JC Estensen
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Wanna hear a story?
I'm one part artist, one part geek. I have a keen eye for detail and a bizarre ability to recall even the most mundane facts and trivia. I'm an Art Director, but I can play Copywriter and Account Executive, often at the same time. I love strategy and realize the importance of brands. What can I say? I'm a Creative Director.
I've worked at some of the greatest agencies in this country. Campbell Mithun, Doe Anderson and Leo Burnett, to name a few. I've had the pleasure of working with a few giants of the advertising world and some absolutely phenomenal clients. I've been part of numerous productions, around the world and in my own backyard.
But more than anything else, what I've been the most affected by—and the most appreciative of—are the ideas. Ideas that I've been exposed to, been part of and helped bring to life. As far as I'm concerned, ideas are the currency of creativity that keep us motivated and make what we do so compelling and inviting.
As a storyteller—and let's face it, that's the business we're in, telling stories—I have an unfair advantage. I'm a freak magnet. If you and I walked into the local Greyhound station, the guy with an eye patch and two hooks would come up to me as if we were long-lost brothers. But it's been suggested that it's a two-way street and I'm prone to a little bit of freakishness myself. I get annoyed when birds walk, rather than fly. I have an irrational fear of WetWipes. Food texture is more important to me than taste. I got kicked out of the Cub Scouts, founded the "Dead Pancreas Society," tried adamantly to rent a room in a mental institution (the Barton House) and started a swamp on fire. Suffice to say, I've got plenty of fodder for the storytelling arts, let alone creative inspiration. And, as a storyteller, it's my duty to embellish, delight and persuade, so that your brand shines.
So give me a try. Get in touch with me and let me tell you a story.