Erkki Izarra

Helsinki, Finland

Work Experience

Nokia

Director, Portfolio Marketability & Propositions

June 2013 - Present Espoo, Finland

Gaia Consulting

Board Member, Communications Advisor

Gaia is a sustainability consultancy with offices in Helsinki, Zürich, Buenos Aires and Beijing.
2011 - Present Helsinki, Finland

Nathalie's Direct Trade

Partner, Marketing and Communications Director

My partner buys fruit directly from farmers in Colombia and sells marmalade directly to shops in Sweden. For her it's a mission, for me it's a way to learn, have fun and make a difference.
2011 - Present Stockholm, Sweden

3 5 8

Creative Director, Founding Partner

358 is a multi-disciplinary company that brings together marketing and product design. In September 2012 we had 44 people and we were #14 on the Best Ads worldwide ranking of ad agencies. The main office is in Helsinki, but I was in Amsterdam the whole time that I was active in the company. In April 2013 I sold most of my shares and became an independent consultant.
2008 - April 2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands

KesselsKramer

Copywriter

KesselsKramer was always the dream job for me. Leaving them to start my own business was the toughest decision of my life. Yes, they still have that wacky website.
2007 - 2008 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hasan & Partners

Senior Copywriter

H & P is still the most successful agency ever in Finland.
2004 - 2007 Helsinki, Finland

Crispin Porter + Bogusky

Exchange Copywriter

Voted as The Best Agency in The World for who knows how many times, I had the honour to make a short bus successful gig there as an exchange Copywriter. Our work won on all major shows and festivals.
2006 - 2006 Miami, Florida, United States

Bob Helsinki

Copywriter

My partner and me were the first team that this hot shop hired. Bob Helsinki was the first big success story in Finnish advertising of this Millennium.
2002 - 2004 Helsinki, Finland

Education

University Of Helsinki

M. Sc. (Communications)

Helsinki, Finland

Languages

English (Fluent),
Finnish (Native),
Swedish (Advanced),
French (Conversational),
Spanish (Advanced),
Dutch (Beginner),

Awards

Cannes Lions

Jury Member

2009

British Design & Art Direction (D&AD)

Yellow Pencil (Coke Zero)

2008

Cannes Lions

Bronze Lion, Cyber (Coke Zero)

2008

Nordic Organic Food Fair

Silver, Best New Organic Food Product

2013

British Design & Art Direction (D&AD)

In Book (Cancer Society of Finland)

2013

British Design & Art Direction (D&AD)

Yellow Pencil Nomination (Heineken)

2011

Cannes Lions

Shortlist (S-Bank)

2012

Cannes Lions

Shortlist, Promo (Organ Donation)

2011

Cannes Lions

Shortlist, Media (Cancer Society)

2011

Cannes Lions

Shortlist, Titanium (Coke Zero)

2008

Cannes Lions

Shortlist, Integrated (Coke Zero)

2008

Clio Awards

Shortlist (Koskenkorva)

2003

The One Club

Shortlist (Coke Zero)

2008

Skills

Brand Strategy, Co-Creation, Copywriting, Marketing Strategy, Planning, Product And Service Design, Strategic Design, Communications, Creative Direction,

President, Creative Social Helsinki

I serve as the President of the Helsinki event of Creative Social in 2013.
http://creativesocial.com

Nordic Correspondent, Amsterdam Ad Blog

I report about interesting advertising work from Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm.
http://www.amsterdamadblog.com