David Swope is a hybrid. An award-winning advertising creative director for San Francisco agencies and clients, he also crafts brand stories as a filmmaker. He delivers innovative, emotionally resonant and effective advertising and content. Over 20 years of creating commercials and social videos has given him the ability to concisely tell any brand story. A creative leader and collaborator with deep experience building cross-channel campaigns for tech, automotive, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, environment and B2B. Believes in strategic research and partners with C-Suite executives. Builds creative departments and provides thought leadership for clients and agencies. An eternal optimist who sees the big picture, gets budgets and deadlines and finds solutions.KEY SKILLS Branding • Marketing • Content • Directing • Cinematography • Editing • Social Media • Art Direction • Design • Strategy • Presentation • Experiential • Mentoring • Ideation • Photography • Copywriting • Illustration • Adobe Creative Suite • Jazz RECOGNITIONClio, Cannes, Graphis, Communciation Arts, Obie, Emmy, Telly, Addy, Archive, Creativity, Print, Mill Valley Film Festival, Napa Valley Film Festival, California Film AwardsCLIENT EXPERIENCESPORTS — FOX Sports, SF Giants, Oceanic, Hi-TecFOODS — McDonald's, Jelly Belly, Real Calif. Cheese, Marin Farmers Market, Tsar Nicolai CaviarWINE & SPIRITS — Fernet-Branca, GrgichENTERTAINMENT — TiVo, Animal Planet, XBOX, UbisoftLEISURE — Marin Tourism, Air New Zealand, SF TourismAUTOMOTIVE — Toyota, ZAP Electric VehiclesTECH — Hitachi, HP, Microsoft, Autodesk, AmazonFINANCIAL — Assure, Mach49, SchwabEDUCATION — USCNEWS/MEDIA — San Francisco ChronicleHEALTH — VSP, USC Keck Medicine & Norris Cancer, Wider CircleENERGY — Flex Your PowerNON-PROFIT — Cool The World, Goodwill, Coral Reef Alliance, Red Cross, Long NowAside from all that, David plays jazz piano, hikes all over Marin, and is not a dog person but got one anyway.
Listed skills include Creative Direction, Integrated Marketing, Advertising, Art Direction, and 36 others.