Judges
These brilliant creative minds don’t take bribes. Unless you have a home in Nantucket.
Matt McCain
Matt is a Creative Director (and writer) at WongDoody. Since joining WongDoody in 1999, Matt has worked in both WD’s Seattle and Los Angeles offices, producing internationally recognized work for Alaska Airlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Supersonics and the Washington State Department of Health. Matt is a funny, sickeningly handsome man who writes his own bios.
Marco Howell
Marco Howell is a native of Atlanta who currently works at the Martin Agency as a senior art director. Since joining Martin in 2007, he has created work for such clients as UPS, Walmart, Discover Card, and Expedia.
Before joining Martin, Marco worked at BBDO in Atlanta and Rodgers Townsend in St. Louis where he produced work for AT&T, Dell, The Alliance Theatre and ING.
Marco’s work has recognized in Communications Arts, The One Show, NY Festivals, Effies, Graphis and Lurzer’s Archive.
Chris Jacobs
Milwaukee. Before joining Cramer-Krasselt, Chris was a SVP, Creative Director at The Martin Agency. He’s also worked at Hampel Stefanides in New York, as well as Cole Henderson Drake in Atlanta.
Chris has been a creative director and copywriter on wide range of clients – UPS, BFGoodrich, Seadoo, Olympus, Walmart, and Alltel. He’s also done quite a bit work for public service organizations like The Virginia Holocaust Museum, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and the Milwaukee Police Department.
In terms of recognition, Chris has won well over 100 top international awards, including Gold medals at Cannes, The One Show, NY Art Directors, and the ANDY’s. He’s also been a judge at numerous award shows, including The One Show.
Mark Rawlins
Mark is an Associate Creative Director at Struck/Axiom, an emerging hybrid agency that combines high-end advertising, digital and design. Before joining Struck/Axiom and its hybridness, Mark worked for a couple great traditional advertising agencies, Merkley + Partners in NYC, and GSD&M in Austin, Texas. He’s been lucky to create campaigns for some amazing brands, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW Motorcycles, Fila, The Ad Council, AT&T, U.S. Air Force, Utah Tourism, and Deer Valley Ski Resort. He’s even managed to weasel his way into an award show or two, including the Cannes Lions, NY Art Director’s Club, Communications Arts, Lürzer’s Archive, AIGA 100, Addy’s and Webby’s.
Joey Nelson
“Outside-the-box, forward thinking and always hard working…”
These are just some of the words that could describe the talents of Joey Nelson. Joey is currently the Interactive Creative Director at Rockfish Interactive, a full service interactive agency with locations in Bentonville, Arkansas, and Dallas, Texas. At Rockfish, Joey takes the creative lead on projects for many Fortune 500 clients, such as Walmart, Kimberly-Clark, Johnson and Johnson, Sara Lee, Procter and Gamble and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Rockfish was recently named Ad Age’s Small Agency of the Year.
Prior to Rockfish, Joey spent five years polishing his creative skills as a graphic designer for various companies and organizations in Texas, including The Medical Clinics of North Texas and Blackard Developments. He also provided freelance work for various bands and musicians throughout Texas. Not all of Joey’s artistic merits have been on the web, though. Joey has turned heads with his ability to make graffiti into art with the Headed 2 Oblivion Crew.
Joey has a bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Marketing from Stephen F. Austin State University.