Hi, I’m Salina.
I’m a global creative director working in New York City.
Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked both in-house and at agencies. My outgoing, midwest ‘play nice with everyone’ personality allows me to build strong relationships with both creative teams and clients while making work that has impactful business results.
I believe that great creative can only be born out of great strategy, and coming up with real human insights is my jam. I love making work that makes people feel things—whether that’s intrigue, a full-body laugh or that weird burning feeling in your nose before you cry.
Let’s talk and make some stuff together!
Freelance or full-time I’m always open for a chat.
Have your people call my people
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📧 salina.cole@gmail.com
📱 347.324.7697
🤝 LinkedIn
CANNES
Creative Effectiveness, Silver, Young Lion & Shortlist
ONE SHOW
Merit & Shortlist
D&AD
Merit, Wood, Graphite, & White Pencils
CLIOS
Gold 4X, Silver 4X, Bronze 2X, Shortlist 10X
London International Awards
Shortlist 6X
ADDY Awards
Gold 14X, Silver 3X, `Best in Show,
Shorty Awards
Winner 5X, Gold 3X, Audience Honor
EFFIE
Global Silver, Gold 2X
AICP
Shortlist 2X
Webbys
Winner 3X, People’s Choice
ANA In-House Excellence Awards
Grand Prize Winner 2X, Category Winner
BRAND EXPERIENCE
Verizon, Colgate, Malibu Rum, Absolut, Google,Pepto-Bismol, Vicks, NyQuil, DayQuil, Cartier, BMW Global, BMW of North America, Vaporub, Vanguard, Ad Council, Febreze, Toyota, Captain Morgan, Pringles, E*Trade, Ketel One, The Tuna Council, I Love NY Tourism Board, Kodak, Perrier, Johnson & Johnson
JURY EXPERIENCE
Ad Stars 2024, 2022
Le Book 2024
ANA In-House Awards 2024
WORK FEATURED IN
Creativity, AdWeek, Ad Age, NY Times, Forbes, The Huffington Post
EXPERIENCE
Verizon
Creative Director, October 2022 - Present
VMLY&R NY
Creative Director, July 2018 - October 2022
Publicis NY
Associate Creative Director, May 2014 - July 2018
Sr. Copywriter, August, 2012- May 2014
Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal NY
Sr. Copywriter, September 2011- August 2012
Grey NY
Copywriter, August 2009 - September 2011
Saatchi & Saatchi NY
Jr. Copywriter, April 2008 - February 2009
Ogilvy NY
Freelance Copywriter, November 2007 - March 2008
DDB NY
Sr. Account Executive, March 2005 - October 2007
EDUCATION
SVA, Continuing Education, 2007
The Ohio State University, Bachelor’s in Strategic Communication, 2004