Hey, I’m an award-winning Creative Director with nearly 20 years of experience leading integrated campaigns across social, digital, broadcast, and experiential. Some people, like my mom, would say I combine strong conceptual thinking with hands-on craft and multidisciplinary collaboration to create culturally relevant work. You may also notice a brief three-year hiatus, during which I served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Gunner with 1RCHA. So if nothing else, feel free to reach out and ask me about that experience.
I got plenty of stories. Reach out to mcneillryan@icloud.com

RESUME:

DonerNorth | CD
2022-present
Clients: Edo Japan, Subway, Nicorette, Surrey Place, Golf Town, Balderson Cheese, Mount Pleasant Group, Grand & Toy

GREY CANADA | ACD
2016-2022
Clients: Volvo, Salvation Army, Metrolinx, ATCO Energy, WSIB, Pringles, Robitussin, Prep H, Toronto Zoo, Sagicor Insurance, Special Olympics Canada, Foodland Ontario, HSBC

UNION | ART DIRECTOR
2013-2016
Clients: AXE, Kraft, Best Buy, Potato Thins, Wheat Thins, Triscuits, belVita, Infiniti, Little Caesars

doug&serge | ART DIRECTOR
2012-2013
Clients: Canada Goose, York University, Honda, Whole Foods.

Canadian Armed Forces | GUNNER
2009-2012
Gunner with the 1st Regiment of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery — A Battery

Lowe Roche | ART DIRECTOR
2007-2009
Clients: Nike Bauer, Audi, Boston Pizza, Stella Artois, Purina, ALS Society of Canada.

Colour | ART DIRECTOR
2005-2007
Clients: Killam Properties, Alexander Keith's, Nova Scotia Liqour Corporation, Red Stag Tavern
Oland Export Beer, Canadian National Wheelchair Rugby Championships. The Chronicle Herald.

Push | ART DIRECTOR
2004-2005
Clients: Tour of Courage 2004, Divine Flooring, Moxies bar and grill.

AWARDS:

2019
• Clio Awards - Bronze, WSIB The Sounds You Hate
• Marketing Awards - Gold, Art Direction Craft, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• Marketing Awards - Silver, Ambient, WSIB Empty Commute
• Applied Arts Design - Environmental Signage, Campaign - Winner, Day Of Mourning Signs
• Applied Arts Design – Typography, Environmental/Experiential Application - Winner, TypeFaces of the Fallen

2018
• Cannes, Health & Wellness Lions - Shortlist, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• Cannes, Industry Craft - Shortlist, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• One Show, Out Of Home - Shortlist, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• Atomic Awards, Atomic Design - Bronze, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• Marketing - Silver - Public Service Press Campaign - Salvation Army
• Com Arts - In Book - Poster Campaign - Salvation Army
• Applied Arts - Public Service, Single - Winner, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• Applied Arts - Art Direction, Single - Winner, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• Applied Arts - Craft, Series - Winner, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• Applied Arts - Typography - Winner, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• Applied Arts - Non-Traditional, Single - Winner, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen
• Applied Arts - Transit Vehicle, Single - Winner, WSIB TypeFaces of the Fallen

2017
• In Book – SalvationArmy – Communication Arts
• Silver Pencil – Events & Exper. – One Show
• Shortlisted – Cross Platform Exper. – One Show
• Silver – Integrated Campaign – ADCC
• Bronze – Lg-Scale Ambient – Marketing
• Bronze – PR Exper/stunt – Marketing
• Bronze – Advertising Auto – CMA
• In Book – Experimental/Artistic – Applied Arts
• In Book – Experiential/Event Single – Applied Arts
• In Book – Entire Advertising Campaign – Applied Arts
• In Book – Point-of-Purchase – Applied Arts
• In Book – Advertising Non-Traditional – Applied Arts
• In Book – Integrated or Environmental Campaign – Applied Arts
• In Book – Lürzer's Archive – Print

2016
• Bronze x 3 – Fundraising – CMA
• Gold – Best in Charities – MIA
• Gold – Innovation in Experiential – MIA
• In Book – OOH – Communication Arts
• In Book – OOH – Applied Arts

2015
• Shortlisted – Film – Clios
• Shortlisted – Film – Cannes
• Gold – Self Promo – Marketing
• Silver – Film – Marketing
• In Book – Self Promo – Applied Arts
• Merit – Film – Oneshow Screen

2012
• Gunner of the Year - 1RCHA - A battery

2010
• Top Gunner – Artillery Qualification – RCHA
• Top Student – Soldier Qualification – CAF

2009
• ALS campaign was placed into the Archives of MOMA
• In Book – AICP Awards
• Shortlisted – PSA – One Show
• In Book– PSA over 30 – Applied Arts
• In Book – PSA – Communication Arts
• Merit – ADCC
• Silver – CMA

2007
• Craft Art Direction – Marketing
• Craft Typography – Marketing
• Merit – Newspaper single – Marketing
• Merit – Newspaper Campaign – Marketing
• In Book – Print – Applied Arts
• In Book – Print – Communication Arts