About me 
My first job was sweeping hair in my grandfather's barbershop.  I was paid in gum.

Full-Time
Battery - 11/19 - 10/21 - Creative Director RPA - 9/14 - 5/16 - Associate Creative Director
Secret Weapon - 5/08 - 11/10 - Writer
DDB Chicago - 6/03- 5/08 - Writer

Freelance
Battery, BBH, BuzzFeed, MTV On-Air Promos, IFC On-Air Promos, Comedy Central, RPA, BBDO Chicago, M&C Saatchi, Deutsch LA, FCB LA, Kastner & Partners, Innocean, Pitch, TrueCar, Saatchi & Saatchi, Critical Mass, Tool of North America

Clients
E! News, IFC, MTV, VH1, DreamWorks, Levi's, VW, Dropbox, Red Bull, Cars.com, TrueCar, Hyundai, La-Z-Boy, ampm, ARCO, Tempur-Pedic, Apartments.com, Doritos, Jack in the Box, Budweiser, Bud Light, FinishLine, Adidas Golf, The Getty, Sirius Radio, Harrah's Casino, PETA, Taco Bell, McDonald's, HTC, Nabi, Napster, Machinima.com, DIRECTV LifeSHIELD, Prosper, SOCAL Honda Dealers, New Mexico Tourism, San Diego Zoo, TMobile, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Comedy Central, Amazon Studios, Netflix, RBC, LA Clippers, Jackbox Games, Borjomi, Seoul Sausage, Lilith Games, Survios, NFL, VA Lottery

Schooling
Miami Ad School Miami/Minneapolis/London/Chicago -  1/02 - 12/03
B.S. Marketing, St. Joseph’s University -  9/97 - 5/01

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 Commercial '05
AOL Super Sunday Ad Poll #1 Super Bowl Commercial '06
USA Today AdMeter #3 Super Bowl Commercial '07
USC *Cocky Award for best Super Bowl Commercial '05

*Cocky is the USC mascot. My trophy is a porcelain bird. 

Four People Way More Interesting Than Me Named Joe Sgro

Flipped off the Soviet Union in 1972

“The World’s Greatest Guitarist” – Ed McMahon

Powerboat Racing Champion

This Guy

Details
joesgro@me.com