AUBREY WALKER III
1228 Scoville Ave
Berwyn, IL. 60402
415-994-3335
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
OKRP Chicago, IL
September 2019 – April 2023
Illinois Lottery, Cars.com, Ace Hardware, AliExpress, Nerds, Home Chef, P&G, Illinois Tourism, Black Shop Friday, Burger King, The Masters, NERDS, BRACHS, Black Shop Friday
- Managed the creative department
- Creatively led new business pitches
- Adage’s culture agency 2022
- AdAge 2023 Agency A-List
- Founder / CCO of PUTNEY – Ideation & Production Agency
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
TEACHERS NEVER LIKED US Chicago, IL
December 2017 – September 2019
Mezz Brand, Jameson, Four Loko, Not Your Fathers Bourbon
- Created an agency to go head to head with daunting large experiential agencies. Led pitches and created relationships with Mezz Brand, Jameson and Outreach Community Health Center
- Partnered with other agencies to pitch and win new business
- All social media and content for Four Loko
VICE PRESIDENT CREATIVE DIRECTOR
mktg Chicago, IL
April 2016 – June 2017
Nike, Beats By Dre, Gatorade, Propel, Pepsi, Dicks Sporting Goods
- Directed and created a Creative department for the Chicago agency
- Implemented best practices for Experiential and Creative strategy
- Created immersive pop up programs for Nike, Gatorade & Propel
- Pitched and won Tropicana experiential for 1.5MM
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / EXPERIENTIAL / CONTENT
GMR New Berlin, WI
April 2015 – April 2016
Chobani, Under Armour, Johnsonville Brats, TuneIn, Chevron, New Biz
- Transitioned Chobani from static digital to Snapchat stories
- Pitched and won TuneIn business
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
commonground Chicago, IL
August 2011 – October 2014
Nike, Jordan Brand, Illinois Lottery, Bacardi, Sprite, Nissan North America
- Directed and created a team of 10 Art Directors and Writers to created broadcast, print, on-premise, off-premise, digital, content, experiential and OOH for Nike, Jordan Brand, Illinois Lottery, Bacardi, Bombay Sapphire, Dusse and Sprite
- Led a team to pitch Nissan African – American business and won (5MM)
- Won Adage Small Ad Agency of the Year
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
globalhue Southfield, MI
September 2009 – August 2011
Jeep, Jeep - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Lead Writer on the Jeep acct
- Led a team of Creatives and planners to pitch and win Jeep Call of Duty Campaign (10MM)
- Managed a team of 6 Writers and Art Directors
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Chicago, IL
carol h. williams
September 2001 – 2005 / 2007 – June 2009
Full Throttle Energy Drink, Disney, Hewlett Packard, Major League Baseball
- Initiated and led the creation of Social and Digital department
- Led a team of 5 Writers and 3 Art Directors
- Lead creative of the pitch team
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Los Angeles, CA
tbwa / the true agency
October 2006 – September 2007
Nissan North America
- Lead Writer on the Nissan business
- Part of the 1st African American Experiential Agency
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Chicago, IL
publicis / burrell
September 2003 – October 2006
Verizon, McDonalds, Toyota, Lexus, P&G, Heineken
- Lead writer on six accounts that created broadcast, content and strategic platforms
- Created work for P&G that outperformed any previous product launch
- Creative of the Year two years in a row
EDUCATION
Miami Ad / Portfolio Center Atlanta, GA
July 1997 – December 1999
Copywriting
AWARDS
Gold - Atlanta Addy (1998)
Gold - Chicago Addy (2) (2004)
Bronze - “D” Awards (2011)
Art Directors Club (2) (2010)
Ad Age’s Small Agency of the Year (commonground - 2013)
BE Agency of the Year (globalhue, burrell, commonground, carol h. williams)
Creative of the Year (2004,2006 / burrell)
EFFIE 2021 & 2022
AdAge’s culture agency 2022
AdAge 2023 Agency A-List No.9
NEW BUSINESS WINS
General Motors (chwa 2001)
Heineken, Lexus Content (burrell 2003 - 2005)
Major League Baseball, Full Throttle Energy Drink (chwa 2007 - 2008)
Jeep: Call of Duty Partnership (globalhue 2010)
Nissan, D’usse, Sprite, Nike Basketball, Nike Running (cg 2011 -2013)
Chobani (gmr 2015)
Blue Bunny (fcb 2017)
Grubhub (TNLU 2018)
Phusion Projects (TNLU 2018)
Cars.com 2021 (OKRP)
Nerds / Brachs 2021 (OKRP)
The Masters 2021 (OKRP)
AliExpress 2022 (OKRP)
Burger King 2022 (OKRP)
Measures for Justice 2022 (PUTNEY)
National Runaway Hotline 2022 (PUTNEY)
Jackson & Partners 2022 (PUTNEY)
PR
https://okrp.com/2020/12/introducing-aubrey-walker/
https://www.facebook.com/okrpagency/videos/introducing-aubrey-walker/1517759871757376/
https://reelchicago.com/article/okrp-promotes-aubrey-walker-to-executive-creative-director/
https://www.aicp.com/events/2022-aicp-awards-in-chicago/speakers-chicago-2022/aubrey-walker/
https://www.oneclub.org/awards/theoneshow/-judge/4708/aubrey-walker
https://www.adweek.com/agencies/okrp-names-new-creative-leader/
https://blackshopfriday.com/about
https://www.effie.org/legacycases/case/US_2021_E-6450-509
http://hbxyrc.com/2424741.html
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/okrp-promotes-aubrey-walker-to-executive-creative-director
https://adage.com/article/creativity/burger-kings-whopper-whopper-okrp-bks-catchy-jingle/2466081