Thompson is an independent creative based in Soho, New York City, where he splits his time between integrated, high-level concept work for brands, social innovation and conceptual art.
Most recently, as Creative Director, Thompson led the brand development and all marketing efforts for the tech startup Skillshare, a community marketplace revolutionizing how the world learns. While there, he grew the company over seven hundred percent and Skillshare was named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
Previously, he was a creative at BBH New York and independently worked at some of the world's top advertising agencies creating work for Levi’s, Johnnie Walker, Axe, LG, Miller Lite and NYC & Co. The most notable being the "Spread the Cheer" holiday campaign for Office Max featuring Elf Yourself which still ranks as one of the top viral campaigns of all time. More recently, Thompson created work for Coldplay's latest album and live concert event which broke YouTube's viewership record at 20M, crashing both YouTube and Twitter in the process.
He is also co-founder of The Starving Artists Project, an initiative bringing a voice to NYC’s homeless. His work has been featured in every major advertising award show as well as CNN, Good Morning America, The NY Times, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly’s The Must List and VH1’s Best Week Ever. He also had a self-initiated exhibit at the MET, avoiding capture.
Most recently, as Creative Director, Thompson led the brand development and all marketing efforts for the tech startup Skillshare, a community marketplace revolutionizing how the world learns. While there, he grew the company over seven hundred percent and Skillshare was named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
Previously, he was a creative at BBH New York and independently worked at some of the world's top advertising agencies creating work for Levi’s, Johnnie Walker, Axe, LG, Miller Lite and NYC & Co. The most notable being the "Spread the Cheer" holiday campaign for Office Max featuring Elf Yourself which still ranks as one of the top viral campaigns of all time. More recently, Thompson created work for Coldplay's latest album and live concert event which broke YouTube's viewership record at 20M, crashing both YouTube and Twitter in the process.
He is also co-founder of The Starving Artists Project, an initiative bringing a voice to NYC’s homeless. His work has been featured in every major advertising award show as well as CNN, Good Morning America, The NY Times, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly’s The Must List and VH1’s Best Week Ever. He also had a self-initiated exhibit at the MET, avoiding capture.
