Young Ones Student Awards
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Young Ones 2019 Portfolio Jury
Frank Anselmo
Creative Director
KNARF®
New York City
Frank Anselmo began his career at BBDO New York where his unconventional thinking garnered every prestigious, global award during a devout 10 year stint rising to Creative Director. Anselmo has since been hired by over 75 companies in the world including Apple and is responsible for creating strategies & campaigns that have won hundreds of millions in high-profile new business.
More impressive than winning numerous awards for his own ideas, as a creative leader Frank cemented his place in history by leading more young creatives to globally-awarded work than anyone in history. On the side Anselmo moonlighted and founded his own “Unconventional Advertising” college program at SVA in New York that’s now globally recognized as “The Most Awarded Ad Class In History” after his class single-handedly won more One Show Pencils, Clio Statues & ADC Cubes than any entire ad school in the world for 12 years–strong. In 2018 The One Show ranked Anselmo as the #1 most awarded CD/Professor in the world.
Frank’s natural leadership skills and passionate ability to mentor, motivate, and inspire creatives to innovative work has landed those working under him jobs at Weiden+Kennedy/Portland, Google, Droga5, BBDO, Disney, Apple, etc. Other career highlights include contributing to the recent edition of the legendary “Hey Whipple” book, working on the last official John Lennon music video, leading creative workshops in the Netherlands & China, and having his work featured in Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People In Business” issue.