Jenna Gavula
Lead Brand Designer
Jenna Gavula is a visual communications leader and creative strategist with more than two decades of experience building thoughtful, human-centered brand experiences across digital, retail, corporate, and consumer-facing environments. Her work blends visual storytelling, service design, and strategic thinking to create meaningful connections between brands and the people they serve. With a background spanning global corporations, design consultancies, and entrepreneurial practice, Jenna brings a collaborative and insight-driven approach to every project.
As Lead Brand Designer at GDS-Designs, Jenna develops branding and visual communication strategies that help clients articulate their identity across physical and digital touchpoints. Her experience includes brand development, creative direction, UX research, packaging, environmental graphics, and customer experience strategy. Prior to joining GDS-Designs, Jenna held leadership and design roles at Bose, Hasbro, CBX, and other nationally recognized organizations, where she led multidisciplinary creative initiatives across marketing, retail, sustainability, and innovation teams.
Jenna holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications Design from Syracuse University’s College of Visual & Performing Arts and also studied Art History and Photography in Florence, Italy. In addition to her design career, she holds certification in Holistic Health Counseling from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and remains actively involved in sustainability, community leadership, and creative advocacy initiatives.