Dmitrii is an Interactive Creative Director at PPK, where he manages a team of creatives to produce a wide array of digital executions, from photography, videography and social media content, to motion graphics, virtual reality, and AI experiences. He’s a German-born Russian who has started his career in finance working at Moscow Stock Exchange. In 2011 Dmitrii received a scholarship to study for his Master’s in Marketing degree at the University of Tampa’s Sykes College of Business. Water found its level when Dmitrii transitioned into the creative industry with his first advertising agency job in 2013. Dmitrii has been at PPK for the past nine years, helping grow the agency’s digital department from a two-person operation into a 20+ -person digital powerhouse of the American Southeast, producing award-winning work for global and national brands. As a proven thought leader, Dmitrii has judged numerous award shows and attended multiple international conferences and led workshops. He has been published and recognized by the likes of AdWeek, Real Time Academy, Shorty awards, Digiday, and Marketing Dive.