Colby Spear
...is an advertising creative with a focus on copywriting. 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.
When he’s not working he can be found recording mixes, teaching at Miami Ad School New York, and rewatching this clip for the 38th time.
In 2018, he won a Webby Award for a personal project he created with a few friends.
EXPERIENCE:
Freelance - 2021 to present
McCann New York - 2019 to 2021
Anomaly New York - 2017 to 2019
Ogilvy New York - 2015 to 2017
Sid Lee Montreal - 2015
CLIENTS:
Meta x Ray-Ban, 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:
Project: Special Delivery
Client: New York Lottery
Agency: McCann, New York
A group of woodland animals band together to rescue a Park Ranger’s lost lotto ticket in this New York Lottery holiday film that ran for the 2019 and 2020 holiday season.
Featured on The Drum, Ad Age, and more.
Group Creative Director: Jason Ashlock
Group Creative Director: Dom Baccollo
Senior Copywriter: Colby Spear
Senior Art Director: Pedro Sampaio
Director: Ben Smith, The Mill