ciaran moore

Creative Director

experience

February 2026–Present Aran Labs

founder + creative director

Founded Aran Labs. Lead product, brand, and go-to-market for Aran, which maps repeatable workflows and deploys operational agents inside existing tools. The agents handle preparation and coordination while people retain judgment and final decisions.

January 2025–February 2026 Vana

creative director

Led creative direction and product marketing for an AI data-sovereignty platform. Defined its positioning and visual identity, and directed product design. Led digital, product, and community launches with product, engineering, and growth teams.

January 2023–December 2024 Gitcoin

art director

Led art direction and creative strategy for an open-source public-goods funding platform. Directed campaigns and brand systems for quarterly grants rounds, coordinating marketing, product, and partner teams. Contributed graphic and art direction to the 2023 rebrand.

2021–2023 Port4 + CD Creative Guild

founder + creative director

Founded and ran a creative studio and practitioner guild. Led brand, product, and digital engagements from strategy and messaging through launch. Managed a roster of independent creatives and project delivery.

2018–2021 SOPHIE

creative director

Collaborated with SOPHIE on visual identity, art direction, album releases, live performances, and campaigns across music and fashion. Built and led creative teams for album cycles and live shows.

2016–Present Freelance

creative director + designer

Independent creative direction and design for technology, culture, and fashion clients, spanning brand identity, product design, and campaigns.

2016 Lululemon Athletica

concept and design

2021–2023 Kernel

guide

education

2017–2019 Royal College of Art

MA (Hons) Design · London

2011–2015 Glasgow School of Art

Bachelor of Design (Hons)

awards + recognition

2018 Bill Moggridge Award

Presented by IDEO and Techmer PM.

2020 The Koppel Project London

Solo Artist Residency.

2015 Texprint 2015

Selected graduate designer.

2015 Verve for Design Award

Messe Frankfurt.

skills

Marketing + Strategy

  • Product marketing, positioning, and messaging
  • Go-to-market and launch planning
  • Campaign strategy and delivery
  • B2C and B2B brand marketing
  • Customer research and iteration

Creative Direction

  • Brand identities and design systems
  • Art direction and campaign design
  • Product and interface design
  • Motion and video direction
  • Creative review and quality control

Leadership

  • Team building and mentorship
  • Creative and cross-functional team management
  • Briefing, feedback, and creative operations
  • Product direction and commercial decisions

AI + Tooling

  • Workflow mapping and operational agent design
  • Agent design, orchestration, and workflow automation
  • Figma, Adobe Creative Suite

other

2021–2022 L3gendary DAO / NFDAO / Olympus DAO

operations and governance