Jerome Austria

Current

• Creative Director at Wieden + Kennedy

Past

• Creative Director at AKQA
• Associate Creative Director at R/GA
• Associate Designer at Razorfish

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Education

• University of California, Davis

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Jerome Austria’s Summary

Leveraging a diverse background in the visual arts, engineering, writing, and filmmaking, Jerome Austria has quickly established himself as a world-class creative force in interactive advertising. Currently a creative director at Wieden+Kennedy NY, Jerome's career client list includes some of the world's most recognizable brands such as Coca-Cola, Nike, Estee Lauder and IBM. Jerome has collected over fifty international awards from some of the most prestigious competitions, including Cannes Lions, One Show Interactive, the London International Advertising Awards, and the Clios. His work has been featured in Creative Review, iD Magazine, Fast Company, SHOOT, Creativity, Adweek, Communication Arts, HOW magazine, and international design publications in Italy, China, and Denmark.

Recently, Jerome has directed an interactive Nike commercial featuring Def Jam recording artist Rihanna as well as a series of interactive video features for Martin + Osa, a new high-end American fashion brand. In 2004, his directing debut at the Asian American International Film Festival garnered him the Best Director Jury Prize in the 72 Hour Shorts Program for his 6-minute short entitled "No Regrets." Prior to that, Jerome also won 1st Runner Up in the Brooklyn 24-Hour Film Festival working as the Director of Photography for the short film "Today USA". His current short film entitled "Blush" will be playing at over 5 major festivals around the country.

Jerome Austria’s Specialties:

Film Direction, Video Editing, Art Direction, Copywriting, Interaction Design, Creative Direction for multiple global and local accounts.

Jerome Austria’s Experience

• Creative Director

  Wieden + Kennedy

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  Providing general creative direction with a focus on interactive.

• Creative Director

  AKQA

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 1 month)

  Providing general creative direction for both global and US-based accounts including Coca-Cola, Motorola, Wrigley's, Deloitte and Touche Consulting, DoubleClick, Vivendi Games, and American Eagle Outfitters.

• Associate Creative Director

  R/GA

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  October 2000 — June 2006 (5 years 9 months)

  Providing general creative/art direction on multiple Nike categories. Previously held senior art director, art director, senior designer, and designer positions at R/GA.

• Associate Designer

  Razorfish

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 1 month)

  Entry level design position.

Jerome Austria’s Education

• University of California, Davis

  B.S. , Design, Visual Communication , 1994 — 1999

  Studied lower division Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and then changed to Design after 3rd year in Engineering to pursue the Visual Arts.

Additional Information

Jerome Austria’s Interests:

Film Directing, Film Editing, Music, Fashion, Technology.

Jerome Austria’s Groups:

Art Director's Club, Asian-American Writers Workshop.

Jerome Austria’s Honors:

Judging:
86th Art Director's Club Annual Awards, Hybrid and Interactive Categories
2008 Cannes Young Lions

Honors:
ADC Young Guns 6 Award - honoring the world's next generation of extraordinary creative talent in visual media and design

Filmmaking Awards:
2004 Asian American International Film Festival, Best Director (64-hour Shorts Program) – No Regrets
2003 Brooklyn 24-hour Film Festival, 1st Runner Up - Today USA

Industry Awards:
7 Cannes Lions (3 Gold, 4 bronze)
5 One Show
4 Clios
3 London International Advertising Awards
3 Art Director's Club
3 ADDYs
4 Flash Forward

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Jerome Austria’s Contact Settings

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