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[about]

Pepe Bratanov

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Pepe Bratanov is a dynamic creative leader, entrepreneurial thinker and catalyst with over a decade of experience mentoring curious creative minds across the fields of Art, Advertising and Design. With more than 15 years of shaping, building and reinventing brands, Pepe approaches every challenge with a founder’s mindset, spotting opportunity in ambiguity, pushing bold ideas to market and driving cultural relevance with strategic agility. His work consistently helps brands stay ahead of the curve: creatively daring, commercially sharp and deeply attuned to the pulse of pop culture.

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The Journey So Far

The Awards

Founding Partner, Creative Director

The Local Gallery, Toronto + New York

Oct 2021 - Current

Founding Partner, Head of Art

The Local Collective

May 2018 - Oct 2021

Associate Creative Director

Red Lion/Publicis

Jun 2015 - May 2018

Art Director

kbs+

Feb 2014 - Jun 2015

Art Director

Cossette

May 2012 - Feb 2014

Art Director

JWT

Mar 2011 - May 2012

Freelance Art Director

Dentsu + Zulu Alpha Kilo

May 2010 - Mar 2011

Designer

Stimex

Jun 2009 - May 2010

Bachelor of Design, Advertising

OCAD U

Sep 2004 - May 2009

ADC, ADCC, Applied Arts, Atomic, CMA, Comm Arts, Effie, Epica, Gerety, London International Awards, Lürzer’s Archive, Marketing Awards, One Show, SIA and Webby Awards.

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