Ryan is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary creative leader working at the intersection of storytelling and innovation, where stupidly simple meets brilliantly beautiful. He leads with vision, creates with purpose, and believes great work shouldn’t require working teams to the bone.
He has shaped big ideas for the biggest brands and the agenciest agencies, and is probably, at this very moment, dodging timesheets at R/GA, or tinkering some more with his homemade pizza dough.
Reach out
ryanpatrickokeefe@gmail.com
R/GA
Group Creative Director
Creative Director
Rokkan
Creative Director
Publicis
Creative Director
Sid Lee
Associate Creative Director
Grey
Associate Creative Director
Hudson Rouge
Senior Copywriter
R/GA
Senior Copywriter
Copywriter
Firstborn
Copywriter
Gawker Media
Writer
General Motors Design
Creative Industrial Designer
Experience
One Show, Shortlisted – TurboTax, The Super Bowl File
ADC, shortlisted – TurboTax, The Super Bowl File
One Show, Bronze – Stella Artois, Music Video You Can Taste
One Show, Merit – Stella Artois, Music Video You Can Taste
One Show, Merit – Stella Artois, Le Savoir
ADDY, Gold – Absolut Elyx, Water Truck Boutique
ADDY, Excellece – Absolut Elyx, Water Truck Boutique
Type Director’s Club, Winner – Absolut Elyx, Water Truck Boutique
Comm Arts Type Annual, Feature – Lincoln, Hello Again
Webby, Nominee – Lincoln, Hello Again
AICP, Shortlisted – Lincoln, Hello Again
FWA, SOTD – Expedition Titanic
Webby, Nominee – Expedition Titanic
Davey Awards, Winner – Expedition Titanic
Comm Arts Design, Feature – Expedition Titanic
FWA, SOTD – Ford, MyFord Touch Experience
Webby, Honoree – Ford, MyFord Touch Experience
FWA, SOTD – SoBe, ReSkin Yourself
FWA, MOTD – SoBe, ReSkin Yourself
FWA, SOTD – 5Gum, Sensory Experience
Webby, Nominee – 5Gum, Sensory Experience
OMMA, Excellence – 5Gum, Sensory Experience
Art Director’s Club, Shortlisted – 5Gum, Sensory Experience
FWA, SOTD – Firstborn, Dofl Ball
HOW, Winner – Firstborn, Dofl Ball
Ad Age, Coolest Apps 2010 – Firstborn, Dofl Ball
Recognized
Adweek
Ad Age
Billboard
Fast Company
Food & Wine
Huffington Post
Hypebeast
Little Black Book
Los Angeles Times
Mashable
Maxim
Pitchfork
Rolling Stone
Shots
Spin
Vox
Featured
Absolut
Absolut Elyx
Aflac
American Express
Apple
Cadillac
Crown Royal
DuPont
ESPN+
Ford
Google
Intuit Mailchimp
Intuit TurboTax
Mello Yello
Merrell Outdoor
Meta
Premiere Exhibitions
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Samsung
Skittles
Sobe
Starburst
Stella Artois
The Lincoln Motor Company
Uber ATG
Uber Eats
Verizon
Wrigley
5Gum
Brands