PROFESSIONAL PLACES

JOBS
FCB Chicago - Sr. CW Vital Proteins - Sr. CW DDB Chicago - Intern > Jr. CW > CW

EDUCATION
Columbia College Chicago Chicago Portfolio School

EMAIL
bates.p.ken@gmail.com

FAX
lol jk

CLIENTS I’VE WORKED WITH

Molson Coors, McDonald’s, Mars Wrigley, Campari*, Hefty Reynolds, Orkin Pest Control, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Vital Proteins, PearPop,

*new business wins

One Show 2023, #14 Copywriter.

Ad Age Out-Of-Home Innovation of 2022

AdWeek #15 Best ad of the year

Ad Age #17 Best ad of the year

Top Honors, The Side Show, Breaking & Entering Media Network

My friends from high school call me Neth (like Topher from Christopher). Unfortunately, it stuck.
I grew up in the North West suburbs of Chicago, but never experienced what John Hughes was talking about.
My work experience at a now-defunct toy store conglomerate was made into a feature film.
Spielberg and I both got D’s in Math in college.
I’m obsessed with making ideas that are "stupid good", that get noticed, and make you feel like you’re getting away with something.

CANNES Titanium Shortlist - 1 Silver - 1 Bronze - 2 Shortlist - 3

D&AD Graphite - 1 Wood - 2 Shortlists - 3

ONE SHOW Best Of Discipline - 1 Gold - 2 Silver - 1 Shortlist - 5 Merit - 3

CLIOS Gold - 4 Silver - 3 Bronze -5

ADC Best of Discipline - 2 Designism Cube - 1 Gold - 5 Silver - 5 Bronze - 1

EFFIES Gold - 1 Finalist - 1

EURO BEST Grand Prix - 1 Bronze - 4 Shortlist - 3

ANDY Gold - 1

CREATIVE CIRCLE Gold - 4 Silver - 1

NY FEST Gold - 2 Silver - 1 Bronze - 1

GERETY AWARDS Gold - 1 Silver - 3

PHNX Gold - 6 Silver - 4 Bronze - 6 Shortlist - 11

YOUNG ONES Silver - 1

YONG SHITS May 2021 Brief Winner