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A bit about me

Hi, I’m a Creative Director and Art Director with over two decades of experience. Over the past 20+ years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with some of North America’s (and Australia’s) most highly awarded and respected agencies. My resume includes agencies such as DDB, Grey, Saatchi & Saatchi, AJF Partnership, John St., TAXI, Havas, Cossette, and McCann.

With diplomas in Advertising, Graphic Design, and Fashion, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a variety of brands creating unique, strategic, and integrated campaigns across almost every platform and product category.

I’m based in Vancouver and currently freelance both onsite and remotely across North America.

When I’m not doing all things advertising, I can usually be found exploring beautiful BC with my family, getting my “grrr” on at the gym, sampling libations on pub patios, and working on a master plan to save the environment. I’m also pretty obsessed with architecture and interior design and finished my first interior design project in 2023 for a restaurant in Waterloo, Ontario.

If you’d like to work together or say ‘hi’, I’d love to hear from you.

Say ‘hi’

whalenelizabeth@ymail.com
1 604 816 3363

The tour

22 - present | Freelance CD/AD
Agencies/Clients: GCPE, JSA, VRX Studios, Connelly Partners, VCH, Wasserman, Round Agency, Denstu, Arrivals + Departures, 123W, Full Punch, Jackman, Cult Ideas

Projects: Childcare BC, World Trade Centre Association, Lake Nona Wave Hotel, Woodland Resorts, Cloud Care, Titleist, Third Love, Canyon Spirit, Variety Week BC, VCH, BC Nurses Union, BGC, World Vision, MPG, Vancouver Island Brewing, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Ironwood, Moxies, Staples, ATCO

Feb 2021 - Jan 2022 | PS DDB
Clients: ICBC, Crime Stoppers, Prospera, BCIT, Pepsi Co. (Crispy Minis, Pearl Milling), BC Government Communications & Public Engagement

May 2020 - Feb 2021 | CD Ready Set (Contract)
Clients: Facebook, Primal 7, Juvia's Place, UOMA, Love, Vera, Mercari/Mercari Now, Yumi, Betabrand, Mizzen + Main, MeUndies, MAG (Wordzee), Hanacure, Mizzen + Main, Ethos, Possible Finance

19 - 21 | Freelance CD/AD
Agencies: PS DDB, Giants & Gentlemen, Round, Ready Set, Partners & Hawes, Elevator Strategy, Will, The Ostrich Algorithm, Wasserman + Partners, Anthill Films, Here Be Monsters, Thinkingbox, Round, Cundari, Edelman, Soldier Unlimited, The Greenhouse, GREY West (LA), GCPE

Clients: RBC, CRA, TMRW Foods, The Amazing Brentwood, BC Children’s Hospital, COBS Bread, Legendary Game of Heroes, Facebook, Cleo, Mott & Bow, Freshbooks, Vancity, lululemon, Denny's, Russel's Reserve, Paramount, Harlequin, Mackenzie Investments, Dempster’s, Unilever, Valor, Secteur 6, BlockAble, Telus, BC Ferries, EV Initiative, SeoulMates

18 - present | Co-Admin Vancouver Ad Jobs & Networking
The Vancouver Ad Jobs & Networking is a Facebook group focused on supporting the Vancouver Advertising community

Feb 2018 - Dec 2018 | CD Grey West
Clients: BC Government Communications & Public Engagement, OK Tire, BC Ferries, BC Used Oil Management Association, BC Children's Hospital

17 - 18 | ACD Grey West
Clients: OK Tire, BC Ferries, BC Used Oil Management Association, BC Children's Hospital

15 - 17 | Freelance ACD/ Senior AD
Agencies: Giants & Gentlemen, Grey West, Rick Hanson Foundation, Will Creative, Redline Interactive, The National Group, TAXI, Edelman, TAXI West, LG2, The & Partnership

Clients: OK Tire, Rugby Canada, Lululemon, Mark's, Canadian Tire, Save-On Foods, SaskTel, BC Hydro, AMA, Nike, Telus, 7-Eleven

14 - 15 | ACD - Wasserman + Partners
Clients: PBC Travel, London Drugs, Preventable, ICBC

13 - 14 | ACD - Saatchi & Saatchi
Clients: Toyota, Go Transit, P&G

13 | Freelance ACD/ Senior AD - Cleansheet
Clients: Ontario Science Centre, Canadian Tire

11 - 13 | Senior AD - AJF Partnership
Clients: Holden, Officeworks, Australian Grand Prix, Lion Dairy & Drinks, Blundstone, Kathmandu, iSelect, Betfair, Daily Telegraph, University of Melbourne

11 | Freelance Senior AD
Agencies: EURO (Havas), Sid Lee

Clients: Kraft, Claritin, Dr. Scholl’s

10 - 11 | Senior AD - Cleansheet
Clients: WIND Mobile, CMC Financial, Sentry Financial, iClean, Cheese Magic

07 - 10 | Senior AD - john St
Clients: Bellisio Foods Inc, Ferrero, The Hudson’s Bay Company, Rethink Breast Cancer, Girl Guides of Canada, Kruger,
The Little Dollhouse Company

06 - 07 | Freelance Senior AD
Agencies: TAXI , TAXI 2, Cossette, EURO (Havas)

Clients: Telus, Canadian Tire, Rickard’s, McCain’s, Foster’s, McDonalds, Diet Coke, Dasani, Sprite

04 - 06 | Art Director - EURO (Havas)
Clients: Rogers, Sprint, Coors Light, New Balance, Volvo, Taboo Resort, Home Hardware, Direct Energy, Magic Pony, McNeil

01 - 04 | Art Director - MacLaren McCann Healthcare
Clients: Nestlé, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Serono, Lundebeck, Children’s Mental Health Ontario, Ferndale, Servier,  Fujisawa, Pfizer

99 - 01 | Art Director - Integrated Healthcare Communications Inc.
Clients: Astra Zeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, McNeil, Fujisawa, Pfizer

98 - 99 | Art Director - The Carrot Magazine

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