Jonelle Chandler

Jonelle Chandler is Qualified Digital's award-winning Chief Creative Officer and a creative powerhouse known industry-wide for her agility across verticals and client types, from Fortune 500 companies to rapidly ascending tech start-ups. Her unique eye and guiding philosophy that "design is a playground" allows her to take what's sometimes just a hint of an idea and execute it into visual magic for clients.

Jonelle's ability to assemble, lead, and mentor dynamic teams sets her apart in the field. She's built and shaped QD's creative team approach in both user experience and design, managing complex deliverables and innovative customer experience offerings while collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams to bring creative visions to life.

Before joining QD, Jonelle worked with powerhouse brands including the NBA, Saks Fifth Avenue, Rihanna, Univision, and Sephora. For Sephora, she helped create the groundbreaking Digital Face Recognition app, earning her a prestigious Clio award.

Her deep experience in both B2B and B2C has shaped her problem-solving approach to challenging UX and visual design requirements. She specializes in redesigning legacy software systems and utilizing cutting-edge UI technologies to transform them into responsive, fast, cloud-delivered web applications—all while delivering clean, elegant, and user-engaging design.

Jonelle is passionate about bridging the gender and ethnic gap in creativity and tech by mentoring the next generation of designers and creatives. Her perspective as a Black female Creative Director gives her a natural drive to amplify underrepresented voices through collaborations with Built By Girls, ADP List, Women in Wireless, Blacks Who Design, and the Invision Design Leadership Forum.

Her current QD client roster includes Hitachi Vantara, CommonSpirit Health, Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, and Pure Storage.

Jonelle is based in Los Angeles, CA.