American / Turkish citizenship
Birthday: June 7, 1989 - Born in Chicago, USA.
Currently based in New York, USA.
Golin Health
SVP, Creative Director 06.2022 - present
Meta | GBM - C&E - Creative Development | Employed through Pro Unlimited Contract
Creative Director 10.2021 - 06.2022
The Global Business Marketing (GBM) Creative and Experiential (C&E) team sits within the Meta Business Group to help build marketing content with and for diverse business and creator communities. I worked as an freelance creative director, art on the GBM team to work on projects within the group and support ideation, development of content and/or design assets to utilize across regions, find creative solutions for partners, stakeholders and businesses big to small.
21Grams Gotham NY
VP, Associate Creative Director 05.2021 - 10.2021
Lead two pharmaceutical brands which includes a launch product.
Mainly; acute pain, statin for low cholesterol, cancer related drugs and certain brands on the DTC side.
Main clients are; KOWA Pharmaceuticals
Grey Group NY
Associate Creative Director 12.2019 - 04.2021
Lead art with my creative director on multiple health and wellness brands in the agency.
Mainly; oncology, beauty and COVID-19 related projects on the DTC side.
Main clients are; Verzenio, Restylane and BD.
Energy BBDO Chicago
Senior Art Director 03.2019 to 11.2019
Worked for many great brands such as;
- Ocean Spray and running their social media posts. Creating simple and fun executions to raise awareness of their brand.
- Wrigley Mars/Orbit has been part of elevating my digital and social skills online. The team and I have worked hard to bring to life a new approach and style to their brand; from design to creating content that is a thumb stopper for a new target audience that the brand wanted to reach out to.
- Brought in new business brand such as; Champion and Brown Forman to the agency with a great team behind it. Not only did it expand my thinking and my growth as a creative but also made me excel in strategic thinking.
Area 23 FCB Health NY
Senior Art Director 11.2018 to 03.2019
Memac Ogilvy & Mather Dubai
Senior Art Director 2015 to 2018
Worked for Dubai based and regional clients from Memac Ogilvy and Mather in the Middle East and North Africa, such as: IKEA, Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Burger King, Lenovo, Nestlé and many others;
- Won clients such Nestlé Middle East, IKEA UAE, What 3 Words and many others;
- Creatively came up and worked on Ogilvy‘s award winning campaign for Nestlé Middle East, Tummyfish application in 2016,
- Worked with the team behind the award winning campaign, Potatoes on Mars, as an art director and designer in 2016,
- Led a regional children's fashion brand client, Babyshop, as their Head of Art for a year in 2017,
- In the regions Top 20 Best Art Directors of 2017.
Havas Middle East Dubai
Art Director 2013 to 2015
Worked for: Reckitt Benckiser (Dettol, Scholl), Saks Fifth Avenue and Burger King.
- Got to understand a bigger market in the GCC region and gain experience on how to quickly produce work for the target audience.
- Did a lot of work for Dettol campaigns and adaptations for the region.
Memac Ogilvy & Mather Doha
Art Director 2012 to 2014
Worked for: Volkswagen, OMO and many local clients,
- Won several pitches for the agency that brought in new local clients,
- Understood the region and how they work.
TBWA\Istanbul
Junior Art Director 2010 to 2012
Worked for: Mini Cooper, Pfizer, GSK and many well-known local clients,
- First job as an art director,
- Really understood how to work on big campaigns and understood client needs,
- Grew my skills tremendosly while knowing how to execute great quality work in short amount of time.
McCANN Erickson Istanbul
Junior Art Director Intern 2010
Worked for: Turkish Airlines, Siemens and many well-known local clients,
- This internship led me to really grow my skills and expand in the advertising industry.
DDB & Co Istanbul
Junior Art Director Intern 2009 to 2010
Work only during the winter under globally known art director Art Director before graduation,
- This internship got me to really understand the advertising culture and how award winning work is thought and produced.
Autoban Istanbul
Junior Art Director / Designer 2008-2009
Got hired as a part time designer at the globally known architecture and industrial design company in Istanbul,
- Executed brochures, posters and designs for products and buildings that were being showcased,
- This job got me to understand another field that requires creativity in another form and really made me understand how to execute work for such a brand.
The One Show Merit - April 2023
- Non-Fungible Ads / The One Show Merit / Brand-side | In-house / Brand Building / Intra-preneurship / 2023
- Agency: Meta / New York City / 1stAveMachine
- Client: Meta
D&AD Wood Pencil - April 2018
- Potatoes On Mars / D&AD Wood Pencil / PR / Use of Media Relations / 2018
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
- Client: CIP - The International Potato Center
Dubai Lynx Trophy - March 2018
- Potatoes On Mars / Innovation / Creative Innovation / 2018
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
- Client: CIP - The International Potato Center
Dubai Lynx Gold - March 2018
- Potatoes On Mars / PR / Brand Voice & Strategic Storytelling / 2018
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
- Client: CIP - The International Potato Center
Dubai Lynx Gold - March 2018
- Potatoes On Mars / PR / Use of Digital in a PR Campaign / 2018
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
- Client: CIP - The International Potato Center
Dubai Lynx Silver - March 2018
- Tummyfish / Silver / Healthcare / Health & Wellness Tech
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
Effies MENA Gold - November 2017
- Tummyfish / Effies MENA Gold / Youth Marketing - Children
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
Effies MENA Gold - November 2017
- Tummyfish / Effies MENA Gold / Entertainment & Sports
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
D&AD Graphite Pencil - September 2017
- Potatoes On Mars / D&AD Graphite Pencil / Responsible Production & Consumption / 2017
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
- Client: CIP - The International Potato Center
Cannes Lions Gold - June 2017
- Potatoes On Mars / Cannes Lions Gold / Health & Wellness
- Client: CIP - The International Potato Centre
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
Cannes Lions Silver - June 2017
- Potatoes On Mars / Cannes Lions Silver / Innovation / Applied Innovation
- Client: CIP - The International Potato Centre
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
Cannes Lions Silver - June 2017
- Potatoes On Mars / Cannes Lions Silver / PR / Use of Technology
- Client: CIP - The International Potato Centre
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy
The One Show Silver Pencil - April 2017
- Tummyfish / Silver Pencil / UX/UI / User Experience
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy / Dubai + Ogilvy One / Dubai + MediaMonks / Dubai
The One Show Merit - April 2017
- Tummyfish / Merit / Branded Entertainment
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy / Dubai + Ogilvy One / Dubai + MediaMonks / Dubai
Dubai Lynx Grand Prix - April 2017
- Tummyfish / Grand Prix / Branded Content & Entertainment / Use of Digital & Social
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy / Dubai + Ogilvy One / Dubai + MediaMonks / Dubai
Dubai Lynx Silver - April 2017
- Tummyfish / Silver / Direct / Charities, Public Health & Safety, Public Awareness Messages
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy / Dubai + Ogilvy One / Dubai + MediaMonks / Dubai
Dubai Lynx Bronze - April 2017
- Tummyfish / Bronze / Integrated / Branded Games
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy / Dubai + Ogilvy One / Dubai + MediaMonks / Dubai
Dubai Lynx Bronze - April 2017
- Tummyfish / Bronze / Integrated / Craft Storytelling
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy / Dubai + Ogilvy One / Dubai + MediaMonks / Dubai
Lovie Awards Gold - April 2016
- Tummyfish / Mobile Applications / Health & Fitness
- Client: Nestlé
- Agency: Memac Ogilvy / Dubai + Ogilvy One / Dubai + MediaMonks / Dubai
Young Lions Gold Winner - May 2016
- Young Lions Gold Winner / Cyber Competition 2016 / UAE
Dubai Young Lynx Gold Winner - April 2016
- Dubai Young Lynx Gold Winner / Integrated Competition 2016 / UAE
Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from Kadir Has University, Istanbul Turkey.
Personal Development on ‘The Science of Well-Being’ from Yale University.
Language skills:
Fluent English (native)
Fluent Turkish (native)
Beginner German
Beginner Chinese (Mandarin)
Art Direction, Illustration, UX/UI, Visual Storytelling, Creative Storytelling, PR, Marketing, Creative Ideation and Conceptual Development, Firefly & Midjourney Prompt Engineering, Management, Leadership