Summary
Danielle Salley is a creative entrepreneur and design leader with a decade of experience shaping brand identities, web experiences, and advertising campaigns. As Owner & Creative Director of Danielle Salley Creative and former Associate Interactive Director at Chernoff Newman, she blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution across digital and print mediums. Her background spans roles from lead designer to senior art director, giving her a rare end-to-end fluency in storytelling, UX-minded web design, and campaign craft. Danielle also co-hosts the podcast Ghost Boss, where she candidly explores the realities of mid-career freelancing—an outlet that underscores her commitment to mentoring and community building. Based in Columbia, SC and trained at SCAD, she brings a designer’s rigor to client strategy while staying experimental with creative formats. Colleagues describe her work as detail-driven, narrative-focused, and quietly persuasive.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BFA, Graphic Design, BFA, Graphic Design at Savannah College of Art and Design
Career Technical Certificate, Graphic Design, Career Technical Certificate, Graphic Design at Putnam Career & Technical Center