Executive creative leader leveraging brand and product storytelling to drive business growth.

Stevie Wilson is a brand development and transformation leader specializing in Creative, Brand, and Editorial Direction. With over 16 years of experience, she has played a key role in shaping and driving the creative vision for some of North American’s largest businesses and retailers.

Before starting her own consulting and freelance business in 2024, Stevie spent 15 years working in the fashion and luxury industries in Vancouver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Notably, she was a key player in the creative leadership team at Banana Republic, personally responsible for leading in-house editorial, product education, and content teams. Stevie worked closely with executive leadership to develop a new global creative strategy for the American retail giant during Gap Inc.’s return to relevance, driving brand strategy, copywriting, editorial, and storytelling for Banana Republic, BR Factory, and BR Home. The transformation of this iconic brand towards a more modern, aspirational and quality-led platform is widely regarded as a successful evolution for the Gap Inc portfolio, yielding sustained business growth and customer acquisition.

Stevie also played a key role in spearheading the vision and marketing direction for the innovative Los Angeles skincare clinic and retailer Formula Fig, shaping guest and member experiences, visual merchandising, and branded events while leading the operational structure that supported the team’s day-to-day creative and content work. Her ability to drive innovative, cohesive strategies consistently delivered compelling business results across multiple platforms, including owned and earned media.

Throughout her career, Stevie has held the belief that educating and elevating through aspirational creative is critical: brands should inspire by committing to a strong and unique vision and creative rigor. She continually experiments with new tactics, approaches, and technologies, creating narratives and identities to shape and inform culture.

Currently

STEVIE WILSON CREATIVE | Independent Creative and Brand Consultant

Publications and Projects

ANVIL PRESS | Vancouver Confidential (2014)

PRAIRIE COAST FILMS | Catch The Westbound Train (2014)

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY inter/tidal JOURNAL | Monument and Myth: The Holocaust as an Icon of American Identity (2012)


Appointments and Invitations

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY | Marketing Acceleration Program Panelist (2022, 2025)

ILAC INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE | Marketing Program Advisor (2022)

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | Alumnus Career Speaker (2021, 2022)

VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Executive Director, Communications (2015–2017)

Awards

CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST | Excellence in Canadian Filmmaking (2014)

WINNIPEG REAL TO REEL FILM FEST | Best Documentary Short (2014)


Education

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | BA, History (2012)

UBC CONTINUING STUDIES | Advanced Copyediting (2017)

LANGARA COLLEGE | Managing for Success (2019)

Previously

FORMULA FIG | Senior Director, Brand Content

BANANA REPUBLIC | Global Director, Copy and Editorial

ARTICLE | Associate Creative Director, Copy and Content

LULULEMON | Sr. Advertising Copywriter, Global Brand

ARITZIA | Sr. Copywriter, Brand Creative

SCOUT MAGAZINE | Columnist

CHOXI | Marketing Copywriter

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | Editor, Undergraduate Journal of History

Services

Unsure of what you need? Book a complimentary consultation to discuss where I can add the most value to your brand.

  • Own the space only your brand can claim. Through rigorous whitespace research and market-orientation analysis, together we’ll uncover the differentiators and purpose that set you apart — then craft strategic messaging that amplifies them at every touchpoint.

    This isn’t about pretty prose for its own sake. It’s about a story engineered to move people. The result is a comprehensive verbal identity that attracts the right audience, resonates on a personal level, and sparks lasting loyalty.

    What’s included

    • Whitespace research & competitive mapping

    • Market-orientation analysis

    • Creative and Content audit/analysis

    • Storytelling pillars & messaging framework

  • We distill your brand’s personality into a clear, repeatable voice that anyone on your team can channel, from social captions to investor decks. Through voice archetyping, tone-of-voice workshops, and real-world copy audits, I codify the style, vocabulary, and rhythm that make your communications instantly recognizable — and impossible to copy.

    What you’ll get

    • Voice archetype & tone-ladder framework

    • Approved vocabulary, phrases, and key messaging patterns

    • Do/Don’t examples for common channels (web, email, social, ads)

    • Grammar, punctuation, and formatting standards (house style)

    • Cheat sheet + full PDF playbook for easy reference

  • Whether you're launching a new product, refreshing your website, or tightening up your pitch deck, I craft clear, compelling copy that captures attention and drives action—always rooted in your brand voice and strategic messaging.

    Already have a draft? I’ll refine it with precision editing that sharpens your story, aligns tone and structure, and ensures every word earns its place.

    What’s included

    • Web, campaign, product, long-form, and brand copywriting

    • Strategic editing and content refinement

    • Voice and tone alignment across all materials

    • Conversion-focused messaging for key touchpoints

    • Collaboration with design/dev teams to ensure seamless execution

    • Optional: content audits and rewrites of existing assets

  • I develop content strategies that align with your brand goals, resonate with your audience, and drive meaningful engagement across platforms. From thought leadership to social media, every piece of content ladders up to a clear narrative and business objective — so you're not just filling channels, you're building brand equity.

    Whether you're starting from scratch or evolving an existing ecosystem, I bring clarity, cohesion, and consistency to your content efforts, backed by insights and informed by your brand’s unique voice.

    What’s included

    • Content ecosystem audit & gap analysis

    • Audience segmentation & journey mapping

    • Channel strategy & content mix recommendations

    • Editorial calendar planning

    • Messaging themes & content pillars

    • Guidelines for voice, format, and publishing cadence

    • Optional: Team workflows, governance, and measurement frameworks

  • Scale your creative and brand operations with clarity, structure, and leadership. Through tailored executive consulting,Ie help senior leaders build high-performing creative and brand teams, from org planning and process design to mentorship and operational systems that drive real impact.

    Whether you're navigating growth, restructuring, or simply need a partner to bring order to creative chaos, I offer strategic guidance grounded in real-world leadership experience.

    What’s included

    • Creative operations assessment & optimization

    • Organizational design for creative + brand functions

    • Team management support & mentorship frameworks

    • Scalable tools, templates, and process playbooks

    • Cross-functional alignment between brand, marketing, and product

    • Executive-level partnership to help you lead with vision and efficiency

Testimonials

  • "Love working with Stevie. Easy to communicate with, inspiring, and efficient. Everything you need for developing a brand."

    Sam Miles | Founder, Somerset Moss

  • “Stevie has a rare and valuable combination of skills: a solid strategic and creative messaging background and a natural knack for crafting and defining a well-developed brand voice. She is a mathematician when it comes to language and applies a thoughtfulness to her process ensuring it can be replicated by whoever handles it next. She is a force of positive energy and a mentor to writers at every level.”

    Emma Nelson | Editorial Lead, BR Home

  • “[Stevie’s] strategic creative work was always impressive, managing to combine creative storytelling with commercial business objectives. Her work on Article’s brand positioning was particularly important and led to increased clarification in both our creative and marketing.”

    Daniel Mew | Director of Marketing, Article