As Creative Director for The Vincit Group for 5 years, Johnny has significant experience hiring, inspiring, and guiding a creative team to good work on all creative fronts, including copy, design, and video. Johnny is comfortable understanding the needs and desires of the C-Suite and communicating them to a team in a way that produces exciting and effective work that is brand-consistent. He can step into any creative context and immediately begin elevating the quality of creative ideation and production.
The roles Johnny steps into. Select one to see how they work in it.
For nearly 15 years, Johnny Cate has been bringing his electric style of writing and thinking to companies and causes across the societal spectrum, capturing fresh audiences and driving increased sales. Elevation is in Johnny's blood, as a copywriter and creative director in association with Chameleon Collective, he brings dynamism and raw energy to every client engagement through designer-quality language they can't get anywhere else. Johnny's samurai devotion to the power and craft of language extends beyond advertising, and in turn imbues his advertising craft with singular vision. As an MFA in Poetry graduate from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, he applies his sense of poetics and his deep understanding of the English language to every endeavor, surprising his clients with inspired ideas and treating them to unforgettable presentations. Since he began his career, he's been honored to work with many amazing people and businesses, including Dee Ocleppo, Jordan, Francesca's, Walt Grace Vintage, Wise Chips, Bridge City Collective, Blink Fitness, The Vincit Group, Pyrotecnico, Mohawk Carpet, Michelin, and others.
Selected work in this role
Writer at Nike
Wrote a bang-up brand positioning video for Jordan's internal alignment efforts, putting their renewed FLY positioning into a rap/spoken word video.
Writer & Director at Michelin
Wrote and directed a series of videos for Michelin showcasing their Edgeliner car mats.
Copywriter at Karastan
Scripted brand anthem (for Mohawk Carpet as well).
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Education & Training
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Financial Services
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Copywriter at Chameleon Collective
Creative Officer at The Vincit Group
Creative Director at Fancy Rhino
Copywriter at AREA203 Digital
Copywriter at ARS eCommerce LLC
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