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Justin Coombs
he/him
Sr. AD / ACD / GAMEDEV / OWNER
15 YEARS IN ADVERTISING,
10 YEARS IN GAME DEV.
NOT JUST A CREATIVE BUT A MAKER AND A DO’ER. PROVIDING GENUINE CREATIVE DIRECTION. I THINK/DESIGN/DEVELOP/TALK THE TALK/WALK THE WALK. GAMING, WEB3, DESIGN, DIGITAL, AR/VR, SOCIAL, STREAMING, METAVERSE, PRINT, NFT, AFK, JWST. I ADVOCATE FOR DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND OPENNESS. I RUN AN INDEPENDENT GAME COMPANY. MADE IN USA. FEED THE DUCKS. HAVE A NICE DAY!
MRM/McCann NYC – Sr. ART DIRECTOR – 2018-NOW
United States Postal Service, Lysol, Allegra, Cigna, Sanofi, Sony and Chick-Fil-A.
• Created fully integrated marketing campaigns for the world’s largest logistics company.
• Directed three USPS national holiday mailer campaigns sent to over 130 million addresses.
• Campaigns generated leads attributed to over $100 million in new business.
• Developed new consumer products including The Connected Home Mailbox®.
Warballoon – 2012-NOW
Star Command, Star Command Galaxies
• Designed, developed, and launched Star Command® and Star Command Galaxies®.
• #2 in paid apps, over a million downloads, 4.5 star rating.
• Earned Apple Editor’s Choice, May 2013.
• Co-Founded a successful independent game company managing developers using Unity.
• Executed two successful Kickstarters, including Editor’s Choice Kickstarter in May 2011.
MRM/McCann United States Postal Service – 2018
Barbarian Group JBL, Samsung – 2018
Big Spaceship BlizzardActivision, Google, Nintendo, Hasbro, YouTube – 2018
MRM/McCann Staples – 2017
Mother – 2017 Rembrandt, Vevo, Reading Is Fundamental
Barker – 2017 Miele, Fairway
McGarry Bowen – 2016 GMC
Roar – 2016 Chase, Massage Envy, King
Health4Brands – 2016 Gilead, Sanofi
Digitas LBi – 2016 Johnson & Johnson
Walmart Labs – 2016 WalMart Labs
Atmosphere BBDO – 2013 Visa
BBDO – 2013 M&M’s, FedEx, Snickers, Reese’s, Lowe’s
DDB – 2012 State Farm, Aveeno, Frigidaire
Socialistic – 2012 Ford
LBi – 2012 Seamless Web
Greater Than One - 2012 Allegra
Euro RSCG - 2010 Jaguar
Map My Fitness – 2009-2010
MapMyRide, MapMyRun, MapMyWalk, MapMyHike, MapMyMountain
Crispin Porter + Bogusky — 2008-2009
Volkswagen, Microsoft, Best Buy, Burger King, Domino’s, Hulu, Old Navy and American Express OPEN.
Santa Chiara Study Center 2004, 2007
Renaissance Art History study
Castiglion Fiorentino, Toscana, Italy
Japanese Exchange and Teaching Programme 2006 – 2007
Satte-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan.
Colorado State University 2001-2005
BFA in Graphic Design,
Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State University 2001-2005
BFA in Drawing
Fort Collins, CO
Premier Print Award – 2022 USPS Winter Holiday Mail
Best Use of Digital Printing
B2 Award Gold – 2021 USPS No Surcharge Game
Best Lead-Generation Campaign
Drum Award – 2020 USPS No Surcharge Game
Best Demand-Generation Campaign
Drum Award – 2020 USPS No Surcharge Game
Best VR or AR Experience
Apple Editor’s Choice - June 2013
Star Command®
FWA Favorite Site of The Day — August 12, 2009
www.bk.com, BK Burger Builder
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
MRM/McCann NYC – Sr. ART DIRECTOR – 2018-NOW
United States Postal Service, Lysol, Allegra, Cigna, Sanofi, Sony and Chick-Fil-A.
• Created fully integrated marketing campaigns for the world’s largest logistics company.
• Directed three USPS national holiday mailer campaigns sent to over 130 million addresses.
• Campaigns generated leads attributed to over $100 million in new business.
• Developed new consumer products including The Connected Home Mailbox®.
Warballoon – 2012-NOW
Star Command, Star Command Galaxies
• Designed, developed, and launched Star Command® and Star Command Galaxies®.
• #2 in paid apps, over a million downloads, 4.5 star rating.
• Earned Apple Editor’s Choice, May 2013.
• Co-Founded a successful independent game company managing developers using Unity.
• Executed two successful Kickstarters, including Editor’s Choice Kickstarter in May 2011.
FREELANCE
MRM/McCann United States Postal Service – 2018
Barbarian Group JBL, Samsung – 2018
Big Spaceship BlizzardActivision, Google, Nintendo, Hasbro, YouTube – 2018
MRM/McCann Staples – 2017
Mother – 2017 Rembrandt, Vevo, Reading Is Fundamental
Barker – 2017 Miele, Fairway
McGarry Bowen – 2016 GMC
Roar – 2016 Chase, Massage Envy, King
Health4Brands – 2016 Gilead, Sanofi
Digitas LBi – 2016 Johnson & Johnson
Walmart Labs – 2016 WalMart Labs
Atmosphere BBDO – 2013 Visa
BBDO – 2013 M&M’s, FedEx, Snickers, Reese’s, Lowe’s
DDB – 2012 State Farm, Aveeno, Frigidaire
Socialistic – 2012 Ford
LBi – 2012 Seamless Web
Greater Than One - 2012 Allegra
Euro RSCG - 2010 Jaguar
FULLTIME
Map My Fitness – 2009-2010
MapMyRide, MapMyRun, MapMyWalk, MapMyHike, MapMyMountain
Crispin Porter + Bogusky — 2008-2009
Volkswagen, Microsoft, Best Buy, Burger King, Domino’s, Hulu, Old Navy and American Express OPEN.
EDUCATION
Santa Chiara Study Center 2004, 2007
Renaissance Art History study
Castiglion Fiorentino, Toscana, Italy
Japanese Exchange and Teaching Programme 2006 – 2007
Satte-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan.
Colorado State University 2001-2005
BFA in Graphic Design,
Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State University 2001-2005
BFA in Drawing
Fort Collins, CO
ACHIEVEMENTS
Premier Print Award – 2022 USPS Winter Holiday Mail
Best Use of Digital Printing
B2 Award Gold – 2021 USPS No Surcharge Game
Best Lead-Generation Campaign
Drum Award – 2020 USPS No Surcharge Game
Best Demand-Generation Campaign
Drum Award – 2020 USPS No Surcharge Game
Best VR or AR Experience
Apple Editor’s Choice - June 2013
Star Command®
FWA Favorite Site of The Day — August 12, 2009
www.bk.com, BK Burger Builder