“Banana vs. Keffiyeh” | An image made by mind and machine, circa 2025.
OMAR SILWANY IS CURRENTLY AN INDEPENDENT CREATIVE DIRECTOR.
His recent work has convinced students their S-Pen is lit, reminded the world there’s a bank helping people rise, and launched 5G ahead of a global pandemic. He’s shown athletes an iron will also exists in women, girl & boy sizes. He has called on Dracula and Queen to fight back against annoying flash photography. And he’s teamed up with President Obama, Steph Curry and Chance The Rapper to help kids of color be each other’s keepers. He even brought Questlove back home, for a love fest.
Omar, the creative, has also invented a way for visionaries to translate their taste in art into a custom luxury ride. Transformed a day of binge drinking into a celebration of musicians made of more. Welcomed armchair sleuths into a live murder investigation. Built a portal into 1963. And written his way to the Scottish highlands to raise a dram with the single malt messiah. He's even put some of his most valuable work in everyone’s wallets. (Is he Banksy?)
No other career in the world but Advertising (or pro skating, acting, reality TV, reggaeton and ruling caliphate) could give a human named Omar so many rich opportunities to write, make friends, build brands and improve our world. For that, he’s grateful to everyone in adland’s proverbial trenches.
Hit him up. If you think you’ve got the right Omar.
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INDEPENDENT CREATIVE DIRECTOR – Fundamentalco, Ogilvy, Publicis, BBH, The Community, JOAN, Bullish, Erich & Kallman, Grow, CP+B, Seven Bucks, SET Creative, Red Interactive, GhostRobot, Firstborn, VaynerX
CREATIVE DIRECTOR – Momentum Worldwide | Global Creative Council Member | Led Spirits Portfolio & New Business. Multiple pitch wins: Bentley, Google, Stoli, Guinness. Two campaigns submitted for Cannes.
FREELANCE CREATIVE – Grey NY, Momentum NY, Translation, Deutsch NY, Dentsu Malaysia & Tokyo
PROJECT DIRECTOR – McGarryBowen | Built ID Department, Rogue Copywriter Program. Pitch Winner.
FREELANCE SENIOR COPYWRITER – Spring Design Partners, Cornerstone Strategic Branding, CBX Strategic Branding, Interbrand NY, Interbrand Health, Siegel & Gale
VERBAL IDENTITY CONSULTANT & COPYWRITER – Interbrand NY
RESEARCH ANALYST & STRATEGY INTERN – FCB Worldwide
DIGITAL BRANDING PROJECT DIRECTOR – FutureBrand NY
VERBAL IDENTITY DIRECTOR – The Coleman Group Worldwide
ACCOUNT MANAGER – The Coleman Group Worldwide
FREELANCE COPYWRITER – Siegel & Gale NY
CREATIVE MANAGER & COPYWRITER – Brand Institute Miami
PITCH WINS
Oxygen
Bentley
Guinness
Under Armour
Uniqlo
SKYY Vodka
Espolòn Tequila
Patrón
Montenegro
USGA
Honda Hybrids
Panasonic Lumix
J.P. Morgan
United States Olympic Committee
Newscorp
Verizon FiOS
Verizon DROID
HONORS
New Biz Wins resulted in a new agency
Cooked in Google’s kitchen
Momentum Global Creative Council
Robert McKee Story Seminar
The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s
The Actors Studio Workshop
Cornell University, BA in English Lit & Creative Writing
Advised by A.R. Ammons
One Page Poetry, Founding Editor & Contributor
Dean’s List. Worked to finance education while earning degree.
Published Science Journal Author
President of HS Science Honor Society
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