👋 Hi, I’m Melissa.
ACD Art Director/Senior Creative in Brooklyn.
I make big ideas, social ideas, weird ideas, internet ideas, and occasionally ideas that require explaining to legal.
💼 THE WORK STUFF
🔈Senior Social Creative · Annex88 (part of Havas)
New York · 2026-present
Working on social and brand campaigns for JBL, Uniworld Cruises, Asahi Beer and various others.
✨ ACD/Senior AD
Freelance · New York · 2025–2026
Making things for whoever is kind enough to give me the brief.
🥪 Senior Art Director · Dentsu Creative
New York · 2021–2025
TV, social + digital for Subway.
Yes, I thought about sandwiches a lot.
📱 Senior Art Director · Verizon
New York · 2018–2021
Social, digital + experiential.
Made the internet do some fun things.
🍫 Art Director · BBDO
New York · 2014–2018
Lowe’s. M&M’s. Lay’s.
Homes, candy and potato chips. A balanced diet.
🛠️ THINGS I’M GOOD AT
🎨 Art Direction 💡 Big Ideas ✍️ Copywriting
📱 Social 🔤 Typography 🖥️ Adobe
🤖 AI Things 🗣️ Communication 👀 Making It Look Better
🎓 I WENT TO SCHOOL
Georgia State University
BBA, Marketing
Creative Circus 🎪
Certificate, Art Direction
🏆 SOME SHINY THINGS
🥉 Cannes Bronze — Lowe’s
🏆 Graphis Best Typography — Caramel M&M’s
📺 Daytime Emmy Nominee — Macy’s 360 Live
🕸️ Webby Winner — Macy’s 360 Live
🦈 Kinsale Shark Bronze — M&M’s Instant Story Race
👁️ 2× One Show Shortlist — M&M’s Instant Story Race
💻 Communication Arts Interactive Shortlist — M&M’s Instant Story Race
🕸️ Webby Honoree — M&M’s Instant Story Race
📱 Shorty Finalist — Camila Cabello Talks Romance
✨ Digiday Finalist — Camila Cabello Talks Romance
📬 SAY HI
404-520-1384 · mleake2@gmail.com · melissa-leake.com
