Executive Creative Director at Cliff Freeman & Partners
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Executive Creative Director at Cliff Freeman & Partners
- Past
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- Creative Director at TAXI NEW YORK
- Creative Director at BBDO
- Associate Creative Director at TBWA\Chiat\Day
- Associate Creative Director at Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners
- Copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather Direct
- Education
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- Fashion Institute of Technology
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Tom Christmann’s Summary
Tom is Executive Creative Director at Cliff Freeman & Partners in New York City.
Tom joined CFP in December of 2007. Prior to that, he was a Creative Director at Taxi New York City where he developed campaigns for Amp’d Mobile, Blue Shield of California, Hank Music and Molson Canadian beer.
Prior to joining Taxi, Tom served as Creative Director at BBDO, creating and overseeing award-winning print, television and interactive communications for FedEx, Ebay, Guinness, Red Stripe and AOL. Tom has also done stints at TBWA\Chiat\Day and Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners in New York. He credits his first job at Ogilvy & Mather Direct with giving him an appreciation for proven results and new technologies. He also once rode an elevator alone with David Ogilvy.
Tom has won Lions, Pencils, Andys, Addys, Effies, Clios and first prize in the 1982 New Jersey Devil drawing competition. He has been a cartboy, cartoonist, cashier, stockboy, writer, teacher, ad guy, husband and father. He likes the last two best. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.
Tom Christmann’s Specialties:
Creative Directing, Copywriting, Television, Radio, Print, Interactive, Content.
Tom Christmann’s Experience
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Executive Creative Director
Cliff Freeman & Partners
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2007 — Present (10 months)
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Creative Director
TAXI NEW YORK
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Anything is possible. Paul Lavoie says it in French. It sounds cooler that way.
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Creative Director
BBDO
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years)
Hired by Gerry Graf. Worked for Eric Silver and Greg Hahn. Worked closely with David Lubars on some key projects. This is where I relearned everything I thought I knew. And where I got to work on some amazing brands. FedEx. Guinness. Ebay (the "IT" campaign). BBDO is a machine and it was fun to be a part of it.
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Associate Creative Director
TBWA\Chiat\Day
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2000 — 2003 (3 years)
Our Caramilk campaign for Cadbury is still used by the TBWA\Chiat\Day network to tout their connections capabilities. It was my first opportunity to do a big idea across many touchpoints, something I truly love doing.
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Associate Creative Director
Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1994 — 2000 (6 years)
Six of the best years of my life. Helped Target stores break the New York market here. And helped create a campaign for freeagent.com that still makes me happy. Oh, I also met my wife, Janet here. Good times...
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Copywriter
Ogilvy & Mather Direct
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1992 — 1994 (2 years)
Direct was the interactive of its time. If you can write a four page letter that begins "Dear Cardmember", you can pretty much write anything.
Tom Christmann’s Education
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Fashion Institute of Technology
1988 — 1992
Additional Information
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Tom Christmann’s Groups:
Art Directors Club, The One Club
Tom Christmann’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- expertise requests
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