About me
My first job was sweeping hair in my grandfather's barbershop. I was paid in gum.
Freelance
Nov '10 - Sep '14 / May '16 - Nov '19 / Oct '21 - Present
72andSunny, Battery, BBH, Party Land, BuzzFeed, MTV On-Air Promos, IFC On-Air Promos, Comedy Central, RPA, BBDO, M&C Saatchi, Deutsch LA, FCB LA, Kastner & Partners, Innocean, Pitch, TrueCar, Saatchi & Saatchi, Critical Mass, Tool of North America, NFL, Fable Branding, Motive Creative, Platform, We Are Social
Full-Time
Battery - Nov '19 - Oct '21 - Creative Director RPA - Sept '14 - May '16 - Assoc. Creative Director
Secret Weapon - May '08 - Nov '10 - Writer
DDB Chicago - Jan '04 - May '08 - Writer
Internship
DDB Chicago - Jun '03 - Dec '03 - Writer
Schooling
Miami Ad School Miami / Minneapolis / London / Chicago - Jan '02 - Dec '03
B.S. Marketing, St. Joseph’s University - Sep '97 - May '01
Clients
Amazon Studios, Netflix, Hulu, Warner Brothers Games, IFC, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, NFL, DreamWorks, E! News, Levi's, VW, Red Bull, Cars.com, TrueCar, Hyundai, La-Z-Boy, ampm, ARCO, Tempur-Pedic, Apartments.com, Doritos, Budweiser, Bud Light, Taco Bell, Jack in the Box, FinishLine, Adidas Golf, The Getty, Sirius Radio, Harrah's Casino, PETA, McDonald's, TMobile, HTC, Nabi, Napster, Machinima.com, DIRECTV, LifeSHIELD, Prosper, SOCAL Honda Dealers, New Mexico Tourism, San Diego Zoo, Toyota, Mitsubishi, VA Lottery, RBC, LA Clippers, Jackbox Games, Borjomi, Seoul Sausage, Lilith Games, Survios, Smashburger, Carl’s Jr., The Habit Burger Grill, People's Choice Awards, Lamborghini, Gran Centenario Tequila, 2K Games, JBL, Walmart, Arby’s
Prizes
Cannes Lion - Gold
Clio Awards - Gold, Silver, Bronze
One Show - Merit
ADC Young Guns - Winner
Radio Mercury Awards - Finalist
London International Awards - Finalist
Lürzer’s Int’l Archive
Kinsale Shark - Bronze
AdWeek’s List of ‘Must Have’ Young Talent
AdWeek’s Best Spots of the Year
USA Today AdMeter #1 Super Bowl Ad '05
AOL Super Sunday Ad Poll #1 Super Bowl Ad '06
USA Today AdMeter #3 Super Bowl Ad '07
USC *Cocky Award for best Super Bowl Ad '05
*Cocky is the USC mascot. Trophy is a porcelain bird.
Other Joe Sgros way more interesting than me:
Flipped off the Soviet Union in 1972
“The World’s Greatest Guitarist” – Ed McMahon
Contact
joesgro@me.com