Brendan Shea

As Senior Vice President, Creative, Brendan Shea oversees a wide variety of marketing initiatives for Walker Sands clients — integrating owned, earned and paid strategies.

He brings with him more than a decade of experience in brand building and creative campaign development. Previously, he was the Director of Marketing at Strike Social and Senior Manager of Content at Sprout Social. He’s also worked at Leo Burnett and Loyola University Chicago in various communications and marketing positions.

A native of St. Louis, Brendan holds a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Missouri and a master’s in marketing from Loyola’s Quinlan School of Business, where he now serves as an adjunct instructor.

Specialties

• Integrated marketing
• Brand development
• Creative campaigns

Skills

• Writing/Editing
• Creative direction
• Teaching

Interests

• Travel
• Space
• Nachos

Experience

Strike Social Director of Marketing @Strike Social • Employee Jan '16 - Present (5 years 5 months)

Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago Adjunct Faculty, Marketing @Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago • Employee Jan '15 - Present (6 years 5 months)