MIKE LEAR

Current

• VP / Associate Creative Director at The Martin Agency

Past

• Guest Lecturer at VCU Brandcenter
• Adjunct Professor at VCU Brandcenter
• Senior Copywriter at Crispin Porter + Bogusky

• Instructor at The Creative Circus
• Senior Copywriter at 22squared (formerly - WestWayne, Inc.)
• Senior Copywriter at WestWayne
• Copywriter at Huey/Paprocki

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Education

• The Portfolio Center
• The University of Texas at Arlington

Recommended

16 people have recommended MIKE

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

MIKE LEAR’s Summary

Mike has had the good fortune to work under some of our industries greatest teachers. He spent four years under Luke Sullivan at WestWayne in Atlanta, a short period under Ron Huey and Joe Paprocki at Huey/Paprocki in Atlanta, and two years under Alex Bogusky at Crispin Porter + Bogusky where he worked on MINI, Truth, IKEA, Virgin-Atlantic, Google, Molson, Bell and Shimano.

Mike joined The Martin Agency in early 2004 under Mike Hughes where he is the Associate Creative Director on GEICO.

Mike moonlighted as a teacher at the Creative Circus in Atlanta for three years and taught an Advanced Concepts class at VCU’s Brandcenter for two years.

Mike’s work has appeared in The One Show, Communication Arts Advertising Annual, The Athenas, New York Art Director’s Club, The Clios, Graphis Advertising Annual and Archive.

MIKE LEAR’s Specialties:

National branding efforts.

MIKE LEAR’s Experience

• VP / Associate Creative Director

  The Martin Agency

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  April 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)

  Advertising writer and creative director.

• Guest Lecturer

  VCU Brandcenter

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2006 — 2008 (2 years )

• Adjunct Professor

  VCU Brandcenter

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years )

• Senior Copywriter

  Crispin Porter + Bogusky

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2002 — 2004 (2 years )

  Worked on MINI, Truth, IKEA, Molson, Shimano, Bell and Virgin Atlantic.

• Instructor

  The Creative Circus

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1998 — 2002 (4 years )

• Senior Copywriter

  22squared (formerly - WestWayne, Inc.)

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1995 — 2002 (7 years )

• Senior Copywriter

  WestWayne

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1994 — 2002 (8 years )

• Copywriter

  Huey/Paprocki

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

MIKE LEAR’s Education

• The Portfolio Center

  Advertising 1994 — 1995

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  B.A. , Communications, Minor in Marketing , 1988 — 1994

  Activities and Societies:

  President of Student Activities, VP Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Order of Omega Leadership

Additional Information

MIKE LEAR’s Interests:

Mountain Biking, M3s

MIKE LEAR’s Groups:

IMBA - International Mountain Biking Association Member, NAUI-certified diver, Obama '08, Proficient with handguns

•    Advertising Professional
•    Twitter
•    Advertising Professionals
•    Awesome Mountain Biking
•    FWA
•    Action Sports Connect
•    TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
•    BareFoot Run&Walk

MIKE LEAR’s Honors:

Mike's work has appeared in:
The One Show
Communication Arts Advertising Annual
The Clios
The Athenas
Luerzer's Archive
Graphis

MIKE LEAR’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• getting back in touch