Menno Kluin, who has a proven track record of creative success that includes hundreds of industry accolades, joins 360i from Deutsch where he led creative for brands like Sherwin Williams, WATERisLIFE, Shock Top, Green Giant and Children’s Museum of the Arts. While there, he championed the creation of Krylon’s First Ever Pinterest Yard Sale that picked up honors including a Titanium Lion at Cannes, numerous Pencils from One Show and D&AD, and Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year, among others. Other career achievements include the creation of a drinkable book for WATERisLIFE that was named one of the top 25 inventions of the year by TIME magazine, and working with the New York City Ballet to mark 9/11 with “New Beginnings,” a ballet performance on top of the new World Trade Center at sunrise on September 12th.
Prior to Deutsch, he was at DDB New York, where he served as Executive Creative Director and Head of Art. During his tenure, the agency was named Creativity's "Agency to Watch" in the Advertising Age A-List, the "3rd Most Awarded Agency in the US” in the Gunn Report, and “Design Agency of the Year” at Young Guns.
At Y&R NY, he served as Creative Director and Head of Art, where he elevated the quality and the craft of the work, helping the agency become the most-awarded US shop and runner-up for “Agency of the Year” at the Cannes Lions, and crowned “Digital Agency of the Year” at the Young Guns.
Menno started his career at Saatchi & Saatchi NY, where he earned accolades for his work for clients including JCPenney and P&G. Within Menno's first two years in the industry, he was named "Most Awarded Art Director Worldwide" by Creativity and was ranked one of the Top 50 Young Creatives in the world by the New York Art Directors Club.
Menno grew up in the Netherlands. He currently resides in Brooklyn.
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