Jonathan Horner is a creative director, a writer, and, in one of life’s less glamorous appointments, president of his Park Slope condo board.

Known for work spanning five continents, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Europe, and North America, Jonathan has built a career on adaptability. He has launched brand campaigns across categories ranging from face moisturizer to financial literacy. CMOs and brand managers know him as someone who can translate brand thinking into clear, compelling campaign platforms.

When not talking about himself in the third person, he’s no stranger to startup culture. He co-founded an agency and helped grow it across two countries, working with clients including Mountain Dew, Olympus, and Amnesty International.

New York is now home. In his time here, Jonathan has led brand creative across accounts ranging from The Wall Street Journal to BlackRock. He takes cultural cues and turns them into actionable work, helping agencies and brands express their philosophies with work that stands out and enters culture.

His Madison Avenue experience has seen him lead teams ranging from one (himself) to 25, and has mentored Miami Ad School students, led teams at every level, and truly understands when to be scrappy to get the work out and when to slow down and sweat the craft. Brooklyn by day, Silver Lake on some weekends, he is open to working wherever E Pluribus Unum still means something.

2026 will change brand behavior… and Jonathan Horner’s here for it.

RECOGNITION

CANNES LIONS / ONE SHOW / ANDY AWARDS / SHOTS SHOWCASE / WPP ANNUAL SHOWCASE / LÜRZER’S ARCHIVE / DMA / ADMA / EFFIES / THE WORK / AWARD / AXIS / (A FEW OTHERS I CAN’T REMEMBER, BUT IF YOU SHOWED ME THE TROPHY IN A LINE UP I MAY BE ABLE TO GET THERE WITH A “THAT’S IT”)

RECENT AGENCIES I’VE FREELANCED WITH

DROGA5 NYC / FCB NYC / MCCANN NYC / HUDSON ROUGE (WPP) / VML NYC / ADAM&EVE DDB NYC / HUGE NYC / ACCENTURE SONG NYC / PUBLICIS NYC / FIG NYC / MRM NYC / THE COMMUNITY NYC

EMAIL

jonathan.horner@gmail.com

RESUME

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