Young Ones Student Awards

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Young Ones 2017 Portfolio - Advertising Jury

Tobias Ahrens

Group CD

Grabarz & Partner

Hamburg/Germany

Tobias started his advertising career as a copywriter at Scholz & Friends in 1996. After two years working on cigarettes, he went on to Springer & Jacoby to work for something much more inspiring: Mercedes-Benz.

In 2000 Tobias became Creative Director of Springer & Jacoby's Unit 4, handling Mercedes-Benz as well as smart, Maybach, Loewe and Axel Springer (Germany's biggest publishing house). In 2004 he was promoted to Executive Creative Director.

He left the agency in 2007 to work as a freelance Creative Director for renowned agencies such as Jung von Matt, BBH London, BBDO, Nordpol and Kempertrautmann. In 2011 he joined Kempertrautmann as a Creative Director for Audi.

In 2014, Tobias became Executive Creative Director and Member of the Management Board at Grabarz & Partner, one of germanys Top 5 independent agencies. There he creates campaigns for Volkswagen and Burger King.

Tobias has won around 400 awards, including Cannes Lions, Eurobest, LIAA, Clio, One Show and ADC of Europe. He loves his wife, cars and traveling. He is a member of the Art Directors Club (ADC) and has a son (14) and a dog (2 years), both of whom are at puberty right now.

 

 

 

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