Creative Director || Director

Christine Santora

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Christine Santora is a New Yorker since birth, a creative since 2005, and a cD at W+K since 2019.

She previously held full-time jobs at Anomaly, Mother, and Partners & Spade.

Her work has been featured in six Super Bowls and recognized by the Emmys, Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, AICP, Clios, and TED, spanning categories from experiential to design to film. In 2014, she was named one of the 36 most creative women in advertising by Business Insider.

She has spoken at the 3% Conference, taught at Pratt Institute, and Escaped The Room in 46 minutes – with no clues.

Her 2020 short, Ladies Room, was chosen as a Vimeo Staff Pick and selected for multiple short film festivals. In her spare time, she writes, watches, and falls asleep, to as many films as she can.

 

DEETS:

WIEDEN+KENNEDY NY

Group Creative Director  •  Feb 2019 - Present

ANOMALY NY

Group Creative Director  •  July 2014 - Dec 2018 

PARTNERS & SPADE

Creative Director  •  Dec 2013 - June 2014 

WIEDEN+KENNEDY PDX, PARTNERS & SPADE, DROGA5, BBH, SS+K, GOODBY, CHIAT, OGILVY, B-REEL

Freelance Art Director  •  Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

MOTHER NY

Art Director  •  Jun 2007 - Mar 2012

BBDO

Art Director  •  Mar 2006 - May 2007

TOY, TAXI, CLIFF FREEMAN & PARTNERS

Freelance Art Director • May 2005 - Mar 2006  


FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY • BFA Advertising Design • 2005 

PRATT INSTITUTE • Advertising Instructor  •  2012 - 2017

 

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CANNES


TITANIUM • SHORTLIST • 
Target, Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular • 2011

GOLD • OUTDOOR • Target, Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular • 2011

SILVER • MEDIA • Target, Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular • 2011

SILVER • CRAFT • Budweiser, Born The Hard Way • 2017

SILVER • FILM • Oreo, Life Raft • 2014

SILVER • FILM • Oreo, Whisper Fight • 2014

SILVER • DIRECT • Unicef, Good Shirts • 2012

BRONZE • DESIGN • Unicef, Good Shirts • 2012

SHORTLIST • DIRECTION & WEB FILM • Stella Artois, Up There • 2010

SHORTLIST • FILM
• KY, Couples Campaign • 2009

D&AD

WOOD • FILM CRAFT • Budweiser, Born The Hard Way • 2017

GRAPHITE • TV • Oreo, Life Raft • 2014

GRAPHITE • OOH • Target, Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular • 2011

AICP

CAUSE MARKETING • Unicef, Good Shirts • 2012

BRAND EXPERIENCE • Target, Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular • 2011

INTEGRATED • Target, Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular • 2011

EXPERIENTIAL • Target, Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular • 2011

EMMYS

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PROMO • Fox Sports, All Eyes On Us • 2019

ONE SHOW

SILVER • TV - Oreo, Life Raft • 2014

SILVER • FILM • Stella Artois, Up There • 2010

BRONZE • BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT • Reeses, Candy Converter • 2018

BRONZE • DESIGN • Unicef, Good Shirts • 2012

OTHER

Most Creative Women in Advertising • Business Insider • 2014

ADC Young Guns 8 • 2010