About | Chris Taylor

experience

2019 - current

Creative Director for Chevrolet, the fastest growing automotive brand in America.

1997 - 2019 (this is not a typo)

I was at Doner for a very long time! Through multiple regime changes, ups and downs and on multiple accounts. I'll let you decide if that's a good or bad thing, but let's not question my dedication. I was responsible for managing all creative for Bush's Beans (yes, the talking dog) and Smithfield (the largest pork supplier in the world). Oh, and I'm a vegetarian (Ha!). We did an incredibly high volume of social and digital content along with all the other touchpoints of communication. Here are a few more brands I've worked on.

skills

All the normal creative director stuff but I really excel at storytelling, managing teams, client relationships, strategic thinking and building out creative platforms. I work well with all departments in the process of creating successful work- from strategy and innovation to media placement and social analytics. Yes, i'm the guy who cares about click-through rates and strategies, not just pretty pictures and font sizes.

education

Center for Creative Studies, Detroit

Bachelors of Fine Arts, Art Direction

extra stuff

I've won awards (in advertising).

I raised farm animals.

My mom was a clown (truth).

I delivered my son in the car on the side of a highway.

(Did I mention I do well under pressure?)

I really love black t-shirts, dogs

and station wagons.