Hi, I'm Kate!

Obsessed with discovering art, photo-taking, problem solving, people-watching and eating the tastiest food I can find (usually Chinese dumplings, or rare beef phò), I’m an excitable and ambitious NYC-based Art Director, with a passion for highly-conceptual work.

With years of experience in top global agencies, including Ogilvy Sydney and Grey NY, I am well-versed in all traditional media platforms - TVCs, print, digital, direct and social. But what excites me most are ads that aren’t ads at all. I want to help brands live their values, by creating bold, thought-provoking, innovative, mind-bending work, in whatever medium best suits their unique message.

I thrive on ‘meaty’ meaningful projects that aim to create awareness, change opinions, inspire and ‘give back’. Comedic work also comes naturally to me - it’s refreshing when advertising doesn’t take itself too seriously and can get a laugh in the process. I also love experimenting with negative space in all aspects of communication - letting the viewer connect the dots by exploring how much or how little needs to be said for them to ‘get it’.

I believe brands can have a positive impact on the world, however big or small, whether it’s eliciting a chuckle from a pre-roll, or creating groundbreaking technology that will improve people’s lives, or even help save the planet. And that’s what I want to create.

I’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch at the below links if you’d like to chat.

p (646) 510 4551 | e kathrynshearer@gmail.com | LinkedIn Kate S

Or check out my incredibly over-art directed Instagram here.