hello.
I’m a Creative Director with an Art and Design background who's spent the past 15+ years leading cross-functional teams and assignments for some of the world’s biggest brands (Microsoft, PayPal, American Express, Comcast, DoorDash, Mondelez, and more).
I've worked across virtually every channel, from television to social to websites to events — with scrappy budgets and generous budgets — on B2C, B2B, and B2B2C initiatives.
I started my career as a ‘suit’ before making the leap to creative, working my way up from junior designer to leadership posts both in-house and agency side. With a b-school background and an artist’s heart, I have an obsession with strategy matched by an unwavering dedication to craft.
My curiosity and drive to explore new ideas, technologies, and trends has guided my career journey — from a foundation in traditional assignments at McCann and FCB to social and digital-led work with Digitas and R/GA to the earned-first landscape of Edelman.
I practice a people-first management style that values mentorship, collaboration, and diversity, and I strive to bring these core values to every project and team I work with.
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agencies:
McCann
FCB
Digitas
Edelman
R/GA
Razorfish
Organic | BBDO
Vayner
D'Addario & Co. (in-house Creative Director)
clients:
tech & telecom:
Microsoft (Office, Windows, Dynamics)
Applied Materials Group
Hewlett Packard
Dash GPS
AT&T
Nortel
Sprint
Comcast
Intuit (tech-finance hybrid)
finance (banking & credit cards):
American Express
Paypal
Bank of America
MasterCard
Solomon Smith Barney/Citi
food and beverage (CPG & retail):
Nestle Spring Waters (Poland Spring, Zephyrhills, Arrowhead, Ozarka)
Barilla
Mondelez (Trident Gum, Chips Ahoy)
Anheuser Busch (Bud Light & Lime-a-Ritas)
ALDI
7-Eleven
Whole Foods
DoorDash
healthcare:
Wyeth (Dimetapp Cold & Allergy, Anbesol, Prevnar)
Astra-Zeneca (LVNG with)
Pfizer (Xeljanz, Nurtec)
Duly Health and Care
Bayer
infrastructure (utilities and transport):
Pacific Gas & Electric (Energy Conservation Initiatives)
CSX Rail
music:
D'Addario (guitar strings)
Evans Drumheads
Promark Drumsticks
Planetwaves
Reserve (reeds and mouthpieces)
RICO
Kaplan (orchestral strings)
retail/entertainment:
City Point
social cause:
Adopt USKids for AdCouncil - teen adoption from foster care
Greater Ground for Mars/Nutro - regenerative agriculture + soil health
Academy of Friends - HIV/AIDS care + education prevention
channels:
tv, print, social (paid and organic), websites, banners, apps, emails, demos, content, logos, dm, radio, ooh, packaging, POP, events, experiential — paid and earned© 2023 Sarah Bruns. The work in this porfolio was designed and produced for the brands represented and is protected under copyright law. It shall not be infringed upon, reproduced, or redistrubuted without consent. All rights reserved.