpus Christi Hooks, Bespokley Augmented Tailoring, Rockport Center for the Arts, San Antonio Children’s Hospital, CHRISTUS Spohn Health Systems, Port Corpus Christi, Hurricane Alley Waterpark, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Nike, Inc., Fed by Bread, Texas State Aquarium, Corpus Christi CVB, Yogiños Yoga for Youth, La Palmera Mall, Art Museum of South Texas, Goodwill Industries of South TX
Creative Direction / Design | MDR
Provided diverse creative services, including concepting of multi-media advertising campaigns, marketing and brand strategy, web design and development, graphic design, time/budget proposals, copywriting and client relations.
Clients: Texas A&M International University, Navy Army Community Credit Union, Port Corpus Christi, Port Aransas Tourism Bureau, Del Mar College, Shiner Beers, USS Lexington, Corpus Christi Hooks Baseball, Texas State Aquarium
Category Production Artist | Nike (Global)
Socks • Team Sports Equipment
Production of multi-regional packaging for nine product categories, internal and external presentation materials design, color exploration and application, graphic and product tech packs for manufacturing schematics, visual line plans and catalog design.
Contract Packaging/Graphic Designer
Client: Burton Snowboards accessories packaging design and production
Client: Home Depot lighting packaging production
Client: Nike Inc., Socks Category packaging and print presentation design
Client: Home Depot lighting packaging production
Client: Nike Inc., Socks Category packaging and print presentation design
Graphic Designer | Hollywood Video Corporate
Production and design of brochures, magazine ads, logos, gift cards, direct mailers, in-store displays and point-of-purchase promotions, t-shirts, philanthropic brochures, and internal print materials.
recent awards
2024 Silver Winner & Honorable Mention, International Design Awards 2023
2023 (3) Honorable Mentions, International Design Awards 2022
2022 Featured Designer, LogoLounge Book 13
2022 Honorable Mention, International Design Awards 2021
2021 Honorable Mention, Graphis Annual Poster Competition
2020 (2) Regional GOLD ADDY, American Advertising Awards
2017 District GOLD ADDY, American Advertising Awards
2017 Regional BEST OF SHOW ADDY, American Advertising Awards
2017 Regional Special Judges Award ADDY, American Advertising Awards
2017 (3) Regional GOLD ADDY, American Advertising Awards
2017 Regional SILVER ADDY, American Advertising Awards
not-so-recent awards
NATIONAL
NATIONAL
2015 (2) Telly Awards for Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
2014 (2) Telly Awards for Texas A&M International University
2014 (3) Davey Awards for Texas A&M International University
2014 AVA Digital Platinum Award for Texas A&M International University
2013 (3) Telly Awards for NEC Retail
2011 Telly Awards for Del Mar College
2009 (3) Telly Awards for Texas A&M International University
2009 (3) Zenith Awards for Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
2007 Nike Maxim Award Excellence in Design for Euroleague Basketball Presentation
2008 Silver National ADDY® Award for USS Lexington
REGIONAL (District: All Texas, Louisiana & Arkansas Chapters) American Advertising Awards(ADDY® Awards), Professional Competition (Juried)
2015 AAF District 10 Silver ADDY® Award for Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
2014 AAF District 10 Silver ADDY® Award for Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
2014 AAF District 10 Silver ADDY® Award for Tailfins Seafood To Go
2012 AAF District 10 Silver ADDY® Award for J.R. Cleaners
2010 AAF District 10 Gold ADDY® Award for Del Mar College
2008 AAF District 10 Silver ADDY® Award for USS Lexington
LOCAL (Corpus Christi, TX & Victoria, TX Chapters) American Advertising Awards (ADDY® Awards), Professional Competition (Juried)
I have garnered over 170 Gold, Silver & Bronze ADDY® Awards during my employment as Associate Creative Director at MDR Advertising (2009-2015). Below is a list of the BEST OF trophies awarded for my creative work:
2015 Special Judges Award for Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
2015 Special Judges Award for Marina Arts District
2014 Best of Print ADDY® Award for Tailfins Seafood To Go
2014 Best of Interactive ADDY® Award for Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
2013 Best of Show ADDY® Award for Corpus Christi International Airport
2013 Best of Print ADDY® Award for Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
2013 Best of Broadcast ADDY® Award for Corpus Christi International Airport
2013 Best of Out of Home ADDY® Award for Tailfins Seafood To Go
2012 Best of Digital ADDY® Award for NavyArmy Community Credit Union
2012 Best of Digital ADDY® Award for J.R. Viola Cleaners
2012 Best of Broadcast ADDY® Award for Del Mar College
2012 Special Judges Award for Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
2011 Best of Digital ADDY® Award for NavyArmy Community Credit Union
2011 Best of Out of Home ADDY® Award for USS Lexington
2010 Best of Broadcast ADDY® Award for Del Mar College
2009 Best of Show ADDY® Award for City of Corpus Christi WiFi
2009 Best of Out of Home ADDY® Award for USS Lexington
2009 Best of Interactive ADDY® Award for City of Corpus Christi WiFi
2009 Best of Print ADDY® Award for CC Regional Transportation Authority
2009 Special Judges Award for Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
exhibitions (juried)
2023 Mujer-Eres Art Exhibition, Brownsville, TX
2022 Poster Stellars International Competition, Virtual2022 Flower International Juried Art Competition, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Mujer-Eres Art Exhibition, Brownsville, TX
2021 Poster Stellars International Competition, Virtual
2021 Graphis International Poster Annual Exhibition 2022, New York, NY
2021 Lahti International Poster Triennial Exhibition, Lahti Poster Museum, Lahti, Finland
2020 Looking Good Exhibition, MetroLab Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2020 Ampersand 2020 International Logo & Pictogram Exhibition, Pécs, Budapest, Hungary
2020 Prizma International Art Prize, Rome, Pietralata, RM
2019 & 2018 Cooper River Bridge Run Design Competition, Mount Pleasant, SC
2019 Day of Design Distinguished Alumni Show, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
2017 Oso Bay Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Weil Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
exhibitions (invited)
2023 One Foot, Texas Association of Schools of Art (TASA), Kingsville Art Museum, Kingsville, TX
2022 One Foot, Texas Association of Schools of Art (TASA), El Paso Art Museum, El Paso, TX
2021 Postcards From Your Neighbor, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
2021 Archipelago Department Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Art Museum of South TX, Corpus Christi, TX
2020 ARTOVATION, Texas Association of Schools of Art (TASA), Virtual
2020 2020 Dia De Los Muertos Exhibition, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
2020 COVID Creative Island Waves TAMU–CC Virtual Exhibition, Corpus Christi, TX
2019 One Foot, Texas Association of Schools of Art (TASA), Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX
2019 Confluence, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
2019 reCollection: TAMU-CC Art & Design Faculty Show, Islander Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
2018 Tales of Hurricane Harvey, La Retama Central Library, Corpus Christi, TX
contact
Thank you! I'll be in touch soon. ~ NM