Eli Schwanz

Background

About Eli Schwanz

I’m a Senior Art Director and Creative Producer with 15+ years of experience leading award-winning campaigns across advertising, broadcast, digital, social, and experiential. I specialize in visually striking, emotionally resonant storytelling that builds brand equity and drives engagement. My superpower is creative versatility: I’ve directed 360° campaigns, launched brands, crafted co-branded content, and led video and photo shoots from pitch to final cut. Equally comfortable concepting big ideas for brand platforms as I am rolling up my sleeves to storyboard, direct, design, edit, or animate. I’ve built integrated campaigns for clients like Netflix, Toyota, MTV, Autofocus, Microsoft, and Canon. I bring deep experience with luxury, youth, and lifestyle brands—delivering broadcast spots, short-form content, social-native assets, experiential, OOH, and motion graphics that connect across platforms. Technically fluent in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Cinema 4D, Premiere, After Effects, and generative AI tools (Firefly, Midjourney, ChatGPT). Comfortable operating or directing crews using Canon, Sony, Blackmagic, or RED systems. Whether leading a brand launch, shaping a content strategy, or producing a social-first video, I focus on clarity, emotion, and craft. I'm currently open to opportunities in art direction, brand campaigns, and content production—agency or in-house.