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(708) 752-2366 | otoole.colin1@gmail.com
Education
Chicago Portfolio School Copywriting | 2013-2014
Second City Training Center Comedy Writing | 2012-2013
University Of Illinois Advertising | 2008-2012
Experience
Leo Burnett Chicago Creative Director | Oct 2022-Present
Currently managing creative work for Maker’s Mark and Campbell’s Chunky.
Achievements
3x Cannes Lions (3x Bronze, 2x Shortlists)
4x D&AD (1x Yellow, 1x Graphite, 2x Wood, 1x Shortlist)
5x One Show (1x Gold, 1x Silver, 1x Bronze, 2x Merit, 8x Shortlists)
4x Clios (1x Silver, 3x Bronze, 1x Shortlist)
3x Effies (1x Gold, 2x Silver, 1x Finalist)
6x NY Festivals (5x Gold, 1x Bronze, 3x Finalist)
1x Comm Arts (1x Best in Show, 1x Shortlist)
1x Radio Mercury Award (Most Innovative Use of Radio)
1x Lurzer’s Archive Selection
2x Super Bowl Ads
Featured on Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
NYC Poster House Gallery Exhibit
Energy BBDO Creative Director | Feb 2017-Oct 2022
Created award-winning campaigns for Wrigley, SC Johnson, American Egg Board, Brown-Foreman and Avocados From Mexico, including two Super Bowl ads.
Chicago Portfolio School Instructor | Fall 2019
Taught an integrated campaigns course for aspiring creatives in Chicago, guiding their work as it evolved from concept to execution.
BBDO Shanghai Senior Copywriter | Summer 2019
Selected by BBDO for a summer-long exchange program in China. Brands I worked on included Disney, Mars, Alibaba and Sulwahsoo. We also helped win five new business pitches in three months.
FCB Chicago Copywriter | Jun 2014-Feb 2017
Started as an intern, worked my way up to copywriter creating content for KFC, DiGiorno, Aramark, Diners Club and MFS Investments.