Monochromatic in my personal style, not my work.
I'm all about consistency, but don't mistake that for boring. I like to craft with my hands and make things happen. Which once resulted in locking myself in a studio for 36+ hours, gluing over 400 CDs together for a stop-motion video.
I started my career art directing and designing at Ogilvy NY, moved to McCann, then back to Ogilvy where I worked my way up to Associate Creative Director and got millions of people to watch a 25 minute ad for IKEA. Then at TBWA\Chiat\Day I got another millions of people to rewatch a Super Bowl ad instead of the game, paint a MTN DEW bottle with Bob Ross, and some other weird stuff.
Last year the One Club listed me as one of the Next Creative Leaders (!) and this year I partially overshadowed the summer’s biggest blockbuster with a Nike campaign about women’s football at Wieden + Kennedy (WTF?).
Currently, I'm a Creative Director at Rethink NY.
Who really clicks those contact buttons anyway?
Get in touch with a ⌘C + ⌘V - ashley.veltre@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Rethink NY
Creative Director [Currently]
Wieden + Kennedy
New York Art Director [March 2023 - Jan 2024]
Portland Art Director [Oct 2021 - July 2023]
TBWA\Chiat\Day New York
Creative Director [Aug 2021 - Oct 2021]
Associate Creative Director [Dec 2018 - Aug 2021]
Ogilvy & Mather
Associate Creative Director [Dec 2016 - Dec 2018]
Senior Art Director [March 2015 - Dec 2016]
McCann New York
Art Director [July 2014 - March 2015]
Ogilvy & Mather
Art Director [Jan 2012 - July 2014]
Lipman
Interactive Intern [May 2010 - Dec 2011]
CLIENT EXPERIENCE
Nike
MTN DEW
Old Spice
Nissan
IKEA
Lay’s
MTN DEW Rise Energy
American Express
Travelers Insurance
Nationwide
IBM
Perrier
Nestlé
British Airways
Michelin
Microsoft
UPS
Comcast
Holiday Inn
David Yurman
Hudson Jeans
AWARDS
The One Club for Creativity Next Creative Leaders 2022
See it here
Love, Lawyers, and the Government
D&AD 2022
Wood - Film | TV Commercial | 31-120 Seconds
Wood - Film | Social Commercial Over 30 Seconds
Wood - Writing for Advertising | Film
Cannes 2022
Silver - Film | Online Film | Not-for-profit
Shortlist - Film | Culture & Context | Social Behaviour
Shortlist - Film Craft Production | Script
Shortlist - Entertainment | Audio-visual Branded Content | Fiction Film
One Show 2022
Bronze - Moving Image Craft | Writing | Single
Merit - Branded Entertainment | Short Form Video | Single
Shortlist - Fusion Pencil
ADC Awards 2022
Bronze - TV/Film/ Online Video | Online | Single
Bronze - Craft in Writing | TV / Film /Video
Clios 2022
Silver - Branded Entertainment | Film
Bronze - Film | 61 Seconds to Five Minutes
Andy Awards 2022
Gold - Idea
Major Millions
Cannes 2020/2021
Shortlist - Direct Lions | Social Behavior
Shortlist - Brand Experience | Launch/Relaunch
One Show 2021
Silver - Social Media | Active Engagement
Merit - Social Media | Stunts & Activations
Merit - Branded Entertainment | Games
Merit - Interactive | Games
Merit - Experiential | Events
ADC Awards 2021
Bronze - Interactive | Social Media
Andy Awards 2021
Gold - Idea + Craft
Webby Awards 2021
Honoree - Advertising | Real-Time Response
Brooklyn Film Festival
Cannes 2020/2021
Silver - Industry Craft | Art Direction
One Show 2021
Bronze - Integrated Craft | Art Direction
Merit - Design | Innovation in Lockdown
ADC Awards 2021
Bronze - Advertising | Typography
Merit - Use of Typography | Series
Clios 2021
Bronze - Design | Direct Marketing
Bob Ross
Cannes 2020/2021
Bronze - Film | Culture & Context
One Show 2021
Merit - Branded Entertainment | Full Length Video
Clios 2022
Bronze - Film, 61 Seconds to Five Minutes
AdAge Creativity Awards 2022
Content Campaign of the Year
Andy Awards 2022
Gold - Idea + Craft
Here’s MTN Dew Zero
ADC Awards 2020
Bronze - Television/Film/Online Video | TV Single
One Show 2020
Merit - Television/VOD | Long Form | Single
Andy Awards 2020
Shortlist - Craft
Oddly IKEA
One Show 2018
Bronze - Innovation in Branded Entertainment
Merit - Branded Entertainment Long Form
Merit - Social Media Single
UPS Team Performance Index
Cannes Lions 2013
Shortlist (3)
London International Awards 2013
Shortlist