3 reasons I work as hard as I do.

Wachay, I’m Jeremy McLellan.

In Cree, wachay is a greeting offered, coming or going. If we are previously acquainted or about to cross paths, thank you for visiting my page. Meegwetch.

As a creative leader, brand strategist, and multidisciplinary designer/illustrator with 20 years of experience, I excel at visual storytelling, concept development, and art direction. I am a proud father and a Cree indigenous Canadian. My passion for team building and collaboration has enabled me to build an elite skill set. My editorial, advertising, broadcast, packaging, digital and social media work has been recognized with several awards and honours. I take pride in delivering exceptional results for my clients.

Education is something I am very passionate about. I have a design degree from OCADU and a diploma in Advertising and marketing from Mohawk College. Throughout my career, I have remained committed to continuing my education.

In 2005, OCADU asked me to return as a sessional instructor. From 2005 to 2011, I taught 2nd-year Design Concept, Motion Graphics 1, and Motion Graphics 2, as well as two 4th-year Professional Workshop courses with fellow alum Stephanie Yung.

My passion for research, collaboration, and uncovering my client’s truth drives deep exploration, leads to strategic decisions, compelling stories and finding opportunities that will ultimately create lasting connections between clients and the people they need to reach.

  • • North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA), Packaging and Merchandising Awards – Polar Bear Packaging Program / family – Silver

    • Canadian Product of the Year Awards – Home Hardware – Ultimate Scrubber

    • Canadian Product of the Year Awards – Home Hardware – Ultimate Spin Mop

    • Applied Arts Magazine – Motion Narrative Project, Student: Andrew Robb, Instructor: Jeremy McLellan, School: OCADU

    • National Post/DX Design Exchange Business Design Award – DNA II Condos

    • Applied Arts Awards – Magazine Article Design – Single – Fashion Magazine – “Nothing But Shoes”

    • Print Management Bureau Awards – Fashion Magazine – 25th Anniversary Cover Design

    • Bessie Advertising Awards, Flow 93.5 motion graphics (created for lead agency Taxi) EDUCATION

  • BRAND & VISUAL IDENTITY

    BRAND GUIDELINES

    PACKAGING DESIGN

    WEB DESIGN

    LOGO DESIGN

    ICONOGRAPHY

    EDITORIAL DESIGN

    SOCIAL MEDIA ASSETS & CONTENT

  • Creative

    • Graphic Design

    • Art Direction

    • Creative Direction

    • Strategy

    • Concept Development

    • Ideation

    • Brainstorming

    • Design Thinking

    • Advertising

    • Marketing

    • Branding

    • Identity

    • Print

    • Editorial

    • Packaging

    • Presentation

    • Digital

    • Web

    • Wireframes

    • Motion

    • Social Media

    • UX/UI

    • Healthcare

    • Colour Theory

    • Copywriting

    • Photography

    • Illustration

    • Typography

    • Research

    • Storyboarding

    • Animation

    • Video Editing

    • Pre-press

    • Press Management

    • Information Architecture

    • B2B • B2C • CRM • CPG

    Management

    • Project Management

    • Art / Creative Direction

    • Leadership

    • Collaboration

    • Budget Management

    • Client Management

    • Team Building

    • Photography

    • Art direction

    • Presentation and Public Speaking

    • Problem Solving

    Media

    • Print

    • Packaging

    • Advertising

    • OOH

    • Web

    • Digital

    • Social

    • Marketing Materials Software

    • Adobe Creative Suite

    - Illustrator

    - Photoshop

    - InDesign

    - Acrobat

    - Xd

    - After Effects

    • Microsoft Office

    - Word

    - Excel

    - PowerPoint

    • Keynote

    • Figma

    • Miro