Creative conductor. Creative advocate. Game changer.

I've always been passionate about the business of storytelling.

A lover of process, problem-solving, project management and content creation, I'm the person who helps creative teams make their best work by giving them the tools, space, and resources they need to create work that inspires and drives performance.

About Me

Elissa Strell

Creative Operations Leader

With over 15 years of experience in the marketing, advertising, and creative production space, Elissa is a veteran creative conductor. She has built a career out of relationship-building, brand ambassadorship, and leveraging her innate problem-solving mastery to drive brand growth and champion creative excellence.

She has led global advertising and production accounts and managed in-house creative teams for the most discerning of clients, including Tom Ford Beauty, Shiseido Americas, Bacardi, MetLife, Goldman Sachs, Clinique, Verizon, and UBS. A lifelong New Jersey resident, Elissa holds a BA in Broadcast Communications from The George Washington University.

How I Can Help You

Creative Operations Solutions

Transform in-house creative chaos to creative calm with implementation of vetted creative processes, tools assessment and optimizations, and change management solutions tailored to your team's specific needs.

Creative Production

Tell brand stories that connect with your audience where they are. Plan it. Shoot it. Produce it. Share it. Across your most important media channels, leave it to me to orchestrate your content needs, all within budget and on brand.

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Account Management

In search of a strategic partner for your clients? Someone who prioritizes outcomes over deliverables? Someone who understands the brand, the business objectives and the pressure to deliver high-volume, high-performing content and stay within budget?

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Vendor/Agency Management

Looking for the right agency partner but don't know where to start? I can help you identify the challenge, write the RFP brief, and source the right vendors--at the right price point--for your team's needs.

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Creative Project Management

A creative team is only as good as the project managers who guide them. From inception to completion, I manage teams who ensure timely delivery and adherence to budget, brand, and brief.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

- John Cleese

Work that Inspires

Join Elissa Strell, a seasoned Creative Operations Leader with over 15 years of experience in advertising, as she shares her insights on effective content creation and strategy. Discover how her expertise in project management and production can elevate your brand's creative process. Learn the keys to achieving operational excellence in the creative industry.

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Elevate Your Creative Operations

Join Elissa Strell, a seasoned Creative Operations leader, as she shares insights from her 15+ years in advertising. Discover strategies for effective content creation and project management. Transform your approach to content strategy with proven techniques.