“I think Brandon's spirit animal is a giraffe. He’s like high profile but calm and chill under pressure.”
-------Caylin Willis, Yvonne & Mitchell
"How do I begin to explain Brandon Graf? One time he made a playlist for me with one song on it. He actually reads a creative brief and brings it to life. Oh, and one time he punched me in the face… it was awesome."
-------Brooke Sarharovici, Spot Hero
“I’ve seen him eat two salads, so if you say people don’t change, you’re wrong.”
-------Bri Amidei, Motorola
"He sucks."
------- Andre Putman - Friend?
“He doesn't stress me out.”
-------Becca Sultan, Account Executive | Area 23
“Great Hair.”
------- Maddie Tweed - Friend
“Brandon's full of surprises.”
-------Annie Oakeley - Friend
Brandon Graf
Art Director, BBDO Chicago (Formerly FCB)
January 2023 - Present
Clients: Diners Club International, Instacart, Discover, Boeing, Kerrygold, NextEra Energy, etc.
- - Lead art direction of brand campaigns from concept through production.
- - Collaborate with production houses, motion designers, retouchers, photographers, content creators, junior art directors, and designers to execute campaigns.
- - Work across various clients and regularly tapped for agency pitches.
Senior Art Director, TPN
July 2022 - January 2023
Clients: Clorox, Burt’s Bees, Kingsford, Hidden Valley Ranch, Glad, etc.
- - Led integrated digital, social, print, and shopper campaigns for Clorox brands, including national retail launches.
- - Concepted storyboards and art directed physical and digital shoots.
- - Mentored junior art directors while leading fast-turn campaign production.
Art Director, TPN
June 2019 - July 2022
Clients: Clorox, Burt’s Bees, Kingsford, Hidden Valley Ranch, Glad, etc.
- - Concepted digital, social, print, and retail campaigns for Clorox brands.
- - Presented work directly to clients and led projects from concept through production.
- - Regularly tapped for new business pitches.
Art Director Intern, HLK
May 2019 - June 2019
- - Created and pitched a campaign and comprehensive branding for a new St. Louis restaurant.
- - Assisted Mentor with day to day projects.
Art Director, MOJO Ad
August 2018 - May 2019
- - Created and pitched a Chevrolet campaign to GM executives.
- - Led a 5-person creative team on a Silver Student ADDY Award-winning campaign.
University of Missouri, Columbia
Bachelor of Journalism,
Strategic Communication
Work Experience
Art Director, FCB Chicago
January 2023 - Present
Lead digital, print, social media & shopper campaigns from concept to production for Clorox & it’s sub brands. Create storyboards & work closely with production team to style, cast & director physical & digital shoots. Regularly work under tight timelines while mentoring Art Directors.
- Led art direction, concepting and development of brand campaigns for Discover and Diners Club across social, OLV, OOH, digital and marketing.
- Developed moodboards, created shot lists, selected props, art directed photoshoots and VO recordings, oversaw post-production and retouching for stills and video.
- Worked with studio team, photographers, content creators, junior art directors and designers to execute campaigns.
- Worked on agency pitches and helped on other accounts within the agency.
Senior Art Director, TPN
July 2022 - January 2023
Lead digital, print, social media & shopper campaigns from concept to production for Clorox & it’s sub brands. Create storyboards & work closely with production team to style, cast & director physical & digital shoots. Regularly work under tight timelines while mentoring Art Directors.
- Led digital, print, social media & shopper campaigns from concept to production for Clorox & Clorox Company sub brands.
- Created storyboards & worked closely with production team to style, cast & directed physical & digital shoots.
- Worked under tight timelines while mentoring Art Directors.
Art Director, TPN
June 2019 - July 2022
Created digital, print, social media and retail campaigns for Clorox and it’s sub brands. Present work to clients and often lead projects from concept to production. Work closely with studio team to produce print, digital & retail pieces. Often tapped to work on new business pitches and other TPN clients such as Takis and PepsiCo.
- Created digital, print, social media and retail campaigns for Clorox and Clorox Company sub brands.
- Presented work to clients and often led projects from concept to production.
- Worked closely with studio team to produce print, digital & retail pieces.
- Often tapped to work on new business pitches.
Art Director Intern, HLK
May 2019 - June 2019
Created and pitched a campaign and comprehensive branding for yet to open St. Louis restaurant. Assisted Mentor with day to day projects.
- Created and pitched a campaign and comprehensive branding for new St. Louis restaurant.
- Assisted Mentor with day to day projects.
Art Director, MOJO Ad
August 2018 - May 2019
Created and pitched a Chevrolet campaign to GM executives. Led a 5-person creative team to create a Silver Student Addy winning campaign.
- Created and pitched a Chevrolet campaign to GM executives.
- Led a 5-person creative team to create a Silver Student Addy winning campaign.
Education
University of Missouri, Columbia
2015-2019
Missouri School of Journalism
Bachelor of Journalism,
Strategic Communication (BJ, 2019)
Missouri School of Journalism
Strategic Communication (BJ, 2019)
SKILLS
Design
Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
Video
After Effects, Premiere Pro
Web / Digital
Figma,Sketch,Webflow
Audio
Pro Tools, Logic Pro
3D
Blender
Missouri School of Journalism
Strategic Communication (BJ, 2019)