Words & Pictures | New York
Partner
2018 | Present
Founded a creative collective to pitch and staff B2B, financial, and tech accounts by partnering with senior account, strategy, production, and creatives. We’ve brought agency-level muscle to smaller clients on both a retainer and project basis. Presently, I’m running the $300 million COVID response campaign for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Select clients | 2020 U.S. Census, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Jackson Financial, Liveclicker, Sentiance

Ogilvy & Mather | New York
Group Creative Director
2009 | 2018
Led accounts on both global and national scale including key B2B accounts and several accounts in the Top 5 of Ogilvy's Global Portfolio. Delivered creative vision for brands and managed a very talented group of Creative Directors, ACDs, Art Directors, Writers, and Designers across multiple offices in North America and Europe.

Channels
TV, Content Development, Branded Entertainment, Digital Engagement, Digital Advertising, Brand Development, Brand Launches, Activations, CRM (Loyalty), Sales Enablement, Social, Direct (all channels), Email Marketing, PR Events, and Media Partnerships

Pitches
Southwest Airlines (Won), Weight Watchers (Won), CVS, Famous Footwear, Nespresso

Select clients
American Express, Aetna (Brand and B2B), BlackRock (B2B), British Airways, CEC Education, FM Global (B2B), Intercontinental Hotel Group, Jägermeister, Medco Pharmacies, MetLife, Nestle, Southwest Airlines, Time Warner (B2B), Weight Watchers, Wonka

agency.com | New York
Creative Director
2009
Headed digital creative and design departments during agency merger with TBWA. 

Select clients
British Airways, Dun & Bradstreet, E*Trade, Fling, Snickers, Twix

Winning pitches
Visa, Dun & Bradstreet

Jim Thompson Creative | Dallas | Atlanta | Los Angeles | New York
Freelance Creative Director
2004 | 2009
Freelance Creative Director/Copywriter for general, online, and direct agencies including agency.com, Attik, Campbell/Ewald, Deutsch, Draft/FCB, Hill Holliday, JWT, Moroch, Ogilvy & Mather, Rapp Collins

Select clients
American Anti-Drug Council, Atkins, Atlanta Tourism, Chevrolet, Computer Associates (B2B), Frontier Communications (B2B), Microsoft (B2B), Motorola (B2B)

Publicis | Dallas
Associate Creative Director
1999 | 2004
TV, lots of print, radio, and OOH. Managed a team of junior creatives. Led creative on American Ironhorse, PowerBar, and TGI Fridays accounts.

Select clients
American Ironhorse Motorcycles, BMW, Goody’s/GlaxoSmithKline, Juicy Juice, PowerBar, TGI Fridays, Sara Lee

Winning pitches
American Ironhorse Motorcyles, Curves

Recognition
Cannes Bronzes
Cannes Shortlists
Cannes Cyber Lion Finalist
Cannes PR Lion Finalist
Clio Silver
Clio Shortlists (Multiple)
One Show Silver Branded Entertainment
One Show Silver Interactive | Online Film
One Show Interactive Finalist
One Show Merits
Communication Arts Interactive
Communication Arts Non-Traditional Advertising
DMA Echo Golds
DMA Echo Silvers
DMA Echo Bronzes
DMA Echo Merits
DMA Mike Hughes Creativity Award
Effie Golds
Effie Silvers
Effie Finalist | Engaged Community
Caples Silvers
Caples Bronzes
Addy Best of Show
Addy Golds
Addy Silvers
Addy Bronzes
Ogilvy Twin Peaks Award
Webby People’s Voice Award Finalist
Webby Nominee | Branded Content
Webby Honoree | Best Use of Video
Jay Chiat Golds
Jay Chiat Grand Prix
Jay Chiat Special Award | Best Use of Data

Clients | Industries

B2B Atlanta Convention and Tourist Bureau, Black Rock, CA (Computer Associates), FM Global, Frontier Communications, Jackson National Life, Liveclicker, Microsoft, Motorola, Sentiance, Time Warner
Airlines British Airways, Southwest
Alcohol Jägermeister
Automotive American Ironhorse, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Mazda
Beer Colt 45, Mickey’s
Education American InterContinental University
Entertainment/Media TBS, TNT
Fashion Famous Footwear, Fila, Johnston & Murphy
Financial American Express, BlackRock, Dow Jones, Dun & Bradstreet, E*Trade, First National Bank of Maryland, Jackson, Visa, Wachovia
Government 2020 Census, Department of Health and Human Services, IRS, ONDCP
Health Care Aetna, Emory Healthcare, Methodist Hospital
Insurance  FM Global, MetLife
Pharma Goody's/GlaxoSmithKline, Medco Pharmacies, Tylenol, Visine
Packaged Goods Atkins, Buitoni, Bush’s, EarthGrains, Fling, Juicy Juice, Nespresso, Nestea, Nestle, PowerBar, Sarah Lee, Snickers, Twix, Skittles, Wonka
Restaurants Arby’s, Denny’s, TGI Fridays
Retail Blockbuster, Curves, CVS, HiFi Buys, IKEA, The Mills Shopping Centers, Zales
Sports Atlanta Braves, Fila, NFL, PGA
Subscription Services Curves, Weight Watchers
Tech CA (Computer Associates), Cellular One, Liveclicker, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Sentiance, T-Mobile,
Travel & Tourism Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, Hampton Inn, InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG), La Quinta, Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Red Roof Inn
Utilities PepCo, TXU