Hi, I’m Tom. The logos above are a sample of the blue chip and boutique brands I have had the privilege of working on. Helping consumer brand from healthcare, BtoB, tech, and finance find creative solutions to their business problems makes what I do so rewarding. I love finding the magic where art meets commerce. And I have a lot of experience doing it.

I trained as an art director, but I’ve written copy, illustrated, and directed. As a creative director, I’ve managed large creative teams and accounts, collaborated on craft with writers, designers, photographers, directors, web developers, artists, musicians, and celebrities.

Full-time gigs include Ogilvy, Merkley and Partners from it’s inception, McCann, and most recently, I was part of a key creative team that helped get the TBWA/NY Health Collective, TBWA’s DTC healthcare group, off the ground and growing.

In between I’ve worked as a freelance CD on great consumer brands at great shops like Hill Holiday, Evoke, BBDO, Digitas Health, Ogilvy Commonwealth, McCann Healthcare, KWG, and Graj + Gustavsen, and TBWA/NY.

And along the way, I’ve won creative awards from Cannes, One Show, MM+M, Clios, D&AD, NY Festivals, London International Awards, and the Effies.

All of this experience means I bring a seasoned, fast, and thoughtful approach to every job I’m on. I look at creative and business problems fresh each time. And I work hard. Ask anyone, they’ll tell you. I don’t rest until I’ve found the best possible solution to whatever the marketing problem is.

Off-hours, I spend time with my wife and 2 kids, cook, road bike, and enjoy drawing and photography. I live in Connecticut with my wife, garden, and occasional flock of turkeys.

CONTACT:

Phone: 917-528-0660

Email: tcsullivan@me.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-sullivan-837b735/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skis247/

Freelance Creative Director

Dec 2023- Present

TBWA/NY Health Collective Group Creative director

Jan 2019-Dec 2023

Clients: Merck, AstraZeneca, Takeda, Wellstar, Amgen, Xeris, Biogen, Delix, Adaptive, Bluebird, Ristela, Jonson & Johnson, Janssen

Brands: Repatha, Lynparza, Ajovy, Gvoke, Lyfgenia, Aduhelm, T-Detect, Tremfya.

Freelance Creative Director

April 2016-Dec 2018

Clients: Merck, AstraZeneca, Takeda, Amgen, Biogen, Jonson & Johnson, Janssen, Genentech, Lilly, Abbvie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, Disney, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Gedeon Richter, Boehringer Ingelheim, Santa Cruz Pharmaceuticals, Sunovian.

Agencies: Hill Holiday, Evoke, TBWA/NY, BBDO, Merkley + Partners, Digitas Health, Ogilvy Commonhealth, McCann Healthcare, KWG, Graj + Gustavsen.

McCann Group creative director

Aug 2005-May 2016

Clients: Nikon, Verizon, Army, Nestle, United States Postal Service, Choice Hotels, Intel, Mastercard, Mobil, NASDAQ, General Mills, Microsoft, L’Oreal, State Street Global Advisors, Cigna, AFFI, Ikea.

Merkley & Partners Creative Director

April 1995-July 2005   

Mercedes Benz, Citigroup, Forbes, Vanguard, NY Stock Exchange, Travelers, M&M/Mars, Elsevier, Medic Alert, Enamelon, BellSouth, Conde Nast.

Ogilvy Senior Art Director

1990-1994   

Clients: AT&T, American Express, Hardee’s, General Mills, Time Inc, International Hotels of the World, Chesebrough/Ponds, Campell’s, Seagrams, Elizabeth Arden, IBM.

David Ogilvy Award/Kimberly-Clark Huggies

Communication Arts, One Show merit/Andromeda Body Piercing

Effie, Silver/Oxford Health Plans

One Show, Rx merit/Pfizer/Lipitor 2003

Clio, AICP/Mercedes Benz/Coffeeshop

NY Festivals, Creativity Annual Awards/Stunningnikon.com

London Intl Awards-Silver, NY Festivals, Cannes Lion-Bronze, One Show-Gold, D&AD, Jay Chait Award, McCann Invented Here Award/Nikon Picturetown

Effie/Ashton Coolpix

MM+M Awards Silver/ Repatha 2022