Nicholas Climer

Executive Creative Director / RAPP

Dallas, TX, USA
Nic joined Match.com in 2012 as Sr. Creative Director, bringing with him over 20 years of interactive, traditional, viral and social media experience. He is an award-winning interactive and traditional Creative Director who is inspired by the impossible, motivated by challenge and passionate about performance. He has an exciting and data-driven approach to marketing with extensive experience that reaches to from design to digital delivery in such categories as CPG, restaurant, travel & hospitality, retail, healthcare, entertainment and financial services. His drive for doing great work has helped him establish, grow and maintain amazing teams that create award-winning work.

Currently Nic is reshaping both the creative and culture of Match.com. His passion for his work place is reflected in his appointment as the Chairman of the Match Culture committee where he is helping establish a passionate, vibrant, creative, and compassionate and just all around badass place to work. He oversees the creative for all of the Match Core properties (Match, Chemistry, Delightful, PeopleMedia, etc.). He and his team also support PR, Marketing, HR, Match Media and Business Development and helped win partnerships with Starbucks, MLB, Mensa, American Heart Association and more. He has been instrumental in taking the Match brand and pushing it to new level including updating the Match brand, creating an award winning - best in class iOS APP (now ranked #10 top grossing app in the world), and more.

Previously, Nic help invigorate the digital creative offerings of RAPP, infuse his knowledge into their creative team and helped push innovation on all his accounts. He helped launch new programs such as the award winning AMC Stubs, Bahamas.com, HP Rebrand, The Knack by Michaels and more. Nic also helped build and push the industry-recognized interactive presence for Slingshot LLC, developing digital work for Jack Daniels, Joes Crab Shack, Hertz Neverlost, Borden, WeightWatchers and more.

Work Experience

Rapp USA

Executive Creative Director

March 2015 - Present Dallas, Texas, United States

Match.com

Sr. Creative Director

Launched on the Web in April of 1995, Match.com helped pioneer the online dating industry and now services 24 countries and territories and hosts Web sites in 15 different languages. We create romantic opportunities so singles are more likely to find someone special. Over the years, we’ve learned more and more about what people want—and the tools they need to help take the lottery out of love. With more ways than ever to bring singles together, we’ve come a long way since 1995.

Our mission is simple: to help singles find the kind of relationship they’re looking for. And we think we’re pretty good at it. Every month, we hear from hundreds of success couples from all over the world—sharing love stories, sending invitations to weddings and announcing the births of new babies. It’s no wonder everyone knows someone who’s found love on Match.com!
June 2012 - March 2015 Dallas, Texas, United States

Match.com

Chairman Culture Committee

To be a positive force that reads and reacts to the pulse of our employees, boosts morale and nurtures our culture, company and community.
June 2013 - Present Dallas, Texas, United States

Rapp USA

VP. Creative Director

RAPP is an integrated, global marketing agency that uses data to ignite brilliant creative. We root all our solutions in essential truths – consumer truths, brand truths. Truths unearthed from data. And these truths then form the springboard for ideas that excite people, inspire people, move people. Ideas delivered through both traditional and digital channels. Because, quite simply, we go where the consumer goes.

Agency specialties include: brand strategy, multi-channel integration, creative excellence, direct marketing, CRM, data management and analytics, digital and social media.

Clients include: AMC Theatres, Fossil, Famous Footwear, Best Buy, Direct Energy, HP, Bank of America, HEB, Marcus Graham Project, to name a few.
May 2011 - June 2012 Dallas, Texas, United States

Rapp USA

Creative Director

February 2010 - May 2011 Dallas, Texas, United States

Slingshot

Senior Art Director / ACD

Launched on the Web in April of 1995, Match.com helped pioneer the online dating industry and now services 24 countries and territories and hosts Web sites in 15 different languages. We create romantic opportunities so singles are more likely to find someone special. Over the years, we’ve learned more and more about what people want—and the tools they need to help take the lottery out of love. With more ways than ever to bring singles together, we’ve come a long way since 1995.

Our mission is simple: to help singles find the kind of relationship they’re looking for. And we think we’re pretty good at it. Every month, we hear from hundreds of success couples from all over the world—sharing love stories, sending invitations to weddings and announcing the births of new babies. It’s no wonder everyone knows someone who’s found love on Match.com!
October 2007 - February 2010 Dallas, Texas, United States

Printplace

Creative / Marketing / UX Director

Conceived, planned, designed, and executed the online print site. Designed the branding & marketing materials for the site. Planned & executed comprehensive marketing plans including banner campaigns, targeted mailers, email campaigns, and adwords programs. Other responsibilities included: Print Production Quality control, Customer Service Department Director.
February 2006 - May 2007 Dallas, Texas, United States

AgeCreative

Principal / Executive Creative Director

Marketing, Visual Communication & Branding, Interactive Design and Development, User Experience & IA, Photography, Communicative Media Production.

Client Include: Baldwin Pianos; Byrd Baggett; Cdarmy.com; Dungeon Family Records; Ed Oakley; El Jimador; Glenmorangie; HEB / Central Market; Jack Danie’ls; ;Assemblyman Jonathan Bing; Jose Cuervo; Rep. Joseph Hernandez; Kessler Cookie Company; Nationwide Insurance; Matts El Rancho; Pearl River Pianos; Printplace.com; RPGA Architects; Sapphire Room; Scott Talbot; SkyyVodka; Soul Patch Records; The Edge; The Kessler School; TwigOneStop.com; United Graphics; Woodford Reserve; World Wide Piano and more.

Complete list of services on www.AgeCreative.com
July 1996 - January 2010 Dallas, Texas, United States

Awards

Match.com

APPY AWARD: Best Social iOS APP

2014

Match.com

Match HackWeek winner (3rd Place)

2014

Match.com

Match HackWeek Winner (1st Place)

2013

Match.com

WWDC Featured Partner - Designing Best in class IN-App Purchase Experience

2014