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Danielle Thornton

art + creative director + thinker + doer

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HI! I’M DANIELLE.

I’m a creative who’s an entrepreneur and doer at heart. I believe in putting in the hustle and heart it takes to create breakthrough ideas. I believe that strategic work that drives business should be beautiful and fun too!

I’ve been lucky to have spent 15 years working with talented people on all sorts of big brands at award winning advertising agencies in NYC and SF. Now, I freelance and run a small business, so I understand the sleepless nights and passion it takes to bring a vision to life. I love working with small businesses and start ups to build out ideas and make them a reality. From brand strategy and site design, to fine print and Facebook posts, and everything in between - no job is too big or small. Every detail is important when you’re telling the story of your brand! Let’s collaborate and create work we'll be proud to show our kids and the world we were apart of.

I’m a Texas girl, currently living in Munich (via NYC) with my husband and daughters. I have an endless curiosity to explore the world, and am always in pursuit of a new adventure and great tacos.

 
 

EXPERIENCE

AUGUST 2013 - PRESENT 
FREELANCE // ART + CREATIVE DIRECTOR // NYC + MUC
IZZE Sparkling Juice, Aruba Tourism, Bowlmor, Elf Cosmetics, L’Oréal, Ocean Spray, Fresh Life, Pure Protein, Health Care Without Harm, DevaCurl, Work It Out, Etihad Airways, Populist

AUGUST 2013 - PRESENT 
WHOA TRAVEL // CO-FOUNDER + CHIEF ADVENTURER + CREATIVE DIRECTOR // NYC + MUC

JUNE 2012 - AUGUST 2013 
TRANSLATION LLC // ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR // NYC
State Farm, Bud Light

JULY 2011 - JUNE 2012 
MCGARRYBOWEN // ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR // NYC
Verizon, New Business

AUGUST 2007 - MAY 2011 
GOODBY, SILVERSTEIN & PARTNERS // ART DIRECTOR // SF
Sprint, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Pepsi, Frito Lay, Foster Farms

NOVEMBER 2004 - AUGUST 2007 
SAATCHI & SAATCHI NY // ART DIRECTOR // NYC
Folgers, Old Spice, Crest, Purina, Pampers, Dreft, Air Tahiti Nui, Cold Stone Creamery

 
 

EDUCATION

FALL 2000 - SPRING 2004
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
BS Advertising, Business Minor, Art Direction/Creative Sequence

 

RECOGNITION + ACHIEVEMENTS

Travel + Leisure // The New York Times // 5x Kilimanjaro Summiter // CANNES silver & shortlist // CLIOS bronze // ANDY bronze // GRAPHIS ONE SHOW merit // ART DIRECTORS CLUB merit // COMMUNICATION ARTS YOUNG GUNS finalist // WEBBY finalist // LONDON INTERNATIONAL WINNER // ARCHIVE

DANIELLEGAMBER@GMAIL.COM // +49 175 987 8857