COLE DAVIS
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR @ GREY
I'm an Art Director hailing from BYU’s top ad program.
I'm passionate about social, making "content" instead of "ads," and creating “cole”-ture at the workplace.
Today's creatives need to create outside of the 9-5.
I do this by partnering as a content creator—producing viral content for HBO Max, EyeBuyDirect, Rover, Diogie, and ro.
Deep international experience growing up in five different countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Canada, USA). Read, write, and speak Czech.

EXPERIENCE:
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT GREY
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Advil, Emergen-C, TUMS, Sensodyne & Pronamel, Benefiber, Centrum
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Manage three Content Creators to create 120+ creative organic assets monthly across 6 brands
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Led creative direction for social voice of all brands in social playbooks
COURSE INSTRUCTOR AT MIAMI AD SCHOOL (NYC)
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Teach "Product Creation" and "Head2Head" courses to 10 students
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Guide astudents through competing D&AD and The One Show student briefs to win awards
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Mentor and coach individuals to build portfolios and craft excellent brand collaborations
FREELANCE ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR (NYC + REMOTE)
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Agency Experience:
Grey (ACD Social & Content) - Advil, TUMS, Emergen-C, Preparation H, Sensodyne & Pronamel, Centrum, Benefiber
McCann (Art Director) - Ferrero Bueno Pitch
Doner LA (Art Director) - Fruity Pebbles Pitch
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT OK COOL
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lululemon, Zocdoc
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Provide direction and feedback to junior creatives, creators and freelancers to elevate the overall creative output
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Launched lululemon's Soho store opening with Matt James
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Increased Zocdoc's following by 5,000 in 3-month contract
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR AT MERKLEY + PARTNERS
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Captain D's, Mercedes-Benz
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Volunteered to lead creative for M+P social content, creating our most engaged posts in company's history
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Oversaw quarterly food photography sessions in Dallas for restaurant and social channel assets
ART DIRECTOR AT DEUTSCH NY
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Betway, Tata Consulting Services, Just Hands Racing, Outback Steakhouse, Cetaphil, PNC Bank, Celestial Seasonings
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Conceptualized content for the D.NY social team; making assets for LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram
CONTENT CREATOR AT BBDO SAN FRANCISCO
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Performed creative and production services (soup-to-nuts) for Athleta,
Wells Fargo, Herdez, Chi-Chi's, La Victoria, 826 Valencia
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Proactively made content for new business pitches like Logitech, 23&Me, Harley-Davidson, and kiva.com
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Revamped entire BBDO website with video and photography assets (www.bbdosf.com)
CONTENT CREATOR/ART DIRECTOR AT BYU ADLAB
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Won coveted awards (Gold ADC, Silver Young Ones Pencil, Graphite D&AD Pencil, Wood D&AD Pencil, Gold Regional Addy)
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Generated solutions for clients like Jeep, Beats, Spotify, Facebook, Ralph Lauren, Nerf, Fortnite, Diamondbacks, and Hasbro
STUDIO INTERN AT VAYNERMEDIA LOS ANGELES
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Aided as production assistant for professional digital and micro-content photo and video shoots, serving clients
such as Toyota, Naked Juice, ArcticZero, Noosa, and Ole Smokey Moonshine
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Provided various administrative services such as pre-production and financial distribution
SEPTEMBER 2025 - JANUARY 2026
MAY 2019 – AUGUST 2020
OCTOBER 2016 – APRIL 2019
JANUARY 2021 - DECEMBER 2023
MARCH 2024 - SEPTEMBER 2025
MAY 2019 - PRESENT
JUNE 2017 – AUGUST 2017
FEBRUARY 2026 - PRESENT
MARCH 2025 - PRESENT
EDUCATION:
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (GPA: 3.7)
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Recipient of the Advertising Talent scholarship
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Performer with the BYU Young Ambassadors; touring Utah and Arizona and performing for over 20,000 people
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Videographer and singer for BYU Men’s Chorus; recording and editing content for social and internal purposes
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Big Brother Program; spent 3 hours per week for two semesters with troubled youth
AUGUST 2012 – JUNE 2019
COLE DAVIS
Email: colelawrencedavis@gmail.com Telephone: 385-239-2398