Kieran Antill

Kieran Antill

Managing Partner New YorkUnited States
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Kieran Antill

Kieran Antill

Managing Partner New YorkUnited States
About me
Currently Managing Partner and Exec. Creative Director of Leo Burnett New York. Kieran is one of the youngest people to be an Executive Vice President of Leo Burnett North America. In 2010 Kieran was ranked as the #1 Art Director worldwide at Cannes festival of creativity and #3 in the World on the Gunn report. Later acknowledged by the Australian government publication ‘Australia Unlimited’ as one of Australia’s top creative exports when he departed for New York. After helping take Leo Burnett Sydney to the #1 agency in Asia Pacific, Kieran relocated to New York in 2010 to help launch a new entrepreneurial led office for the Leo Burnett network. In 2011 he served as the Photography Jury President at the Art Directors Club (New York) and gave the Wildfire Presentation at the 2011 Cannes Festival of Creativity. In 2013 he was invited by the United Nations as a creative collaborator to speak at the Social Good Summit. Kieran is the Executive Creative Director and Managing Partner (EVP) of the Leo Burnett New York Office. He is currently working on a new business model for the Leo Burnett Group that is designed to challenge the status quo of the traditional agency model. He is also one of the leaders responsible for the Samsung Global creative product for the Leo Burnett group connecting many of the groups offerings across disciplines. He lives in Brooklyn with his awesome wife Natalia. MAJOR AWARDS SUMMARY - ADAGE #2 Branded Content Agency in the world 2012 (Leo Burnett NY) - 8th most awarded agency in the US Cannes 2012 (Leo Burnett NY) - #1 Most effective Olympics Campaign Bloomberg Business (Leo Burnett New York) - #1 ranked Art Director in the world Cannes Festival of Creativity 2010 #3 Art Director Gunn Report 2010 - 6 Career Grand Prix / Best of Show (Major Award shows only) ADNEWS - - Agency of the year 2009 (Leo Burnett Sydney) - Cannes Media Agency of the Year 2009 (Leo Burnett Sydney)
Projects
  • Falling Horses
    Falling HorsesLONDON 2012 CHARCOAL ON LINEN 'Falling Horses' was first shown in London, COMODAA galleries 2011.
  • Reportage
    ReportageEVENTS I FIND MYSELF AT NEW YORK SLEEPS On the New York subway if you're not on your phone, your probably sleeping or you're a tourist. SISSYBOY The opening of 'Sissyboy' the documentary by Katie Turinski - photographed in cross dressing, gender bending scene of Portland.
  • Seconds / With
    Seconds / WithA MINI DOCUMENTARY SERIES THAT EXPLORES THE FRACTIONS OF SECONDS THAT MAKE UP A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS CAREER CASE STUDY ‘Seconds/With’ is a mini documentary series built around the insight that while a professional photographer spends decades behind the lens, the shots they value most add up to just fractions of a second. Season One launched with four online episodes, in which I sat down with four of the world’s top professional photographers – Darren Jew, Simon Harsent, Craig Golding and Stephen Dupont. Each photographer compared the time spent over their entire career, to the most valued fraction of a second they have captured. SEASON 1 Co-written and directed. DARREN JEW Season 1. Ep 1. CRAIG GOLDING Season 1. Ep 2. SIMON HARSENT Season 1. Ep 3. STEPHEN DUPONT Season 1. Ep 4. OBSERVATION The single biggest thing that stuck with me after these interviews was that photography was a means to an end. It was a portal for these people to get closer to the things they loved. They had more in common with the subject matter than each other. RESULTS The series created a new on going channel of branded content for Canon. While Canon EOS enjoyed increased awareness to 43% by December 2010, versus 30% the previous year.
  • Dots
    DotsA PERSONAL SERIES DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH ANDREAS BOMMERT THE ANTI-PORTRAIT A glass plate was placed in front of each subject with a simple yellow sticker on it. There's no message here, it's just for the beauty.
  • Photochains
    PhotochainsGreat photography is not about technology, it is about inspiration. Photochains created a new way to share photography online, creating a new dialogue between Canon EOS and the photographic community. WHERE EACH SHOT INSPIRES THE NEXT The website transformed photography from something people do on their own, into a collaborative community. The site was developed with Kieran Ots and his band of coding brothers. THE PLATFORM IDEA INFORMED THE MEDIA Featuring consumers in tv & outdoor advertising. RESULTS 94 photos uploaded every day for 7 years (still running) 12 minutes average time on website Canon rose to a record 67% market share in Australasia at launch 35% of uploads were from competitors brands, representing a new audience for Canon
  • Vote Earth + Earth Hour
    Vote Earth + Earth HourTHE WORLD’S LARGEST MASS PARTICIPATION EVENT EVER Vote Earth changed Earth Hour’s focus from creating awareness to creating action. An integrated global campaign that transformed the light switch into a vote for Earth. The campaign transformed Earth Hour from a symbol into a political mandate for action in the lead up to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference CREATING AN ICONIC LOOK Official artwork created in collaboration with Shepard Fairey & Studio No.1 (LA) and with animations by Syd Garron. The campaign and rallied countless celebrities and politicians worldwide including Cate Blanchett who was the voice of the campaign. THE OFFICIAL SITE Created with the Kieran Ots and his merry men, the site did everything from counting down to the event to spreading the campaign assets worldwide. RESULTS 1 billion people turned off their lights and voted Earth. Over 4,000 cities across 88 countries participated 1 in 7 people turned off their lights a total of 1 billion people - Fairfax Media [ ] 2000% increase from the previous year’s Earth Hour 87 million online mentions No. 1 topic on Twitter and YouTube on the day of Earth Hour Created in collaboration with Leo Burnett, Global
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Work history
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    Managing PartnerLeo Burnett
    Exhibiting Artist
    Exhibiting Artist 2013 ‘8 Million Protagonists’ Off-Broadway Show (Co-Created) 2012 ‘New York Types’ (Curated) 2012 ‘Pencil Keyboard’ Installation (Co-created) 2012 ‘Abc Blocks’ Installation Cannes Festival of Creativity 2012 gARTner New York, SOHO ‘Artists in Advertising’ 2011 The Affordable Art Fair, Bristol UK. 2011 ‘Falling Horses’ (London, March 2011) 2009 ‘End of Noise’ (AUSTRALIA NOW) COMODAA Galleries, London 2009 ‘Photo 5’ An exhibition of 5000 photographs inspired by a cardboard box. 2009 ‘Daydreams’ Richard Martin Gallery Woollahra Sydney 2008 ‘Lip Diaries’ in conjunction with Hip Pop, United Galleries, Sydney 2008 ‘The Nude Show’ United Galleries, Sydney 2007 ‘The White Show’ SOHO House, New York 2007 ‘Collection’ Global Galleries, Paddington 2004 ‘The Allions’ Space Junk Gallery 2004 Sydney City of Sydney Street Gallery 2003 Chicago Joint Show, Concordia Gallery 2003 Sydney Solo Show, Norton Gallery 2003 Chicago Joint Show, Keffalinos Gallery 2002 Sydney Exhibit, Michael Commerford 2001 Sydney Solo Show, Art House 2000 Sydney Exhibit, Joan Ridges Gallery 2000 Chicago Joint Show, East Village Gallery
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Skills
  • Advertising
  • Art Direction
  • Digital
  • Marketing
  • Creative Direction
  • Creative Strategy
  • Interactive Advertising
Education
    Fine and Studio Arts
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    Graduated with Honors Cum Laude Activities and Societies: Student Government President, Graduated with Honors Cum Laude, 3 Times Academic All American Chairman of the International Students Club, Founder of the Extreme Club (extreme sports, Attended on a full basketball Scholarship, Basketball Captain '02 / '03, 4 National Basketball Championship appearances
    High School/secondary Diplomas and Certificates
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