Laughs loud, dresses louder, and designs with the subtlety of aN 80’s Action movie.

  • I grew up at the race track. Motorsports has shaped my life.

    As a teen, I got my parents to lie about my age, and became the youngest professional female photographer in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 100+ year history. 

    After college, I studied under the track’s Master Historian then traveled for years with for NBC Sports and Getty Images as a content creator and racing expert.

    Ask me about the time I illegally raced the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile.

  • Certified cat lady, I paid for the entirety of portfolio school by scooping cat poop. I girlbossed a little too close to the sun, now I’m in the top 5 ranked cat sitters in the NY Metro area.

    I have a foster fail named Khloe who is the worst creative copywriting partner e v e r, but she does like a good snuggle so I can forgive her.

  • Besides being a redhead, orange is my favorite color. It evokes playfulness, boldness, and energy. It can be chaotic, it can be campy, and it can be chic. I feel like a lot of designers stray from it because orange is often flamboyant and hard to match, but that’s also the beauty of it. Is this a metaphor for my personality? What I love about life? What I love about design?

    Maybe just seeing your face glow on Zoom calls brings me joy.

From Rocky to Rocky Horror, my POV is shaped by my hunger and love for everything from mid-century Americana to my local bodega menu.

Let’s make some bold work together: cmveltman062@gmail.com

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YOU SHOULD HIRE MY FRIENDS

From Portfolio School, the projects that you see here, and from LinkedIn. These are some of the WILDY CREATIVE people whom I lean on for support. All of them are open to work. Hire us as a pair, or keep them in mind for future projects. <3

G. BRETT WILLIAMS - CREATIVE DIRECTOR (COPY), New York City-based, Top-notch teacher and mentor, plus they are always down to discuss movies

AARON PAYNE - COPYWRITER - Tampa Bay-based, my main copy companion and partner in pitches

RACHEL HOMES - ART DIRECTOR - San Francisco-based, all around the nicest human you will meet

KELLY COMBS - COPYWRITER - Chicago-based, improvs like a beast

BILLY STEVENS - ART DIRECTOR - Chicago-based, trained as a designer and resident soccer expert

LESLIE WATKINS - COPYWRITER - Chicago-based, always has a tv show recommendation that is right on the money