Thijs Biersteker
Creative lead ( innovation + advertising)
Amsterdam, NetherlandsI’m a creative / entrepreneur / Maker that loves to act on the intersection of innovation, communication and business.
I’m involved with growing a number of startups from scratch and created global 360º campaigns that resulted in business growth and where award winning on stages around
the world. ( Wieden+Kennedy, AKQA , BBH Shanghai and many others )
Specialties:
Using creative excellence to translate innovation strategies to scalable business solutions and pr worthy lighthouse projects.
Leading creative teams, Art Direction, Design, Ux , Experience design, product development.
Business, brand and communications strategy. Creative communications and designing omnichannel experiences, service design and experience design.
Accelerate innovation by driving the cooperation with partners and startups and applying the latest startup insights.
I’m involved with growing a number of startups from scratch and created global 360º campaigns that resulted in business growth and where award winning on stages around
the world. ( Wieden+Kennedy, AKQA , BBH Shanghai and many others )
Specialties:
Using creative excellence to translate innovation strategies to scalable business solutions and pr worthy lighthouse projects.
Leading creative teams, Art Direction, Design, Ux , Experience design, product development.
Business, brand and communications strategy. Creative communications and designing omnichannel experiences, service design and experience design.
Accelerate innovation by driving the cooperation with partners and startups and applying the latest startup insights.
Work Experience
Freelance
Art director/ Creative Director / User experience designer / product kickstarter
Freelance: Creative Director / Experience + Brand Director / Art Director
As a freelancer I was involved with landing different pitches, boosting sales, and growing a number of startups from scratch, I created global omnichannel campaigns that resulted in business growth and where award winning on stages around the world.
AKQA , BBH Shanghai, Superheroes, kinsgday, TBWA, USOF, FHV BDDO and many others.
As a freelancer I was involved with landing different pitches, boosting sales, and growing a number of startups from scratch, I created global omnichannel campaigns that resulted in business growth and where award winning on stages around the world.
AKQA , BBH Shanghai, Superheroes, kinsgday, TBWA, USOF, FHV BDDO and many others.
Present
Netherlands
Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam
Art Director
Producing work for global brands: Coca-Cola, Nokia, Levi's, Nike, Lego, EA sports, Heineken, Dutch Film Museum.
October 2008
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duval Guillaume Brussels
Art Director
Producing work for the European market for Spa water, Hyundai, Douwe Egberts, Senseo and more.
August 2007
- October 2008
Brussels, Belgium
Spoilt.
Founder, Creative Director.
Co-founder of Spoilt. creatives, a small creative shop in Rotterdam during my study at the Willem The Kooning academy. Based on a foundation of a psychologist and a creative to build long lasting brands.
Clients: Peugeot, Maui Magic, Mystic Kiteboarding, Rotterdam board of culture, TU Delft, Paladin Studios, Red Kiwi, Quicksilver.
Clients: Peugeot, Maui Magic, Mystic Kiteboarding, Rotterdam board of culture, TU Delft, Paladin Studios, Red Kiwi, Quicksilver.
February 2004
- November 2007
Netherlands
Design Bridge
jr. Art Director
Working as a intern / jr. Art Director on rebranding Heineken, Cadbury an Cup-a-Soup.
May 2002
- February 2003
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Co-founder, Creative lead
Moore combines Innovation and communication to unlock growth.
Moore is your acceleration company. We accelerate transformation, innovation and communication. Helping giants act like startups. And helping start-ups become giants.
Our recent projects have been featured in Wired, Fast Company and in Creativity's global Top 5.
With multiple Webby nominations.
Moore is your acceleration company. We accelerate transformation, innovation and communication. Helping giants act like startups. And helping start-ups become giants.
Our recent projects have been featured in Wired, Fast Company and in Creativity's global Top 5.
With multiple Webby nominations.
June 2015
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Netherlands
interactive artist
As a artist and innovator Thijs Biersteker (1983) creates interactive, techno poetic installations which explore the the growing gaps between humanity, technology, virtual and reality. He envisions a woven
world where we, technology and nature, are at balance.
His new media installations are experiences that push the boundaries between science and magic, interactivity and wonderment to provoke a reaction on pressing issues in today's rapidly changing world. His awarded work gives an experience to the viewer that is accessible both intellectually and technologically.
Currently, Thijs is artist in residence at the Technical University of Delft, winner of the Lumen Art Price 2017, his installation works were featured in the MU Gallery, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, SXSW, Down the Rabbit Hole festival and Today Art Museum in Beijing. He has been featured by Discovery Channel, appeared in Wired Magazine, New Scientist, Fast Company, the Guardian, Designboom, PSFK and many more.
January 2018
- Present
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch (Native),
English (Advanced),
Awards
Cannes Lions
Grand prix creative effectiveness
2013
Webby Awards
Webby Nomination for Run like a refugee
2015
The FWA - Favorite Website Awards
Site of the day - LG hidden worlds
2014
Skills
Adobe InDesign,
Product Development ,
Production Design,
3d Generalist,
Art-direction,
Creative Direction,
Creative Writing,
Digital,
Digital Advertising,
Experience Design,
Film,
Illustrator,
Installation Art,
Otherists,
Photoshop,
Print,
Speaker + Jury Member
2015 -Keynote speaker conference about the future of Journalism . ( Tegel )
2015 - Speaker at Mobile storytelling conference.
2015- Jury Member Adcn Awards.
2015- Discovery channel " how it works "
2015- Talented Nomads
2014 -Nr 1 creative of the Netherlands in 2014, awarded by the
biggest marketing magazine of the Netherlands - Adformatie.
2013-Other: Named 18th most influential creative of the Netherlands by
Marketingtribune top 100.
2013- Future of Communication - Contagious
2015 - Speaker at Mobile storytelling conference.
2015- Jury Member Adcn Awards.
2015- Discovery channel " how it works "
2015- Talented Nomads
2014 -Nr 1 creative of the Netherlands in 2014, awarded by the
biggest marketing magazine of the Netherlands - Adformatie.
2013-Other: Named 18th most influential creative of the Netherlands by
Marketingtribune top 100.
2013- Future of Communication - Contagious