Marc Chester
Executive Creative Director
Sixteen years leading brand, video, and campaigns across entertainment, consumer, and DTC. I have rebranded a billion-dollar company with the board signing off in three weeks, grown a dead social account to 10,000 followers in 60 days, and made the work for Disney, Marvel, Honda, and Pixar.
I lead the work and the people who make it. I have built and mentored creative teams of up to 38, held the quality bar across every client, and kept brands looking ten times bigger than their budget. Craft comes first. The AI production tools I build are how I ship it at agency pace for half the cost.
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Creative DirectorFidelitas Development, 2025-PresentRunning creative for a growth agency across sports, beauty, and consumer clients. Brand identity, growth strategy, creative ops. Built the systems the agency never had. Set the direction and make sure it ships.
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Director of Video ProductionWake Up Warrior, 2023-2025Built content operations from a dead stop. Zero output to avg. 50+ pieces a month across five platforms. Fed a high-volume content machine built to convert.
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Video Production LeadChef Works, 2021-2023Led all video and photography for a global culinary apparel brand. 20+ campaigns across four states. Produced the visual assets supporting up to $70k in monthly Amazon ad spend.
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Editor & ADMaker Studios (Disney), 2011-2014Cut content for Epic Rap Battles of History. AD'd branded partnership shoots. Worked across multiple productions while the company scaled from startup to a $675M Disney acquisition.
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Founder & Creative DirectorEdge9 Media, 2009-PresentBuilt and have run my own shop since 2009. Grew from solo operator to leading teams of 38. Shot in 7 countries. Clients ranged from nonprofits to enterprise tech to Marvel and Pixar. Ran concurrently with Maker Studios, and runs now alongside agency work.
Executive Creative Direction, Creative Leadership, Brand Strategy, Campaign Development, Video Production, Team Leadership, UX Copywriting, AI Workflow Integration