CHRISTIANNE BROOKS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR//ART DIRECTOR

Christianne Brooks is the creative force behind some of the most beautiful and effective advertising of the past 18 years. As both an art director and creative director, her talent has been recognized worldwide with top awards such as the Cannes Lion, One Show Gold Pencil and gold from the London International.

With a special focus in beauty and fashion, Christianne works with clients such as Paul Mitchell, Skechers and Patron spirits. She was a Group Creative Director at DDB Los Angeles, creating successful campaigns for brands like Smashbox Cosmetics, Schwarzkopf & Dep, Parisa Lingerie and Nailtini, as well as Activision, Clearwire, Epson and Wells Fargo Bank.

Prior to joining DDB, Christianne was Creative Director at Wink, with a roster of leading national and international brands such as Target, Nordstrom, Calvin Klein, Quicksilver, Revlon and Jill Stuart.

She began her career as an in-house art director at Estee Lauder working on Perscriptives Cosmetics, and before leaving her homeland of Germany, she worked at Elle Magazine in Munich, BMG Music and at Herwert & Partners on accounts such as Gold Pfeil, MCM, Hamlet Cigars and Wolford.

When not hard at work, Christianne can usually be found roaming the streets of Venice with a yoga mat, a big smile and questionable looking green smoothie, or enjoying a sunny day with her two greatest creative achievements ever, her kids Johannes and Isabella.

Christianne has also enjoyed sharing her creative passion/process by teaching at
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.