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CAROLINE VON GILSA

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

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Photo: Rankin Photography Ltd

Hi, I AM CAROLINE.

For the last 15+ years I’ve been creating stories that connect global brands with the people they care about most.

Living and working in six different countries, in the thralls of capitalism as well as communism, developing creative strategies, concepts and digital experiences for a rooster of global brands and their diverse audiences, I know that at the heart of it all is truthful insight. It is the universal currency of creativity, it's what kills your darlings and makes good great. 

Throughout my career, it's been my mission to find and leverage these human insights, create potent stories that provoke true emotions and build brands people want to connect with. Leading multi-national and multi-disciplinary teams, I have bridged cultures and media, building omni-channel brand experiences across film, digital, print and event platforms.

Always a core member of my agency's new business development team, I have won numerous multi-million global pitch accounts and established a wide expertise in automotive and lifestyle.

In 2017, I was honored to be chosen as one of the Top 10 global female creative leaders of the DDB network and made a founding member of 'The Phyllis Project' - a creative initiative committed to increasing female leadership in our industry.

I currently live in the West Village in NYC with my husband and daughter.

MILESTONES

 

2021 - 2022 RANKIN London / GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR / ROLLS-ROYCE

2019 - 2021 Europe & UK / FREELANCE CREATIVE DIRECTOR / ASTON MARTIN, VOLKSBANK, RENAULT, VOLKSWAGEN, TIROL TOURISM, TIER, VANMOOF

2018 - C14 Barcelona / GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR / SEAT, CUPRA

2016 - 2018  DDB Berlin / CREATIVE DIRECTOR / VOLKSWAGEN, LIDL

2012 - 2014  BBDO INTERONE Beijing / ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR / BMW, MINI, BOSCH

2011 - 2012  MIAMI AD SCHOOL GREENHOUSE Beijing / TEACHER

2010 - 2012  DMG MEDIA Beijing / CREATIVE GROUP HEAD / VOLKSWAGEN, NIKE, JAGUAR

2008 - 2010  DMG MEDIA Beijing / ART DIRECTOR / MERCEDES, VOLKSWAGEN, UNIVERSAL

2007  DUVAL GUILLAUME New York / INTERN / ZIPCAR

2007  SAATCHI & SAATCHI / LEAN MEAN FIGHTING MACHINE London / INTERN

2007  DMG MEDIA Beijing / INTERN

2006 - 2007  MIAMI AD SCHOOL Hamburg / DIPLOMA

2001 - 2005  JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Berlin / ABITUR and HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

 

AWARDS

 

The Phyllis Project  / chosen as one of the TOP 10 female creative leaders within the DDB global network

EFFIE / Shortlist PR

ADAC / 4x Shortlist 

4th ROI Festival / GOLD Viral Marketing

4th ROI Festival / BRONZE Integrated Branding & Marketing

CCTV China Advertising Award / GOLD Integrated Marketing

China International Advertising Awards / 4x GOLD Great Wall Award Integrated Marketing 

China International Festival / 2x SILVER Great Wall Award Event Marketing 

 

SOME OF MY (FAVORITE) CLIENTS

 

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