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Creative Circus

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The Creative Circus mission is to graduate the
best-prepared, most avidly sought-after creatives in
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The Circus trains students in Art Direction, Content Creation,
Copywriting, Creative Technology, Graphic Design, and Photography.

Latest News

Creative Circus Alumni – Makeda Loney

Black Tea- Interview Series With Black Women in Advertising

March 8, 2021

This #InternationalWomensDay, we are shining a spotlight on Makeda Loney, and her recent video interview with Muse by Clio. Makeda Loney – Copywriter at The Martin Agency Creative Circus Alum – Copywriting (2016) Makeda Loney (she/her), is an award-winning copywriter at The Martin Agency. Makeda is a Brooklyn native living in Chicago, a semi-pro Twitch streamer, illustrator and poet. Basically, she wakes up each morning and chooses which kind of… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Guacamole Airplane

Ian Sanchez-Montgomery - Founder at Guacamole Airplane

February 23, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, February 19th at 1:30 PM Ian Sanchez-Montgomery – Founder at Guacamole Airplane Before starting Guacamole Airplane, Ian worked as an in-house designer for Chubbies, Areaware and Mollusk Surf Shop. He did his undergraduate coursework in Environmental Science at Stanford and masters work in Packaging… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Margaret Brett-Kearns - Director of Production at Goodby Silverstein & Partners

February 23, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, February 12th at 1:30 PM Margaret Brett-Kearns – Director of Production at Goodby Silverstein & Partners Director of Production with expertise in digital, social, print and art buying. Particularly excited about working at the intersection of experiential, video, art and digital experiences. Best at embracing… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – In Good Co.

Kirsten Ludwig - Founder at In Good Co.

February 23, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, February 5th at 1:30 PM Kirsten Ludwig – Founder at In Good Co. Kirsten Ludwig is the president and founder of IN GOOD CO, a brand consultancy and global collective of creatives, strategists, designers, thinkers, and makers with a shared passion for purpose. While… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Creative Technologist

Blair Neal - Freelance Creative Technologist

February 23, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, January 22nd at 1:30 PM Blair Neal – Freelance Creative Technologist Blair Neal is a creative technologist who uses a human-centered approach to make weird and fun experiences at the intersection of art and technology. Most recently, he was the Chief Creative Technologist at Fake… Read More →
Content Creation On-Campus Open House

Saturday, February 6th

January 28, 2021

Join us on-campus on Saturday, February 6th to learn more about the Content Creation program, career placement & financial aid. We’ll fill you in on what it takes to build a killer, life-changing, memorable circus portfolio. A portfolio that will land you in some of the most amazing, talked about creative agencies, design shops, and studios around today. Are you a recent college graduate wondering what’s next? Graduates from The… Read More →
Art Direction On-Campus Open House

Saturday, January 30th

January 28, 2021

Join us on-campus on Saturday, January 30th to learn more about the Art Direction program, career placement & financial aid. We’ll fill you in on what it takes to build a killer, life-changing, memorable circus portfolio. A portfolio that will land you in some of the most amazing, talked about creative agencies, design shops, and studios around today. Are you a recent college graduate wondering what’s next? Graduates from The… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Liquid Death Mountain Water

Alex Lang - Director of Visual Propaganda

January 12, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, January 15th at 1:30 PM Alex Lang – Director of Visual Propaganda at Liquid Death Mountain Water Creative Circus Advisory Board Member (Fall 2020) Alex Lang is a creative director based in Austin, TX, currently leading art direction and design at Liquid Death Mountain Water as… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Disney+

Jayanta Jenkins - Head of Content Marketing

January 7, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, December 4th at 1:30 PM Jayanta Jenkins – Head of Content Marketing at Disney+ Jenkins is a prolific industry creative who served as Twitter’s first-ever global head of creative. He has held stints at places like HP, Apple’s Beats by Dre and Wieden +… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Venables Bell & Partners

Elliott & Allie Nordstrom

January 7, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, November 20th at 1:30 PM Elliott Nordstrom – Associate Creative Director at Venables Bell & Partners Allie Nordstrom – Associate Creative Director at Venables Bell & Partners Elliot is a copywriter from Wisconsin. Allie is an art director from San Diego. They met in the middle,… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – The Variable

Matt Cook - Associate Creative Director & J.W. Affourtit - Art Director

January 7, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, November 6th at 1:30 PM J.W. Affourtit – Art Director at The Variable Creative Circus Alum – Art Direction (2016) Matt Cook – Associate Creative Director at The Variable Claire created a fun, interactive website to pair with this week’s forum. Check it out: https://thevariablereforum.cargo.site/ J.W…. Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Cashmere Agency

Ryan Ford - CCO

January 7, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, October 30th at 12:30 PM Ryan Ford – CCO at Cashmere Agency As the Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Ryan Ford oversees all creative and communication strategies. Ryan builds out many of Cashmere’s most successful programs and campaigns, including Airbnb, Overstock.com, adidas Originals, Hot… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – AKQA

Yanci Wu - Experience Designer

January 7, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, October 23rd at 1:30 PM Yanci Wu – Experience Designer at AKQA Born and raised in China, Yanci is an award-winning Experience Designer at AKQA Portland with a background in Design, Psychology, and Business. She thinks like a strategist and acts like a designer, applying… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Zambezi

Gavin Lester - CCO

January 7, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, October 16th at 1:30 PM Gavin Lester – CCO at Zambezi Gavin Lester is Partner/Chief Creative Officer at Zambezi, an award winning, full-service creative agency based in Culver City, CA. Guests, to RSVP, please email Hannah Heller (hannah.heller@creativecircus.edu) by Friday morning. Students – no… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Hatch Design

Nicole Flores - Creative Director

January 7, 2021

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, September 4th at 1:30 PM Nicole Flores – Creative Director at Hatch Design Nicole is expert at integrating design elements of days past with dynamic, modern styles of the present. With more than 11 years experience, she’s a keen problem solver with a firm grasp… Read More →
The Creative Circus Graduation

December 2020

December 17, 2020

Once again, we graduate another quarter of talented, hard working creatives that have earned the title of “Circus alum.” Some have already landed somewhere, and some are still ripe for the picking. Be sure to follow this great group & connect with them. They’ll be scattered across the country & no longer situated in our incubator of a school, but we’ll be following them through out their careers & highlighting… Read More →
Copywriting at The Creative Circus, an Inside Look

Two Creative Circus copywriting students and an alumnus log into a Zoom...

December 1, 2020

In this session, we will talk with two current Creative Circus Copywriting students and one recent Creative Circus alumnus to get their perspectives on: The creative process Self-doubt Getting to know one’s self What ad school really looks and feels like Networking and launching a career That first job: A hot take Creative Circus Copywriting Alumnus: Aaron Marshall – Junior Copywriter at BBDO New York Creative Circus Alum – Copywriting… Read More →
Fall 2020 Advisory Board

Atlanta, Georgia

November 12, 2020

We’re happy to announce the members of our Fall 2020 Advisory Board & Forum speakers for Friday, November 11th. Our semi-annual advisory board members are a select group of industry professionals who meet with The Circus to discuss industry trends, changes, & provide vital feedback to keep us as up to date as possible. We’re honored to have them speak this Friday for our next installment of #CircusForum at 1:30pm…. Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Various Agencies

Jamie Umpherson, Creative Director | Various Agencies & Marie Richer, Creative Director | Various Agencies

October 23, 2020

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, August 7th at 1:30 PM Starting Your Career While The World Is Ending: A hope-filled guide from people who’ve done it. Marie and Jamie are a creative director team based in NYC who’ve spent the last decade working at some of the top agencies… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Cogs & Marvel

Jamie Shaw, CD at Cogs & Marvel

October 23, 2020

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, July 31st at 1:30 PM Jamie Shaw – Creative Director at Cogs & Marvel Jamie is a creative director schooled in language, steeped in brand thinking, and passionate about experience design. Her particular area of interest is bringing brand stories to life through culturally relevant… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Awesome Inc.

Ashley Kohler, Founder at Awesome Inc.

October 23, 2020

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, July 24th at 1:30 PM Ashley Kohler – Founder & Executive Producer at Awesome Incorporated Awesome Inc brings stories to life through animation and design. We are a team. We are constantly learning. We are inclusive. We love what we do and it shows. Awesome… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Kamp Grizzly

Yogi Hakim – Creative Director at Kamp Grizzly

October 23, 2020

#CircusForum The Creative Circus hosts special guests every Friday as part of our Friday Forum Series. Due to COVID-19, we have transitioned to virtual forum events. Friday, July 17th at 1:30 PM Yogi Hakim – Executive Creative Director at Kamp Grizzly Yogi is an Executive Creative Director at Kamp Grizzly. His creative career began with freelancing at Kamp as a self-taught designer and flash developer, later pivoting into motion graphics and editorial…. Read More →
Integrity in Advertising Virtual Seminar

Hosted by Nakita Pope

September 30, 2020

Join us to discuss empathy & bias in advertising today, sexuality and gender identity, changes in the industry and our our hopes, and concerns for tomorrow. How to address…. Challenges in our Industry Empathy & Bias in Advertising Age & Ageism Sexuality and Gender Identity Accessibility Agency Culture Advertising in Times of Crisis Nakita Pope – Creative Circus Diversity & Inclusion Advisor Creative Circus Instructor Brand Strategist & Chief Chick… Read More →
The Creative Circus Graduation

September 2020

September 18, 2020

As the Georgia summer starts to disappear & we all look for a cool breeze & changing leaves, this time of year is a transition period for more than just the seasons. September graduation marks the exit of what is typically the Circus’ largest group of students. They came. They conquered. And now they’re looking to land that first gig. They’ll be scattered across the country & no longer situated… Read More →
2020 ATLANTA ADDY Student Best in Show Award – Hohner Harmonicas

Vail Prior, Brandon Kim & Katy Lowe

September 8, 2020

The American Advertising Awards® (AAA), also known as the ADDYs, is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competitions. The mission of the AAA competition is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising. Creative Circus students brought home the Student Best in Show plus 9 Gold Student Awards, 8 Silver Student Awards, and 15 Bronze Student ADDY awards! Gold Student Award… Read More →

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