Chris Corley

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT CHRIS CORLEY

Throughout my career, I\'ve been passionate about weaving brands into the fabric of culture. I\'m energized by developing insight-driven ideas that come to life with a clear brand voice to create affinity and increase sales. During my six-year tenure as the executive creative director at VML in Kansas City on the Wendy\'s account, I helped grow our stake in hamburgers from digital agency of record to full-service AOR. I led rosters of up to 20 creatives and helped to develop globally recognized work including \"Keeping Fortnite Fresh,\" the \"webeefin?\" mixtape \"#NuggsForCarter\" and \"Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger Love Songs.\" I also helped to author the sassy brand voice that has taken Wendy\'s from a place your grandparents used to take you for a Frosty to a global, social media icon (and before you ask: yes, sales followed).In 2018, I was instrumental in helping VMLY & R win multiple brands within the Danone portfolio (including Oikos, Danimals and Light + Fit) and up for a new challenge, left the Wendy\'s account to lead the business. For Danone, I was able to apply my experience to modernize brands that were no longer top of mind for American consumers with campaigns like \"The Greek Yogurt War\"(Oikos)\"Danimations\"(Danimals) and \"Add Some Light\"(Light + Fit).Most recently, I served as ECD at Dunn & Co. where I lead a dynamic creative team to create 360-degree campaigns for a myriad of brands ranging from pro hockey (the Tampa Bay Lighting) to tourism (the island of Bonaire), picking up two Emmy awards, multiple Clios and a few One Show short lists along the way.AWARDS & RECOGNITIONEmmys x2Cannes Lions (Grand Prix, Gold x5, Silver x12, Bronze x6)Clios (Grand Clio, Gold x3, Silver x3, Bronze x2)One Show (Gold Pencil x2, Bronze Pencil x2, Merit x2)Communication Arts Annual (x4)Effie (Bronze, Finalist)D & AD Wood PencilIAB Mixx (Gold)Facebook Studio Awards (Silver, Merit)Webby AwardShorty AwardNew York Festivals (Finalist)National Addys (Gold x3)Mercury Radio Awards (Finalist)