patrick.conlon@gmail.com
Patrick is currently a freelance Creative Director and Writer.
He was previously Creative Director & Copy Chief at Grey New York where he led work for Bose and created memorable campaigns for the NFL, Gillette, YouTube, Marvel, Amazon, and a slew of P&G brands.
Prior to Grey, he was at Anomaly and Y&R keeping his pencil sharpened on Captain Morgan, Converse, Bacardi, Budweiser, NHL, NBC Sports, and LG.
His much talked about ‘We Believe’ film for Gillette was lauded as one of Forbes’ Most Memorable Ads of the Decade and Business Insider’s Best Ads of the Decade and featured in Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Issue. It has over 110 million views, 21 billion impressions, and is still being used in classrooms to discuss the role of masculinity in today’s world.
CBS voted his 'Super Bowl Babies' spot the #3 greatest Super Bowl commercial of all time behind Apple's '1984' and one of those clydesdale puppy commercials.
Patrick’s work has been recognized by Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Andy’s, Clio’s, the Webby’s and featured on Saturday Night Live, The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert, a New Yorker cartoon, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC, The Atlantic, Wired, Time Magazine, and Chrissy Teigen’s Twitter feed.
Awards
D&AD: Graphite Pencil, Direct (Gillette We Believe)
D&AD: Shortlist, Creativity For Good (Gillette We Believe)
Cannes Lion: Silver, Social & Influencer (Gillette We Believe)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist For Glass (Gillette We Believe)
Cannes Lion: Gold, Entertainment for Music (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Silver, Film Craft (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Silver, Promo & Activations (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Bronze, Film (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Silver (Profile The Governor)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist, Social & Influencer x5 (Gillette We Believe)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist, Creative Strategy x2 (Gillette We Believe)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist, Film x4 (Gillette We Believe)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist, PR x2 (Gillette We Believe)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist Entertainment For Music x2 (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist Film (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist Film (Febreze Halftime Bathroom Break)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist Film Craft (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist Entertainment (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist Promo & Activations (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist PR (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist Entertainment x2 (Gillette & Avengers)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist Promo & Activations x2 (Gillette & Avengers)
Cannes Lion: Shortlist Promo & Activations (Febreze)
Cannes Lion: #2 Agency Of The Year 2016 (Grey New York)
One Show: Gold, Social Media (Gillette We Believe)
One Show: Gold, Music (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
One Show: Silver, Public Relations (Gillette We Believe)
One Show: Bronze, Social Media (Gillette We Believe)
One Show: Merit, Film (Gillette We Believe)
One Show: Merit, Film (Gillette We Believe)
One Show: Finalist, Brand Transformation (Gillette & Avengers)
Andy Award: Gold, Idea (Gillette We Believe)
YouTube Words Awards 2020: Force For Good (Gillette We Believe)
AD Club: Brave Brands 2019 (Gillette We Believe)
AICP: Shortlist, Cause (Gillette We Believe)
New York Festivals: 2nd Prize, Film: Best Use (Gillette We Believe)
New York Festivals: 2nd Prize, Positive World Impact: Public Service (Gillette We Believe)
New York Festivals: Silver (Profile The Governor)
Clio Sports: Gold (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Clio Awards: Silver, Creative Effectiveness - Public Relations (Gillette We Believe)
Clio Awards: Silver, Brand Development - Public Relations (Gillette We Believe)
Clio Awards: Bronze, Branded Entertainment - Film (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Super Clio: Finalist (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
The Webby Awards: Webby Winner, Best Use Of Earned Media (Gillette We Believe)
The Webby Awards: 2nd Place, Viral Marketing (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
15 Best Ads Of The Decade: Business Insider (Gillette We Believe)
20 Most Memorable Ads Of The Decade: Forbes (Gillette We Believe)
2020 World Changing Ideas Issue: Fast Company (Gillette We Believe)
Ranked #3 Greatest Super Bowl Commercial Of All Time By CBS (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Contagious.com: The 25 Most Contagious Campaigns of 2019 (Gillette We Believe)
USA Today AdMeter: Most Underrated Commercial (NFL Super Bowl Babies)
Adweek Top Brand Moment Of The Year (Gillette & Avengers)
Effies: Silver, North America (Febreze)
Effies: Finalist, North America (Gillette & Avengers)
One Show Student Merit
D&AD Student Gold Pencil
EXPERIENCE
Freelance (‘20 - Present) - Creative Director / Writer
Agencies: adam&eveDDB, GUT Miami, FCB, BBH, Atlantic New York, Ogilvy, Wolff Olins, Vaynermedia, Piggyback Collective
Google, Amazon Prime Video + NFL Thursday Night Football, Verizon, Kroger, Samsung, Sabra
Grey New York (‘18 - ’20) - Creative Director
Bose, Gillette, NFL, YouTube, Marvel, Febreze, P&G, Sierra Trading Post, Feeding America
Grey New York ('13 - ’18) - ACD/Copywriter
2015 Adweek Global Agency Of The Year
Anomaly ('11 - '13) - Senior Copywriter
Captain Morgan, Budweiser, NBC Sports, Converse
Y&R New York (’07 – '11) - Copywriter
Bacardi, Virgin Atlantic, LG, Land Rover, NHL, Dell, Dannon, Xerox
Y&R Chicago (’07 Freelance) - Copywriter
Miller Genuine Draft, DieHard Automotive
EDUCATION
The Creative Circus
University of Tennessee