About - Jenn Richter

JENN RICHTER IS A SEASONED, DESIGN-DRIVEN CREATIVE DIRECTOR WITH OVER A DECADE OF AGENCY ART DIRECTION, CONTENT AND STRATEGY EXPERIENCE.

I'm an Art Director, type-obsessed Designer, and all around visual storyteller. I started my career at Leo Burnett Chicago's Department of Design and was their youngest AD/Designer ever hired, at first working on Coca-Cola's "Coke Side of Life". I've studied under Paul Sahre, Stefan Sagmeister and James Victoré at The Art Directors Club & have worked under the direction of some of the industy's most award-winning CD's.

Following Leo Burnett, I worked at Condé Nast and Wunderman in NYC, where I designed Levi.com and Levi's "Go Forth" campaign in partnership with Wieden+Kennedy. After moving back to Chicago, I continued freelancing at ad agencies like FCB, R/GA and VSA Partners until joining Ogilvy as Associate Creative Director, co-leading the Content Department.
I have 13+ years of experience leading campaigns and brand content.

In between freelancing and full-time roles, I lived in Copenhagen running an art gallery on Jægersborggade in Nørrebro while helping FØRM Portfolios to curate a Jens Risom capsule collection entitled "Risom Rooms". Side note: I love industrial design; repeat attendee of ICFF since 2007.

Working primarily in editorial content and advertising for cpg, lifestyle and luxury brands, my work has spanned the gamut from raising brand awareness through content, building brands from the ground up, art directing campaigns, designing identity systems, packaging, and interactive experiences, to telling brand stories through the stopping power of photography and film. I've had the pleasure of working with photographers like Lance Acord and Nathan Michael, as well as post-houses like Optimus and The Mill. I love being on-set, styling visual storytelling in real time.

My work has been featured in the gallery of the Art Directors Club, published in Creative Review, AdWeek, AdAge, Buzzfeed and more. Currently open to new work & new experiences. Please say hello!