Savannah Hicks
Savannah Hicks
Associate Creative Director

Work Experience

215 McCann

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
SEPTEMBER 2022—APRIL 2024

Created a global, fully-integrated brand campaign for Xbox’s console refresh which included the world’s first 3D anamorphic film on the Las Vegas Sphere alongside print & digital takeovers.

I helped Converse launch their first global brand campaign in years, “Create Now. Create Next.” and then followed-up with their skateboarding campaign, “We Create Next.”

Sr. Art Director
March 2020—SEPTEMBER 2022

Launched Xbox’s next-generation Series X|S Consoles with the “Power Your Dreams” campaign, which included fully integrated digital & print assets as well as an anthem film.

Created the launch campaign for Forza Horizon 5 which focused on a live action game trailer and created many marketing assets for first party and third party games.

Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners

Sr. Art Director
July 2019—March 2020

Won Noosa as a business and developed & produced their new brand campaign, “Full on Tasty.” Continued work on another Sovos brand, Rao’s, for their product launch, “A Soup with Nothing to Hide.” 

Launched Mitsubishi’s new Outlander Sport model and concepted for many of our other clients, including Blue Shield of California, City of Hope, and NBA2K.

Art Director
February 2019—July 2019

Retained Mitsubishi’s business by winning a pitch for their first brand campaign in years. This “Small Batch” campaign launched their new lineup of cars.

Intel

Art Director
March 2018—February 2019

Brought art to all through a VR partnership with the Smithsonian Museum. Showcased how technology positively impacts the students of the world with an education film. Created an anthem for die-hard Overwatch fans to celebrate their eSports League.

Visual Designer
May 2016—March 2018

Partnered with the 2020 Olympics through a record-breaking drone light show at the opening ceremony and brought eSports to the Olympics for the first time with a full kit to celebrate. 

I made numerous websites for our brand storytelling, creating some of Intel’s most viewed pages, ever.

WEB DESIGN INTERN
JANUARY 2015—MAY 2015

Semester internship where I designed, prototyped, and coded a website for Intel's Intellectual Property Group.

 

Education

University of Texas at Austin

Design Major (BFA)
Graduated May 2015
Design Student Association Member
Game Developers Society Member
Game Development Capstone Program

 

Skillset

Technical

Concepting, Moodboarding, Storyboarding, Creative Writing, Narrative Design,
2D & 3D Art Creation, Image Compositing, Illustration, Prototyping, UI/UX Design, Typography Design, Layout Design, Branding Design, Photography, Cinematography, Worldbuilding, Film Production, Post Production, Video Editing, Color Grading, Audio Mixing, CGI Workflow, VFX Workflow, MoCap Workflow, Guideline Development, Partner Direction, Vendor Sourcing, Project Management, Creative Resourcing, Creative Planning

Soft Skills

Teamwork, Communication, Collaboration, Leadership, Mentorship, Creative Thinking, Creative Strategy, Iterative Ideation, Time Management, Presenting, Client Relationships, Constructive Feedback, Problem Solving

Applications

Adobe Suite, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Apple Suite, Blender, Unreal

 

Awards

Cannes

TITANIUM

Shortlist

GOLD LIONs

Tech-led Brand Experience
Digital Installations & Events
Environment & Experience, Live Events

D&AD

GRAPHITE PENCIL

Media, Use of Events

WOOD PENCIL

Branded Content & Entertainment, Sponsored

The One Show

GOLD

Moving Image Craft: Craft / Innovation in Moving Image Craft / Visual
Design: Innovation in Design / Experiential / Environmental

SILVER

Branded Entertainment: Innovation in Branded Entertainment

The Andy's

GOLD

Craft

Clios

GOLD

Product Innovation

silver

Partnerships & Collaborations
(Entertainment) Games / Audio/Visual / Live Action Trailer

BRONZE

(Entertainment) Games / Audio/Visual / Music
Best Use of Music in Trailers/Teasers
Best Use of Music in Film/Video