Stefan Smith is an award-winning Creative Director with a background in copywriting currently working for Funday in Calgary, Alberta.

The tl;dr C.V.

  • October 2022 - Present: Creative Director @ Funday

    April 2021 - October 2022: Creative Director @ Critical Mass

    November 2019 - April 2021: Associate Creative Director @ Critical Mass

    December 2013 - November 2019: Senior Copywriter @ Critical Mass

    May 2012 - December 2013: Copywriter @ Critical Mass

    June 2011 - May 2012: Copywriter @ illuminArt

    2002 - 2011: Random jobs ranging from record stores to dog food warehouses that make for really good stories.

  • 2009: Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Calgary

  • 2020: Best Interactive Execution Campaign From MediaPost for INFINITI WFH Commutes

    2020: Shorty Finalist in Instagram Stories/Gamifcation for INFINITI Quick Reactions

    2016 Webby In Mobile: Events for UNMAS Sweeper

    2016 Shorty Awards Bronze in Data Visualization for Clorox When Things Go Viral

    2015: Cannes Shortlist for UNMAS Sweeper

    2015: D&AD Wood Pencil for UNMAS Sweeper

    2015: Digiday Best Creative for UNMAS Sweeper

    2015: W3 Silver in Viral Marketing for Clorox No Hassles When You Clean Like The Hoff

    2015: OMMA in Online Advertising Creativity for Travel Alberta Living Photos

    2014: Cristal Sapphire in Digital/Mobile for UNMAS Sweeper

    2014: Marketing Magazine Silver in Best Mobile for UNMAS Sweeper

    2014: Mobius Awards Second Place in Digital for UNMAS Sweeper

    2014 MediaPost Digital Out-of-Home for UNMAS Sweeper

    2013 MediaPost OMMA Finalist for GreenWorks St. Patrick’s Day Charades

    2013 MediaPost OMMA Web Site Excellence for Clorox.com

  • INFINITI, Nissan, the United Nations, Clorox, Glad, GreenWorks, Pine-Sol, Brita, HP, AT&T, CBC, Schitt’s Creek TV Show, Travel Alberta, Sunglass Hut, GoDaddy, Big Rock Brewery, Sled Island, Famous 5 Foundation, Calgary Stampede, Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, Suncor, ATCO, Bethany Care Society, CUPS, YYC Airport Authority and the Calgary Health Foundation.

Stefan Smith playing a Rickenbacker 4001 in the band Atticmaker

Creativity and passion are more than a vocation. Outside of work, Stefan plays bass in a local band and restores vintage Italian scooters.

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