is a freelance writer and art director based in Portland, Oregon.
My name is Chen Liang. I’m a creative director based out of Portland who can illustrate, design, and build and write things.
I started my career as an art director/writer at Wieden + Kennedy working on clients like Old Spice, Converse, Verizon, KFC and Airbnb. WK is also where I landed on Adweek’s Creative 100 list.
Then I jumped the ship of fools and took a crack a freelancing, then creative directing at Rosewood Creative, where I helped lead the agency to it’s first AdAge’s 2025 A-List Agency Standout.
Along the way, I managed to collect a few Lions, Pencils of all kinds, Clios, Webbys, Addys and was even on a production design team that was nominated for an Academy Award.
I have, in my young life made very important people laugh and say, “Chen, you are so absurdly funny and talented, it gives me hope for the future. You’re hired.”
I can’t tell you who those people are, but I’d love add you to that illustrious list.
EXPERIENCE
Rosewood Creative || March 2024-May 2025
Creative director on Cash App, Paypal, Still GIN, Fiat, Bizaar
Freelance || July 2019-Present
Beers, airlines, social, film advertising, sports, medical, travel, tech
Jojo Rabbit, a Taika Waititi film || June 2018 - October 2019
Illustrated and made book that is an emotional centerpiece of the film, designed and made set pieces, continued to work with Fox Searchlight on marketing.
Wieden + Kennedy Portland || June 2015 - July 2019
Old Spice, Trolli, Samsung, Coke, KFC, Airbnb, Turbotax, Converse, Verizon, Secret
Brighthouse, A BCG company || April 2015 - June 2015
Kroger, Hot Pockets
SCHOOLING
Creative Circus || 2013- 2015
Fake ads
University of Virginia || 2006-2010
Biology Pre-med B.S.
Rosewood Creative || March 2024-May 2025
Creative director on Cash App, Paypal, Still GIN, Fiat, Bizaar
Freelance || July 2019-Present
Beers, airlines, social, film advertising, sports, medical, travel, tech
Jojo Rabbit, a Taika Waititi film || June 2018 - October 2019
Illustrated and made book that is an emotional centerpiece of the film, designed and made set pieces, continued to work with Fox Searchlight on marketing.
Wieden + Kennedy Portland || June 2015 - July 2019
Old Spice, Trolli, Samsung, Coke, KFC, Airbnb, Turbotax, Converse, Verizon, Secret
Brighthouse, A BCG company || April 2015 - June 2015
Kroger, Hot Pockets
SCHOOLING
Creative Circus || 2013- 2015
Fake ads
University of Virginia || 2006-2010
Biology Pre-med B.S.
AWARDS
2025 AdAge 2025 A-List Agency Standout
2023 A few Cannes Lions
2020 Academy Award nod for production design team
2020 D&AD Wood Pencil
2019 British Arrow
2019 Had my Jojo Rabbit work plagiarized / Really landed on the map
2019 Landed in a Shutterstock photo as “and guests.”
2017 Adweek "Creative 100 - 14 Young Agency Creatives"
2017 D&AD Wood Pencil
2017 D&AD Wood Pencil
2017 One Show Merit
2016 Bronze Addy
2016 Webby for Old Spice Social
2025 AdAge 2025 A-List Agency Standout
2023 A few Cannes Lions
2020 Academy Award nod for production design team
2020 D&AD Wood Pencil
2019 British Arrow
2019 Had my Jojo Rabbit work plagiarized / Really landed on the map
2019 Landed in a Shutterstock photo as “and guests.”
2017 Adweek "Creative 100 - 14 Young Agency Creatives"
2017 D&AD Wood Pencil
2017 D&AD Wood Pencil
2017 One Show Merit
2016 Bronze Addy
2016 Webby for Old Spice Social