During a period of significant organizational transformation, I led the design of a company-wide internal newsletter that helped strengthen brand alignment and deepen employee engagement through thoughtful storytelling and scalable design systems. The newsletter was delivered through the Poppulo platform, reaching employees more than 1.1 million times annually and serving as a consistent, trusted source of information across the organization.
I also established flexible, repeatable newsletter frameworks that could scale across teams and initiatives, supporting major campaigns including Superman, Batman, CNN, Harry Potter, Benefits Communications, and seasonal holiday programs.
My Role
CREATIVE DIRECTION
MOTION DESIGN
BRAND EVOLUTION
SYSTEM BUILDER
1.1M
Impressions
55%
Open Rate
Note:
I incorporated motion-designed assets and dynamic visual storytelling moments to transform internal communications into something employees genuinely looked forward to engaging with. Motion helped spotlight cultural tentpole moments, deepen emotional resonance, and create a more premium editorial feel.
Superman Newsletter - Live
The real challenge was designing for scale without sameness.
THE PROCESS
THE RESULT
The system needed enough structure to support rapid deployment across multiple stakeholders, while still creating emotionally distinct moments for iconic franchises like Superman, Batman, and Harry Potter.
The solution was a modular editorial system where storytelling, motion, and brand consistency could coexist, allowing internal culture moments to feel as premium as external campaigns.
I started by mapping the full content ecosystem — understanding the range of stakeholders, campaign types, and franchise voices the newsletter would need to serve. From there I built a modular framework in Poppulo that gave each content type its own visual territory while staying rooted in a consistent brand system.
A communication system that reached employees 1.1 million times annually with a 55% open rate — nearly double the industry average. More importantly it became something people actually looked forward to. That shift from obligation to engagement is what good internal communications design can do when it's treated with the same craft as external work.