About

Hey there.

I'm Andrea Knowles (yes, like Beyoncé). I’m a Creative Director / Art Director currently making ads at OKRP in Chicago.

I was once named a 30 under 30 creative, and I’ve got a knack for new business. I’ve been a key member of several winning pitch teams for McDonald’s, Burger King, Miller Lite, State Farm, Nerds, and Michaels, to name a few. So I love a good rip video. (So much so, that some of them still live on this site).

I'm from a tiny lake town in Wisconsin, so in addition to film for commercials, I also really enjoy art directing cheese boards. When I was 10, I started a graphic design “company” called Turtle Creations (bigggg turtle fan at the time), so I guess one could say I was destined for this. In my spare time, you can find me trying to monetize my cats on TikTok.

Background
OKRP | Chicago | July 2018 - Present
DDB | Chicago | October 2015 - June 2018
Chicago Portfolio School | Art Direction | 2014 - 2015
Planet Propaganda | Madison | Design Intern | 2014
University of Wisconsin | Madison | Art & Graphic Design | 2010 - 2014

Accolades
Ad Age Agency A-List, Top 10 - 2023
The Drum 50 Under 30 - 2018
Business Insider 30 Under 30 - 2017

Features
The Wall Street Journal, AdAge, AdWeek, Buzzfeed, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, Muse by Clio, The Drum & my hometown newspaper, The Resorter Reporter

Awards
Clio Sports, Shorties, Effies, Indie & Esto Awards

Clients
McDonald’s, State Farm, Capital One, Miller Lite, Mars-Wrigley (Skittles & Starburst), Jeep, Burger King, Chili’s, P&G, Groupon, Home Chef, Cars.com, Big Lots, Illinois Lottery, Illinois Tourism, Ferrara (Nerds, SweeTarts & Brach’s), & Michaels

Contact
andknowles1@gmail.com  |  920.838.4491