Nathalie Kirsheh is
a creative director and educator specializing
in visual storytelling
and image-driven brand evolution.

Through design, photography direction, and narrative world-building, she helps iconic brands stay culturally relevant across fashion, beauty, and culture.

With over 12 years of experience, Nathalie has shaped the visual direction of influential media brands including W, Allure, Glamour, DETAILS and SELF. Her work blends editorial storytelling with contemporary design to create brand identities and imagery that translate across print, digital, and emerging platforms. She has served as Consulting Creative Director for DuJour Media and The Knot Worldwide has also applied her design sensibility to creative direction for title sequencing and motion-based storytelling.

Nathalie began her career while studying illustration and design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, with additional studies at Nottingham Trent University in the UK. Early roles at Harper’s Bazaar and NYLON helped launch her career in editorial design and creative leadership.

She currently teaches Creative Direction for Fashion & Beauty at the School of Visual Arts and The Vogue College of Fashion mentoring the next generation of creatives while continuing to contribute to the broader design community.

Community + Leadership

Former President of the Society of Publication Designers (SPD)
Member: Type Directors Club (TDC), AIGA, Art Directors Club (ADC)
Juror: The One Club, Advertising & Design Club of Canada

Recognition

American Society of Magazine Editors
Communication Arts
Type Directors Club
Society of Publication Designers

Lectures + Teaching

School of Visual Arts
Vogue College of Fashion
New York University
Fashion Institute of Technology
Pace University
Graphic Arts Institute of Denmark
Norway Magazine Design Conference