about josh

I've spent 20+ years helping brands find their voice. And making sure that voice has something worth saying. I believe the best creative lives at the intersection of strategy and humanity, and that the right words, delivered in the right way, can shape perception and inspire action.

Whether I'm creating real-time content with Team Visa at the Olympic Games, helping Capital Group & KKR announce their new investment partnership, or collaborating with Google and Marvel Studios on a blockbuster teaser campaign, I bring the same curiosity, craft, and commitment to the work.

I've helped launch new brands, evolve established ones, and develop campaigns and messaging that don't just answer the brief — they give people a reason to care. From tech to spirits, financial services to lifestyle, CPG to B2B, I bring the same curiosity, empathy, and craft to every challenge. Big brand or startup. Global campaign or tight turnaround. I'm all in.

Feel free to drop a line: youngjosh03@gmail.com.

EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE CREATIVE | 2017 – Present

&Kind — Level Home
Adam&EveDDB — Jim Beam, New Business
Berlin Cameron — Morgan Stanley
Edelman — Comcast, American Lung Association, Conservation Int., GSK
Grey — Nestle, UPMC, Volvo, Carlsberg, HSBC
Johannes Leonardo — MassMutual
McCann — Verizon
Merkley + Partners — New Business
Ogilvy — New Business
Rain Agency — Face The Issue
Tierney — Yuengling

THE GATE WORLDWIDE | New York, NY | Feb 2024 – Oct 2025 Creative Director Capital Group, Blue Owl, Federated Hermes

SUZY LLC | New York, NY | Jul 2021 – May 2022
VP, Creative Director — Full Time Contract

AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS | New York, NY | Jul 2020 – Feb 2021
Creative Director, Brand Voice & Copy — Full Time Contract

R/GA | New York, NY | May 2014 – Jul 2017
Creative Director, Copy
Clients: Android Pay, Google Express, Google Flights, Google+, YouTube, Samsung Global & US, Chobani, Verizon, E*Trade, PWC, Walmart

MRY (Formerly MR YOUTH)  | New York, NY | Feb 2011 – May 2014
Creative Director, Copy (promoted from ACD)
Clients: Visa US, Visa Global, Visa Partnerships, BlackBerry, Microsoft Bing, American Express / JetBlue Card, Amazon.com, Caesars Ent.

AGENT 16 | New York, NY | 2004 – 2009
Group Creative Director
Clients: Bulldog Gin, Atari, 1800 Tequila, Azul Tequila, NYU:Poly

MARGEOTES | FERTITTA + PARTNERS
New York, NY, 1999 – 2003
Copywriter
NFL Sunday Ticket, NFL Europe, Tribeca Film Festival, Stoli, About.com, Bloomberg, Bombay Sapphire, Electrasol, Food Network, Godiva, Jet Dry, Lime-A-Way, McGraw-Hill Companies, National Mentoring Partnership

EDUCATION

ADHOUSE
New York, NY
Advertising

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
New York, NY
Continuing Education
Advertising

SUNY ALBANY
Albany, NY
B.A. English Literature / Creative Writing

RECOGNITION

Clio, Shorty Awards, Webby's, Mashies