⚔️Creative Director for Maximum Effort ⚔️
Kathleen Swanson is a two-time Emmy nominated Creative Director currently making time loops for Lay’s on Groundhog Day, writing new episodes of ALF, resurrecting the Walking Dead, and campaigning for President Camacho’s colonoscopy in 2020FO.
Before that, a Creative Director for Apple at Media Arts Lab. During her time working on Apple, she was responsible for award-winning work including the Cannes Gold, Emmy-nominated “Make Something Wonderful” for Behind the Mac, the latest iPad Pro with a twist on The Little Mermaid’s “Part of Your World,” and the launch of Apple TV+ – leading a diverse team in the making of innovative, integrated campaigns for some of the service’s biggest titles.
Prior to that, she was a Creative Director at Anomaly LA, were she led global sports campaigns for Beats by Dre. And on Netflix, launching Season 3 of Black Mirror, touching everything from positioning and key art, to digital tactics designed to creep out and hook new viewers.
Previously at TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles, Kathleen won the agency their first Cyber and Mobile Cannes Lions for Airbnb with the #LiveInTheMovies campaign during the 2016 Oscars. And created the Emmy-nominated “Dear Peyton” film for Gatorade.
Kathleen has been named one of Business Insider’s 30 most creative people in advertising for 2016. And one of the 30 most creative women in advertising for 2017.
