Creative Director Crafting Big Ideas with Heart
Resume:
Ryan Dillon
Creative Director . Art
rydill.com
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EXPERIENCE:
Weber Shandwick . DC
Associate Creative Director Art 2020 - 2025
Co-led creative for Mars Global and USPS, running 360 campaigns for Pop-Tarts, M&M’s, Royal Caribbean, CDC, and Pernod Ricard
Trozzolo . Kansas City
Group Creative Director Art 2015 - 2020
Led creative teams for McDonald’s, Westlake Ace, and MU Healthcare, building immersive activations for Ronald McDonald House and JDRF VML . Kansas City . Associate Creative Director . Art 2012 - 2015
Shaped brand stories for Wendy’s, Gatorade, NAPA, and MillerCoors, guiding teams on social and 360 campaigns designed to surprise and stick
Leo Burnett . Chicago . Senior Art Director 2007 - 2012
Ran creative for Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats, Frosted Flakes, and McDonald’s Happy Meals across film, digital, and OOH, from concept to air
EDUCATION
Brainco . Minneapolis . Portfolio School
2003-2006
Creative and art direction powered by coffee and optimism, making campaigns that swing from crazy to brilliant
Iowa State University . Ames
BFA . Minor in Advertising 1995 - 2000
Late nights, ad clubs, and endless sketching, discovering how to turn raw creativity into campaigns people actually can’t wait to steal.
SKILLS
Creative Direction
Creative Strategy
Art Direction
Creative Leadership
Client Relations
Film . Print . OOH . Social
Fully Immersive Activations
360 Branding
AWARDS
Cannes Lions . Clios
The One Show . D&AD
Shorty Awards . Obies
Radio Mercury . Effies
Communication Arts
Lürzer's Archive
Adsoftheworld
AAF Dist 4 . 9 and NSAC Judge
WORK SUMMARY
Creative Director with 20 years inspiring teams and leading ideas, proven with high-profile clients like Disney, Kellogg’s, and Mars. Thrives on turning bold, original ideas into reality, mentoring teams, creating work that changes behavior, and building trust with clients, while raising craft, delivering more with budgets, and making AI second nature.
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