Who is Justin?

Recently, I did “AncestryDNA” and discovered I'm 23% British.
Does this mean I could play James Bond or join Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible team? Probably not. With passports from Canada and Italy, I have the right credentials, but instead of being a secret agent, I've found my true passion is advertising. I have more fun creating ideas and campaign work, and I truly love it.
I'm Justin – an Art Director with a unique set of skills (no not Liam Neeson’s skill set).
Before diving into advertising, I spent 3+ years as an Automotive Industrial Designer in the design studios of Ford Motor Company and Bordrin, a Detroit-based automotive tech startup (I'm authorized to work in the U.S.) My journey's taken me from the excitement of Las Vegas, to New York, Florida, and Detroit's Motor City.

There's more to this young ad man's story that meets the eye.

Programs/Software

Adobe Creative Suite

Premiere Pro
Photoshop
After Effects
Lightroom
Illustrator
Keynote

AI

Runway AI
MidJourney AI
Perplexity AI
Chat GPT

What I Do

Art Director
Former Automotive Industrial Designer

Art Direction, Strategy, Advertising, Conceptual Ideation, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, Design Thinking, Branding, Campaigns, Content, Industrial Design, Design, Sketching and Rendering, Storytelling, Experiential, Print, Online, TV & Video, Digital & Social, Video Editing, Animation, Illustration, Photography.

My Experience

ART DIRECTOR INTERN

Founders (Miami, FL)

Joan Creative (New York, NY)

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
(prior career track)

Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)

Bordrin Motor Company (Detroit, MI)

Don’t be shy, say Hello

He’s on the lookout for new AD roles

Open for Relocation
Authorized for Employment in U.S.
Canadian Citizen

+ Socials

+ Let’s Connect

Apollo AI IG page

Recently I created Apollo, an AI IG page aimed at sharing knowledge and teaching creative professionals in all creative fields how to use AI. I’ll post a conceptual idea, execute the visuals using AI, then encourage followers to ask me questions, and I respond to their comments. I don’t charge fees, I’ve created this to share my learnings learnings from AI.

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Apollo AI Instagram page link