Melissa Finkelstein is a San Francisco-based art and design director focused on branding and creative strategy.

Clinique

Art Direction, Digital Design

Led art direction and digital design for global product launches, social media campaigns, and e-comm promotions, ensuring cohesive brand storytelling across digital channels.

Moda Operandi

Packaging redesign for luxury retailer Moda Operandi. A monochrome system applied across the full collateral suite, with illustrated gift wrap and personalized note cards that make unboxing part of the experience. With PG&Co.

Intermix

Print Design

Seasonal lookbooks, with PG&Co.

Foundrae

Branding, Product design

Created a symbolic lexicon of mythological and classical motifs for Foundrae, helping launch the fine jewelry brand and define its identity as a globally recognized luxury label. With PG&Co.

Selected press:

T: The New York Times Style Magazine

Vogue

British Vogue

Elle

Krill

Website Design

Designed and developed a custom website for KRILL, a New York–based independent fashion label, showcasing its distinctive prints and silhouettes within a flexible format for seasonal collection releases.

Red Bull Music Academy

Experiential Design, Illustration

Illustrated a stage backdrop for “A Conversation with Spike Lee,” presented at the Red Bull Music Academy Festival New York, 2016. The piece accompanied a discussion on how music shapes the director’s filmmaking, moderated by Nelson George.

Spotify

Experiential Design, Digital Design

Designed LED stage backdrop, branded collateral,
and gifting for Spotify Investor Day.