Chad Baker

Chad Baker has extensive work experience in the advertising industry. Chad currently holds the position of SVP Group Creative Director at McCann New York since January 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the VP Creative Director at the same company from August 2019 to January 2022. Before joining McCann, Chad worked as a Freelance Creative Director from February 2019 to August 2019. Chad also served as a Creative Director at Laundry Service from February 2018 to January 2019, where they led the creative team on various brands and played a key role in transitioning the agency into a full-service AOR agency. Chad's experience includes working as a Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi from February 2016 to February 2018, where they developed successful Super Bowl campaigns and led creative and brand development for Tide. Prior to that, they worked as a Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson Worldwide from January 2009 to February 2016, where they developed creative solutions for clients such as Macy's, Puma, and Smirnoff across various media. Chad began their career as an Art Director/Designer at CMD from 2004 to 2008, collaborating with interactive and print teams. Chad also worked as an Art Director/Designer at Conquent from 2002 to 2004, where they worked with front-end and back-end developers on database-driven websites and contributed to new business and client development. Chad's earliest work experience was as a Graphic Design Assistant at iDL Merchandising Solutions, where they worked on graphics for in-store displays for clients including Microsoft and Xbox.

Chad Baker obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Portland. Chad attended the institute from 2001 to 2004.