US Creative Department: Featuring Mekanism, DDB New York, Anomaly and more
Welcome to US Creative Department.
Each week this section will aim to showcase the latest creative work to come out of not only the US but Canada, Mexico, and South America as well.
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Mekanism: The North Face 'Train For'
Brand: The North Face
Title: Train For
Agency: Mekanism
Agency Website: http://www.mekanism.com/
CEO/President: Jason Harris
ECD: Tommy Means
ACD: Joe Beutel
Art Director: Sean Grimes
Additional Credits: Executive Producer: Kati Haberstock
Producer: Danielle Soper
Managing Director: Michael Zlatoper
Director Brand Management: Anna Boyarski
Senior Brand Manager: Luke Welch
Head of Strategy: Eric Zuncic
Brand Strategist: Chike Onuorah
Production Company: Farm League
EP: Tim Lynch
Head of Production: Michael Pizzo
Line Producer: Scott Ballew
Director: Tim Wheeler
Director of Photography: August Thurmer
Editorial Company: Whitehouse Post
Post Producer: Jonlyn Williams
Editor: Lucas Spaulding
Assistant Editor: Brad Dupuie
Music Composition: Travis and Maude- Dave Wittman
Sound Design: One Union Recording- Andy Greenberg
Color: Spy Post- Chris Martin
Published: April 2015
BBDO New York: Sheba 'Snap, Peel, Slurp, Purr'
Brand: Sheba
Title: Snap, Peel, Slurp, Purr
Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Website: http://www.bbdo.com/
Chief Creative Officer, Worldwide: David Lubars
Chief Creative Officer, New York: Greg Hahn
EVP, Executive Creative Director: Joyce Pedretti
EVP, Executive Creative Director: Lauren Cohen
Senior Art Director: Adam Ward
Copy Writer: Joe Nelms
Additional Credits: Executive Digital Producers: Eric Berg & Kristin Tomborello
Digital Producer: Olivia Boutcher
EVP, Senior Account Director: Mark Mulhern
SVP, Account Director: Sally Nathans
Account Manager: Lauren Stillo
Account Executive: Rachel Greenlee
SVP, Group Planning Director: Crystal Rix
Senior Engagement Planner: Sean Stogner
Production & Editorial Company: Decon
Executive Producer: Misha Louy
Executive Producer: Ian Blain
Director/Editor: Eriq Wities
Music Composition/Final Mix: Ramon Wesselink
Line Producer: Kent Feuerring
Supervising Post Producer: Cynthia Angel
Post Producer: M. Shane Dolly
Published: April 2015
Periscope: Trolli 'Sour Bite Crawler Minis' and 'Feed Your Sour Tooth'
Brand: Trolli
Titles: Sour Bite Crawler Minis and Feed Your Sour Tooth
Agency: Periscope, Minneapolis, MN
Agency Website: http://www.periscope.com/
Creative Director: Rob Peichel
Copywriter: John Sullivan
Art Directors: Justin Davis, Jen Neis
Additional Credits: Agency: Producer: Kelly Farley
Production Company: Central Films North
Director: Rodrigo Garcia Saiz
DP: Beto Casillas
EP/Producer: John Barreiro
Post Production: Whitehouse
Editor: Brian Gannon
Assistant Editor: Frank Sigwarth
Post Producer: Caitlin Morris
Executive Post Producer: Kristin Banstetter
Colorists: Wes Waldron, Rob Winfield
VFX: Zoic Studios
VFX Executive Creative Director: Chris Jones
VFX Supervisor: Ryan McDougal
VFX Art Director: Nadar Husseini
VFX Producer: Nicolas Vassil
VFX EP: Matt Thunell
VFX Head of Production: Ian Unterreiner
Music Company: Echo Boys
Music Producer: Sara Davidson
Composers: Tom Lecher, Alex Berglund
Mixer: Chris Bartles
Published: April 2015
Peck & Company: Hapi Smile 'Smile Water Packaging'
Brand: Hapi Smile
Title: Smile Water Packaging
Agency: Peck & Company
Agency Website: http://peckandco.com
Creative Director: Benji Peck
Art Director: Benji Peck
Copywriter: Benji Peck, Rex Runyeon
Photographer: Neely Tabor
Additional credits: Additional Design by Rex Runyeon
Published: Late 2014
Mullen: Century 21 'Moved by Moving'
Brand: Century 21
Title: Moved by Moving
Agency: Mullen
Agency Website: http://www.mullen.com/
Chief Creative Officer: Mark Wenneker
Executive Creative Director: Tim Vaccarino
Executive Creative Director: Dave Weist
Creative Director: Jon Ruby
Junior Art Director: Michael Walsh
Junior Copywriter: Evelynne Scholnick
Additional Credits: Executive Director of Integrated Production: Liza Near
Director of Broadcast Production: Zeke Bowman
Executive Art Producer: Shawn Smith
Producer: Eric Skvirsky
Account Supervisor: Molly Galler
Artist: Elizabeth Corkery
Editor: Nick Brecken
Animator: Chris Zuppa
Animator: Eric Ko
Published: April 2015
Anomaly: Pure Leaf 'Follow the Leaf'
Brand: Pure Leaf
Title: Follow the Leaf
Agency: Anomaly
Agency Website: http://www.anomaly.com/en/
Executive Creative Director: Eric Segal
Creatives: Jane Cronk, Ben Dean
Creative Directors: Fabian Berglund, Ida Gronblom
Additional Credits: Producer: Kennedy Davey
Business Director: Agnes Fischer
Account Director: Sacha Zivanovic
Production Company: Aspekt
Directors: Alphabetical Order
Executive Producer: Kim Buisson
Line Producer: Sophia Björkman
Director of Photography: Crille Forsberg
Editorial: Consulate
Editor: Peter Johnson
Asst Editor(s): Jeremy Huff + John Filmore
Executive Producer: Alan Lopez
Sound Mix: audioEngine
Sound Engineer: Carl Mandelbaum
Executive Producer: Jessica Poland
Producer: Molly Burke
Music: Shout It Out Loud Music
VFX: MPC NY
Executive Producer: Camila De Biaggi
Producer: Rhonda Moore
Creative Director: Alex Lovejoy
Senior VFX Supervisor: Aleksandar Djordjevic
VFX Team: Charles Quinn, Jesse Speer, Craig Sylvester, Chris West
Grade: MPC NY
Colorist: Adrian Seery
Published: April 2015
Leo Burnett Business: Avis 'What Drives You'
Brand: Avis
Title: What Drives You
Agency: Leo Burnett Business
Agency Website: http://leoburnettbusiness.com/
Ad or Campaign: What Drives You
Creative Director: Gene Campanelli
Creative Director: Peter Powell
Art Director: EJ Lee
Copywriter: Noel Nickol
Additional Credits: Producer: Rondell Wescott
Production Company: Variable
Production Company: Point Blank
Managing Account Director: Jenny Clark
Account Director: Emily Castelli
Sr. Account Executive: Alex Vetrano
Director: John Bregel, Bess Kargman – Variable
Director: Chris Floyd – Point Blank
Music Co: Junto Sounds
Music Co: Dustin O’Halloran
Editor: Eric Argiro, Andrew Doga – Union
Post/FX: The Mill
Published: February 2015
DDB New York: Cotton Incorporated 'It's Time to Talk Favorites'
Brand: Cotton Incorporated
Title: It's Time to Talk Favorites
Agency: DDB, New York
Agency Website: http://www.ddb.com/
Chief Creative Officer: Icaro Doria
Creative Director: Cassandra Anderson
Associate Creative Director: Marilyn Kam
Additional Credits: Head of Broadcast Production: Ed Zazzera
Executive Producer: Teri Altman
Manager, Art Buying Group: Jane Piampiano
Account Director: Debbie Broda
Management Supervisor: Lauren Solomon
Assistant Account Executive: Kaine Cahill
Brand Planning Director: Jennifer Fox
Production Company: Serial Pictures Los Angeles
Director: Chiara Clemente
Executive Producer: Violaine Etienne
Head of Production: Peter Fitzgerald
Producer: Terri Shafirov
Production Supervisor: Matthew Ayriss
Editorial: Arcade NY
Editor: Jen Dean
Assistant Editor: Laurel Smoliar
Post Producer: Cecilia Melton
Executive Producer: Sila Soyer
Still Photography: Hello Artists
Photographer: Brigitte Sire
Producer: William Carducci
Published: April 2015
BBDO NY: AT&T 'Tourists'
Brand: AT&T/Tribeca Film Festival
Title: Tourists
Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Website: http://www.bbdo.com/
Chief Creative Officer, Worldwide: David Lubars
Chief Creative Officer, New York: Greg Hahn
Executive Creative Director: Matt MacDonald
Senior Creative Director: John LaMacchia
Senior Creative Director: Simon Foster
Associate Creative Director: Geoff Proud
Senior Art Director: Will Holmes
Additional Credits: Group Executive Producer: Julie Collins
Executive Producer: Alex Gianni
Producer: Gillian Burkley
Managing Director: Mark Cadman
Senior Director: Brian Nienhaus
Account Director: Gati Curtis
Account Executive: Sigourney Hudson - Clemons
Production Company: O-Positive
Director: Brian Billow
DP: Joe Zizzo
Executive Producer: Ralph Laucella
Executive Producer: Marc Grill
Producer: JD Davison
Edit House: Mackenzie Cutler
Producer: Sasha Hirshfeld
Editor: Ryan Steele
Assistant Editor: Jean Taylor
Color Correction: Company 3
Colorist: Tim Masick
VFX: Schmigital
Flame Artist: Jim Hayhow
Flame Asst: Joseph Miller
Published: April 2015
McCann Lima: Pornhub 'Watch porn, save your life'
Brand: Pornhub
Title: Watch porn, save your life
Agency: McCann, Lima, Peru
Agency Website: http://www.mccann.com.pe/
Chief Creative Officers: Mauricio Fernández-Maldonado, Nicolás Romanó
Copywriters: Mario Anchorena, Victor Luna
Art Director: Julio Silva
Additional Credits: Account Director: Mirjana Slavkovic
Production Director: Luis Cisneros
Production Company: Patria
Post-production: Tosta
Audio producer: La Cueva
Published: April 2015
Havas Worldwide NY: Dos Equis 'Dos de Mayo 2015 -- The Biggest Saturday Ever'
Brand: Dos Equis
Title: Dos de Mayo 2015 -- The Biggest Saturday Ever
Agency: Havas Worldwide NY
Agency Website: http://ny.havasworldwide.com/
Chief Creative Officer: Jason Peterson
Group ECD/Managing Director: Jason Musante
Executive Creative Director: Jim Hord
Creative Director: Paul Fix
Copywriter: Andrew Niemira
Art Director: Melissa Stammer
Additional Credits: Global Chief Content Officer: Vin Farrell
Co-Head of Production: Dave Evans
Co-Head of Production: Sylvain Tron
Executive Producer: Jill Meschino
Producer: Matt Sausmer
Director of Business Affairs: Cathy Pitegoff
Business Manager: Janet Wollman
Senior Talent Specialist: Yvette Aponte
Group Account Director: Chris Budden
Account Director: Jamie Sundheim
Account Executive: Jenny Maughan
Production Company: Rockstar Films
Director: Mike G
Producer: Michael Prall
Editorial + Post Production: Studio 6
VFX Supervisor /Flame Artist: Johnny Starace
Editor: Bryan Wetzel
Executive Producer: Melati Pohan
Producer: Dorian Douglass
Published: April 2015
Lapiz: Chicago Latino Film Festival 'Bacon Subtitles'
Brand: Chicago Latino Film Festival
Title: Bacon Subtitles
Agency: LAPIZ, USA
Agency Website: http://www.lapizusa.com/
Chief Creative Officer: Laurence Klinger Executive Creative Director: Fabio Seidl
Copywriter: Roberto Luque
Art Directors: Alexis Budejen, Ricardo Vallejo
Additional Credits: Executive Producer: Aldo Gagliardi
Producer: Bobby Gruenberg
Production Company: Deboka Films
Director: Eduardo Cintron
Editors: Niko Films Uruguay, Jonny Arcila
Music: Earhole
Finish House: Filmworkers
Account Director: Annette Fonte
Account Supervisor: Rina Herrero
Published: April 2015
Chen Design Associates: Venus Spirits 'Wayward Whiskey Logo & Packaging'
Brand: Venus Spirits
Title: Wayward Whiskey Logo & Packaging
Agency: Chen Design Associates
Agency Website: http://www.chendesign.com
Creative Director: Joshua C. Chen
Art Directors: Jon Campbell, Max Spector
Designers: Ryan Bosse, Max Spector
Additional credits: Ryan Bosse (logo) / Max Spector (packaging)
Published: 2014
Tribu DDB: Walmart 'Healthy Shopping Cart'
Brand: Walmart
Title: Healthy Shopping Cart
Agency: Tribu DDB, Costa Rica
Agency Website: http://www.tribuddb.com/
Chief Creative Officer: Ricardo Mendoza
Creative Directors: Felipe Aguilar, Josafat Padilla
General Account Manager: Alejandro Boccaletti
Account Director: Verónica Curling
Photographer: Ricardo Quirós
Additional credits: Full Fierros, Fusión Digital, José Pablo Huertas, Alonso Cortés, Federico Basagoitia
Published: March 2015