Jared Kozel is EVP, Executive Creative Director at VML. He’s a North American creative lead on global Coca-Cola, Lenovo, Amazon, and Shell accounts as well as the head of creative of the Atlanta office, where he is currently based.

He’s been honored by Adweek as a Top 100 Creative, 40 under 40 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and was an Art Directors Club top 100 Design graduate.

His work has been featured in major media networks including Good Morning America, USA Today, TMZ, Rolling Stone, and New York Times as well as news outlets around the world and a college advertising textbook.

Jared’s won many of the industry’s top awards with recognition from Cannes, Clios, Effies, Webby’s, Art Director’s Club, Shorty’s, Comm Arts Typography, FWA, National and local Addy’s and his work was a finalist for Digiday’s Social Media Brand of the Year and Product Launch of the Year. His client experience includes brands across nearly all business categories, from Silicon Valley Tech leaders, to fast food, casual and fine dining, fashion, pet, finance, energy, gov, automotive, retail, and consumer goods to American Cancer Society, Amnesty International and The United Nations.