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Contact/Bio

I'm an award-winning creative director and writer, skilled at both making the work and managing departments.

Having spent time at shops of all sizes – including my own – I know that small teams can do the biggest things. So my MO as a CD is to stay tight, move fast and aim high.

During my career, I've worked across all media and nearly every category, with a deep focus on packaged goods, big technology and craft beer. Yep, yum and amen.

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2018 – Present:  Founder, Freelance Senior Creative Director, Writer —Laws of Attraction LLC, Boulder

2013 – 2018:  Co-Founder, Director of Things Creative – Phun&Dunn, San Francisco

2009 – 2012:  Executive Creative Director, VP — Anthem Worldwide, San Francisco

2007 – 2009:  SF Creative Director, SVP — Ogilvy West, San Francisco

2005 – 2007:  Freelance Writer/CD — Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco

2000 – 2005:  Group Creative Director, SVP —  McCann, San Francisco

1992 – 1999:  Creative Director, VP — BBDO, New York

Prior: Group Head, Writer — EJL, Chicago; Writer — W.B. Doner, Detroit;  Writer — JWT, Chicago

 
 
 

Give a Shout

 

tom.giovagnoli@gmail.com

917-723-8664

And then there's LinkedIn...

 

 

Clients + Awards

 

Anheuser-Busch-InBev, Ommegang Brewery, Lenovo Computers, Microsoft, MSN, HP, Yahoo!, Pinnacle Bank, Visa, Barclays iShares, Wells Fargo, Mastercard (Latin America), Chicken of the Sea, Genova, Applebee's, Cool School, Jim Henson Studios, HBO, Comcast, FedEX, Lipton Brisk, Lipton Iced Tea, Pepsi, Wildwood Foods, Sony Playstation, Frito-Lay, Doritos, Quaker, Hellman's, Russell Athletic Wear, Supercuts, Buick, Chicagoland Chevy Dealers, Jiffy Lube, Godfather's Pizza, 7-11.

Two Emmy Awards, Gold and Bronze Lions, Gold and Silver Andy, Addy and Clios.  Multiple One Show finalists. Gold Effie, Best Campaign– MSN.