STEVE KERRY

.monks — Detroit

EXECUTIVE Creative Director // CURRENT

Leading the creative content across all General Motors Brands

• Part of Monks Global Executive Leadership Team

LEO BURNETT DETROIT — Publicis

SVP Group Creative Director // 2023 — 2024

VP Creative Director // 2019 — 2023

Co-creative department leader on the Cadillac account responsible for the creative output for Cadillac’s brand, digital, and social marketing. Mentored and led a team of 18 creatives. Worked alongside strategy and account leaders to ideate and execute effective and inspiring solutions for our client partners.

• Part of Leo Burnett Detroit’s Executive Leadership Team
• Built relationships with senior clients
• Created Cadillac’s tagline Be Iconic
• Promoted to Group Creative Director
• Successfully executed global launches of the Cadillac LYRIQ, XT4, OPTIQ, CELESTIQ, and ESCALADE IQ
• Won 12 D Show Awards, 3 Best of Show

VML — Kansas City

Associate Creative Director // 2018 — 2019

Lead creative team on the Tennessee Tourism account. Concepted and executed award-winning creative in the digital and social spaces. Worked on a team with 3 creatives and a designer. Part of VML’s new business team.

• Secured two new business clients: 3M and Knoxville Tourism
• Brought VML Tennessee Tourism’s first Gold Cannes Lion
• Awards include: Gold Lion Cannes, Cannes Shortlist, 2 Bronze Effies, Gold New York Festivals AMA Awards, Super Reggie Best of Show, Gold Reggie, Bronze Gerety Award

LEO BURNETT DETROIT — Publicis

Associate Creative Director // 2016 — 2018

Senior Art Director // 2013 — 2016

I was part of the lead creative brand team on Chevy Silverado. Promoted to ACD and led GMC’s creative social team. Collaborated with strategy and account while also on Retail and Brand; created TV spots and 360 campaigns. Created two Super Bowl commercials (Chevy & Buick). Other clients: United Way, Tunnel to Towers.

• Led GMC Social and 2 senior creatives
• Part of the team that won GMC in 2016
• Created two Super Bowl commercials
• Cannes Shortlist - Craft / Chevrolet Silverado
• 2x USA Today SB Ad Meter Top 10
• 18 D Show Awards, 2 Best of Show

DONER — Southfield

Art Director // 2012 — 2013

Junior Art Director Intern // 2010 — 2012

Worked as a conceptual Art Director on several brand clients including: Fiat, JBL, Harmon Kardon, Chrysler, Perkins, Cox Communications, and Minute Maid social. Concepted and executed several brand campaigns.

• Worked closely with the ECD
• Fiat’s first American brand campaign

JANKWSKICO — Troy

Freelance Digital Art Director // 2008 — 2010

Art Director on the University of Michigan account and responsible for the digital and web design work for the agency. Print, direct mail, social media.