Colby Spear
...is an advertising creative and copywriter. Originally from the boutique-sized state of Rhode Island, he’s now based in New York City. He’s a graduate of Miami Ad School in Hamburg, Germany.
EXPERIENCE:
2021 → present - Freelance
(72 & Sunny, Mekanism, FIG, Translation, Mojo Supermarket, Peloton, Coinbase, Nike, and more)
2019 → 2021 - McCann, New York
2017 → 2019 - Anomaly, New York
2015 → 2017 - Ogilvy, New York
2015 - Sid Lee, Montreal
CLIENTS:
Meta x Ray-Ban, Nike, Coinbase, Peloton, Activision Blizzard, Bleacher Report, Google, WhatsApp, Smirnoff, Verizon, New York Lottery, eBay Sneakers, Panera Bread, Hershey’s, Lenovo, Motorola, UPS, American Express, Coca-Cola
CONTACT:
Client: Motorola
Project: Break Up with Your Phone
Agency: Ogilvy, New York
We all have bad relationships with our phones. They crack, disconnect, run out of juice and just plain die. Somtimes you have to call it quits on your phone, so we launched a campaign that encouraged people to leave their phones and move on to Moto.
Executive Creative Director: Mike Hahn
Executive Creative Director: Ryan Blank
Art Director: Raj Ramamurthy
Copywriter: Colby Spear
Director: Ben Callner, Hungry Man
Editor: Adam Epstein, PS 260