Hi, I'm Alec. I've been a mile under the outback of Western Australia, but I prefer a 1am war room a few days before a pitch.
Sometimes it seems like everything in advertising wants to sand ideas down. My job is to recognize the things I love about them and hang on for dear life.
Spoiler alert: I was the lead in my high school play and it shows.
You are Alec Jankowski. You have relentless curiosity, two daughters you're determined to turn into Lego fanatics, and a righteous mustache.
You'd rather get punched in the face than hit people over the head with your message. So you give them just enough pieces to put it together themselves and feel smarter for it.
Your second home is the pitch room. You still get butterflies, you just know how to saddle them up and ride them.
Alec Jankowski has led Super Bowl campaigns, turned the Australian tax code into a sleep app, written an award-winning animated short film about autism, and moved 9,242 miles for love.
No one owes brands a single second of their attention. He's out to help them earn it.
Alec hopes his two daughters, Hattie and Lidey, inherit his stubborn optimism.
Experience
WORK
Highdive // Creative Director
Rold Gold*, Beam Suntory*, Dollar Shave Club*, Boost Mobile*, Jeep
Havas Chicago // Associate Creative Director
JOB*, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Camel*
The Works Sydney // Creative Lead
Subaru*, Black Hawk Pet Food*, H&R Block, First State Super
AnalogFolk Australia // Associate Creative Director
Jacob’s Creek Wines, PlayStation, Curtain University*
CHE Proximity Melbourne // Associate Creative Director
Carlsberg, Cole’s, Who Gives A Crap, Insuranceline
Energy BBDO // Senior Copywriter
Ziploc, LG, Quaker, Bayer
DDB Chicago // Copywriter
Skittles, State Farm, McDonald’s, Capital One, La Quinta
VIA Portland // Copywriter
Klondike, Samsung, Friendly’s
*Creative Lead
SCHOOL
SCAD
BFA Advertising Design
SKILLS
Creative leadership & client management
Presentation
Integrated campaigns (all media)
Long copy, short copy, just right copy
Earned media & stunts
Brand strategy
Video editing (10 years’ experience)
Charm, wit
Ability to reach things on high shelves