Creativity | Strategy | Process

Patrick Rutherford

Envisioning a better tomorrow through unconventional creative thinking.

Mission and Vision

Encourage innovation & creativity

Personal Mission Statement
Foster a culture that inspires creativity, promotes continuous learning, and instills confidence in others, empowering them to reach their full potential.

About Me

For the last 20+ years I have been building world-class digital and traditional experiences for organizations, marketing agencies, non-profits, B2C, B2B, Startups, you name it. I believe in what I do and care deeply about the people served by the experiences I or my teams design. By understanding user/audience needs, I find the best solutions and build strong connections for audiences to their products by focusing on what they care about most.

Top 3 Skills

Creativity

I have led an endless amount of extremely successful and progressive digital, print, and film creative initiatives for clients, companies, and organizations.

Strategy

My sweet spot is creating and implementing highly creative strategies solving and exceeding business and marketing needs and goals.

Process

I have created highly successful multi-team, cross-department processes spanning multiple departments focusing on on-time delivery and exceeding expectations in delivered products.

Work and Accomplishments

Most Recent Work.

I have a background in many different creative fields from traditional print design solutions, to mobile and desktop products, to long-form marketing films. I have had my hands in and lead teams through all types of creative solutions.

Built From the ground up.

I built an entire creative department consisting of over 30 employees, from the ground up. I created cross-departmental processes and workflows spanning 3 brands.

Strategy

Process

Our team of 30+ consisted of Designers, Art Directors, Marketing Managers, Digital, Film Producers, Film Editors, Managing Editors, Writers, and more.

Team Of Teams

Managed, maintained, and created a budget of $3.2M between 5 creative, film, marketing, and writing teams.

Multi-Disciplined Budget

Created teams of squads to support multiple business initiatives across our organization exceeding business goals.

Cross-Organization Support

From Manual to Automated

I led an organization-wide initiative to take our company from yearly manual reporting to quarterly automated reporting.

Creative

Strategy

Process

White Label Experience

We created the dashboard to be used by multiple brands reporting on the same data creating a space where multiple organizations can tap into real-time updates on their projects for reporting.

Real-Time Project Tracking

Through developing our Investor Representative Dashboard, we provided real-time investment updates to investors and representatives anytime.

Enabled the organization to go from 400 reports delivered yearly, to 600+ reports delivered quarterly.

From Yearly To Quarterly

A Story of Impact

I partnered with an agency to create my vision for a web experience for our current and potential investors showcasing the impact their investment has on people groups around the world.

Creative

Strategy

Process

Film Production Across The World

I hired and directed multiple trusted teams around the globe to capture stories of people groups through film and photography.

Content Creation Strategies

The processes I took to get these films shot led me to create the process to capture 30+ project celebrations around the world in a Fiscal year.

Going Mobile

We needed a way for Investors to not only see the languages they have been investing in, but also give them a chance to find new languages to sponsor. I created an app for that.

Creative

Strategy

Process

Going Digital

For the first time, our investors were able to see data on their investments on a mobile device and share their experiences.

Prayer Experience

I created a one-of-a-kind prayer experience led by AI natural language processing technology to take commands and guide the user through prayer.

What Others Have to Say.

Lauren McAvene
Graphic Designer

“Patrick is an amazing leader! Because of his leadership I have grown as a designer and discovered a new passion for what I do; for that I am forever grateful. Patrick leads with great intentionality and always has his team’s best interest in mind. I’ve always admired the way he seeks out new opportunities and creative experiences to help those around him reimagine design, think outside the box, and spark creativity. All in all, Patrick is a solid guy and any team would be luck to have him.”

Matt Knisely
Marketing and Communications Executive

“I had the distinct pleasure of hiring and promoting Patrick Rutherford twice, and let me tell you, he's the real deal. This guy is like a Swiss Army knife of creativity—innovative, resourceful, and always up for a challenge.

Patrick has this knack for dreaming big and actually making those dreams come true. He sees the big picture and nails the details like a master painter. His enthusiasm and rock-solid dedication are like a shot of espresso for the whole team—everyone gets a boost.

But it's not just about getting the job done. Working with Patrick is a blast. His positive vibe and can-do attitude are downright infectious. Whether he's leading a team or coming up with genius solutions on the fly, his mix of creativity, collaboration, and leadership is second to none.

Patrick has the uncanny ability to turn any setback into a springboard for success. He understands what's needed—like he's reading minds and delivers results that make everyone look good. I would hire Patrick over and over again. Any team would be lucky to have him. He's a creative powerhouse and an all-around great guy.”

Hannah DeMarco Rice
Marketing Director

“Patrick is an optimistic autodidact, an eager learner, a lover of beauty, and a creative soul above all. He possesses the rare ability to think and dream big and come up with a million possible solutions to challenges. He deftly casts vision and motivates teams to work together towards a common goal. And Patrick’s got a fun, engaging personality to boot!”

Chris Ray
VP of Technology Products

“Patrick is one of the most creative and most genuine individuals I have ever met. His integrity, attention to detail and loyalty make him a great partner in any venture. I have seen him make clients fall in love with him even after others have hurt the relationship with the company we worked for together. I would work with Patrick anytime, anyplace.”