Lewis Williams Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

AD OG. Where Old School meets New. AD OG mission is to share knowledge and experiences to help mentor young or not so young creatives navigate the ad space.

New York, US

Co-Instructor for the Chicago OneSchool Portfolio program. This program provides Black Creatives free access to some of the industry’s best talent. The aim is to help students create world-class portfolios that open doors. And by connecting them with Black mentors, we aim to create a lasting network of support and guidance to help a new generation of Black.

New York, NY, US

Head of Brand Impact is a business-side role designed to work in partnership with client experience, creative and strategy teams to drive deeper impact and cultural relevance for brands navigating changing consumer expectations and behaviors.

Chicago, IL, US

• Oversee creative strategy and execution for $135MM leading multicultural full-service advertising agency serving premier global brands, including McDonald’s, Proctor & Gamble and Toyota
• Built and leading a high performing team of up to 42 creative writers, art directors, digital designers, and producers overseeing creative vision, quality and timely execution of traditional and non-traditional.
• Successfully pitched new and incremental business opportunities resulting in annual growth of up to 10%
• Earned prominent industry awards, including ADDY, The One Show, Hugo, New York Festivals and Communication Arts awards, recognizing creativity and impact of notable campaigns with McDonald’s and Toyota
• Selected from dozens of agencies for coveted TV spots aired during the 2008 and 2012 Super Bowl successfully showcasing creative, universal appeal beyond the targeted African-American market – ads reached more than.
• Led design and launch of a groundbreaking $1MM+ campaign for American Airlines building and growing BlackAtlas.com, a standalone, interactive website providing travel videos, advice and community discussions for over.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Oversaw all television, print and radio creative execution for $200MM+ Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Lines accounts collaborating with a senior writer and overseeing teams of up to six creatives
• Successfully repositioned Disney brand across African-American audiences improving overall brand image through relevant and creative television, radio and direct mail executionso Seamlessly transitioned several.
• Co-Led development and launch of new campaign slogan, “Where Magic Lives”
• Hand selected by President of Proctor and Gamble to lead the creation and execution of a pro-bono television campaign for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati o Recognized by the United.
• Co-Developed and led intensive pitch process in pursuit of $1B+ U.S. Army rebranding initiative, the first since 9/11 – participated in Boot Camp and presented to high ranking officials within the Pentagon

Bfa, Graphic Design

Graduate Studies