Hey I’m Colleen, an advertising agent based in LA.
I will now switch to the third person because I am now being professional.
Over the last eleven years, Colleen has crafted visually-interesting-award-winning solutions for her clients, at global agencies and small startups, for brands big and small. She helped DoorDash sell flowers for men, she launched a chicken wing for Latto, she pulled off an international test drive for Audi, she tied delivery discounts to MLS jersey numbers, she created a card game making fun of the Cannes lions she won, and she made some truly annoying jingles which she apologizes for.
That’s enough about work. Back to the first person because now I’m being casual.
When I’m not working, I love riding my motorcycle, walking around LA, and having bonfires with friends. I read the newspaper and smoke cigars and fondly remember childhood before the iPhone. I also enjoy fly fishing and my black labrador so I guess this makes me an old man stuck in a millennial woman’s body.
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GUT // Associate Creative Director // Los Angeles, CA // July 2023 - present
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72ANDSUNNY // Senior Art Director // Los Angeles, CA // Sept 2019 - July 2023
Clients: Wing Stop, See’s Candies, Zocdoc, Supercuts, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Grubhub, Tillamook, Adobe
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MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER // Art Director // San Francisco, CA // Jun 2018 - Sept 2019
Clients: Audi, Staples, StubHub, Amazon Prime Video
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DUNCAN CHANNON // Senior Art Director // San Francisco, CA // Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
Clients: Upwork, The California Tobacco Control Program
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LEO BURNETT // Art Director + Jr. AD // Chicago, IL // Oct 2013 - Oct 2017
Clients: Allstate, Firestone, Purina, The Art Institute of Chicago
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THE CREATIVE CIRCUS // Art Direction // 2011-2013
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY // Urban Studies + Art History // 2007-2011
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY // Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation // 2010
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colleen.e.horne@gmail.com