RESUME
ABOUT
CD / Art Director / Emotional Support Human / Girl Dad x2 with a humorous bent and bedside manner who loves run-on sentences and has an undying drive to deliver culturally impactful work even if it scares a conservative client or two, all achieved through his ability to ramble in the third-person while fostering a supportive AND challenging environment that sets his teams up to absolutely kill shit.
EXPERIENCE
CASHMERE AGENCY
CREATIVE DIRECTOR 2022-present
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR 2021-2022
Clients: Disney, Grey Goose, Marriott Bonvoy, Amazon Music, Google, Svedka
Award-winning African-American multicultural brand campaign for Disney
Amazon Music’s global Hip-Hop brand campaign featuring Vince Staples
Award-winning non-profit multi-platform campaign for Google x Gold House A100
SVEDKA Vodka rebrand and visual identity development
BURRELL COMMUNICATIONS
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR 2018-2021
ART DIRECTOR 2016-2018
Clients: McDonald’s, Google, Comcast/Xfinity, Toyota, Walmart, Cartoon Network
McDonald’s “Black & Positively Golden” brand initiative
Award-winning Xfinity Holiday campaign directed by Joe Pytka
LEO BURNETT WORLDWIDE
INTERN, ART DIRECTION 2012
Clients: Samsung, Allstate, Sprint
SO many landing pages...
Won summer intern pitch competition
CONTACT
E: VINH.X.TRAN@GMAIL.COM
M: 773 510 4974
SKILLS
Creative Direction, Art Direction, Design, Branding, Strategy, 360 & Integrated, Digital, Social Media, Presentation, Leadership, Mentorship, Teaching
RECOGNITION
2024 ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards Grand Prize | Disney – “We Came To Play”
2023 Shorty Awards Finalist, Gold Honor, Audience Honor | Google x Gold House A100 – ”Raised Voices”
2020 AAF “The Mosaic 10” | Google Duo – ”Love Liberates”
2019 Bronze Addy – Television Advertising | McDonald’s – ”One of the Boyz”
2018 Gold Regional Telly – Directing | Xfinity – ”Unplug & Connect”
2017 ANA Multicultural Excellences Award Category Winner | Xfinity – ”Unplug & Connect”