Mike Rainey
Partner CCO & Executive Creative Director @Brand Society
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WORK HISTORY
Partner CCO & Executive Creative Director @Brand Society
New Orleans, LA, US
Mike helps lead Brand Society alongside founding partner Troy Cox & JD Thomas, while overseeing all concept development, online/interactive content, user experience, design, packaging, photography, digital video, copy and social media. His extensive experience for leading and developing teams that deliver data-driven creative solutions across on-line, mobile, social, print, display, digital and broadcast advertising combines the power of business strategy and creative thinking to drive impactful work that produces measurable results for his clients. Rainey works with the entire Brand Society team in the Canal Street offices in New Orleans, which overlook the historic French Quarter and Mississippi River on the 15th floor.Mike was twice named Ad Person of the Year in Creative by AAF New Orleans and is the recipient of the club’s most prestigious honor – The Silver Medal Award, established by the American Advertising Federation to recognize a single person annually who has made outstanding contributions to advertising and who has been active in furthering the industry\'s standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern. His work has earned top honors in local, national and international advertising, design and online marketing competitions: 47 AAF Best of Shows/Special Judges Awards, over 800 ADDYs, including several National Gold & Silver ADDYs, AIGA, Davey Gold, multiple HSMAI Platinum Awards, and over 100 TELLYs. His campaigns have also been featured in Communications Arts, Muse by CLIOS, The One Show, and INDESIGN. Mike’s work was among the finalists for the 4A’s O’Toole Award for Overall Creative Excellence held in New York City. He has also participated as a judge for the O’Toole Award international competition and is a frequent judge for ADDY competitions across the country and in the Caribbean US/British Virgin Islands. He just recently judged the industry\'s top competition – The NATIONAL ADDY Awards for the AAF in Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University
BFA, Graphic Design with advanced studies in Photography
SKILLS
ABOUT MIKE RAINEY
As CCO at Brand Society, Mike co-manages the company alongside longtime colleague and Partner, Troy Cox, with Partner JD Thomas as COO, while overseeing all creative concepts, online content, web and visual design, photography, digital video, copy and social media. His extensive experience for leading and developing teams that deliver data-driven creative solutions across on-line, mobile, social, print, display, digital and broadcast advertising combines the power of business strategy and creative thinking to drive impactful work that produces measurable results for his clients. Rainey works with the entire Brand Society team in the Canal Street offices in New Orleans, which overlook the historic French Quarter and Mississippi River on the 15th floor. His work has earned top honors in local, national and international advertising, design and online marketing competitions: 41 AAF Best of Shows/Special Judges Awards, over 900 ADDYs, including several National Gold & Silver ADDYs, AIGA, Davey Gold, multiple HSMAI Platinum Awards, and over 100 TELLYs. His campaigns have also been featured in Communications Arts, The One Show, and INDESIGN. Mike’s work was among the finalists for the 4A’s O’Toole Award for Overall Creative Excellence held in New York City. He has also participated as a judge for the O’Toole Award international competition and is a frequent judge for ADDY competitions for the AAF across the country and in the US/British Virgin Islands.During his 20+ years overseeing creative at Zehnder Communications, Mike was twice named Ad Person of the Year in Creative Services by the Ad Club of New Orleans and is a recent recipient of the club’s most prestigious honor – The Silver Medal Award, established by the American Advertising Federation to recognize a single person annually who has made outstanding contributions to advertising and who has been active in furthering the industry\'s standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern.
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