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Creative Circus

Where creative kids
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The Creative Circus mission is to graduate the
best-prepared, most avidly sought-after creatives in
the marketing communications industry.

The Circus trains students in Art Direction, Content Creation,
Copywriting, Creative Technology, Graphic Design, and Photography.

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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 →
Working Remotes | A 2020 Portfolio Review

Workingremotes.cc

September 8, 2020

The Creative Circus *virtual* Portfolio Review is OFFICIALLY LIVE, and our remote creatives are charged and excited to meet you! Whether you have available positions or you’d just like to make future connections, the students would love to chat. Check out their books and schedule a 1on1 at www.workingremotes.cc.
2020 Atlanta ADDY Silver Winner

Caroline Jinks & Mitch Baines

July 7, 2020

#AtlantaADDYs Congratulations to all The Circus students who were recognized at the 2020 Atlanta ADDYs. Creative Circus students brought home 9 Gold Student Awards & 8 Silver Student ADDY awards! 2020 ADDY Winner – Silver Student Award: Coney Island Caroline Jinks – Art Direction Student Mitch Baines – Copywriting Student Insight: There are millions of people in NYC, but Coney Island has fallen off the list of must-see attractions. Strategy:… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Butter.ATL

India Nabarro & Mobs Robertson

June 12, 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, June 5th at 1:30 PM India Nabarro – Designer at Butter.ATL Mobs Robertson – Managing Editor at Butter.ATL India is the fairy godmother of graphic freshness. Mobs is the Managing Editor at Butter.ATL, where she comes up with ideas, creates content, and is forcefully… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Oust

Andrew Averso - Creative Director

June 12, 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, May 29th at 1:30 PM Andrew Averso – Creative Director at Oust As a well-rounded, multi-disciplinary creative Andrew leads the direction of brand + design. His work, spanning creative direction, art direction, design and photography has appeared in Vogue, WWD, W. Magazine, Refinery29 and Bloomingdale’s…. Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – Johnson & Johnson

Shelby Hipol - Senior Designer

June 12, 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, May 22nd at 1:30 PM Shelby Hipol – Senior Designer at Johnson & Johnson Creative Circus Alum – Design (2014) Shelby is a New York based graphic designer who has worked in various roles both at agencies and in-house. She is currently a… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – The Martin Agency

Jonathan Carl - Senior Copywriter

June 12, 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, May 15th at 1:30 PM Jonathan Carl – Senior Copywriter at The Martin Agency Creative Circus Alum – Copywriting (2015) I’m a senior copywriter at The Martin Agency and before that I was at Pereira O’Dell in SF and taught at Miami Ad School… Read More →
Virtual Circus Forum – John McNeil Studio

Gerald Lewis - Creative Director

June 12, 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, May 8th at 1:30 PM Gerald Lewis – Creative Director at John McNeil Studio I have no idea. No concept of good or bad. It’s part of being curious. I like to start things with no destination. It leads you to the interesting place where… Read More →

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