Vasil Stefano Valkov
Tamer of brands, master of creativity
ART DIRECTOR / Graphic Designer / UX enthusiast
I started at The Ad Store New York deconstructing the traditional agency model, and moved on to Canada, Singapore, Sydney, UAE and most recently London. My experience spans most sectors over multiple channels and mediums. I’ve worked for global and local clients like EY and Yell in London, HSBC and Domino's in New York; Molson and TELUS in Canada. I worked ATL for Smirnoff, Miller Genuine Draft and Lipton. Crafted a nationwide social campaign for Kraft Peanut Butter US & Canada. Worked BTL and in B2B, healthcare, direct response and event creation. I launched and helped grow "Change" - an environmentally conscious agency for sustainable brands, now part of Maddock Douglas, the Chicago based innovation consultancy.
What I do is I read the brief. Hell I help write the brief. I sleep on it, ride the train with it, get coffee with it and brush my teeth thinking of it. I doodle some. I scribble some. I sketch them out. I share them. Then I combine other's ideas with mine. Then I sketch tighter, put together mood boards, make collages and comps to get the ideas across. I show them. People give me more ideas. So I tweak based on feedback. Next I Photoshop them or dive hands-on into design and illustration. Then I spend late nights with the ideas and I prepare the presentation, screen by screen. Then I present. They're loved, hated or worse - both loved and hated. I think of how to better the best ideas. Or I go back to come up with more new ideas. Then I do it all over again. 
Thats what I do: Ideas.
Available for freelance and permanent opportunities right now.
AGENCIES
True London
McCann Canada
McCorkell & Associates Singapore
Freelance: New York, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Singapore, Doha, Manama, Dubai
The Sawtooth Group
Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners
Change Advertising. Partner
Cossette
J. Walter Thompson New York
JWT / RMG Vancouver
The Ad Store New York
CLIENTS

Food & Beverage: Smirnoff, Miller Genuine Draft, Molson, Tanqueray, Wendy’s, Kraft, Trident, Domino's, Lipton, McCormick, Lawry’s, Parmalat, Rhone Valley Wines, Alpine Lace Cheese, The Granola King. 
Technology & Telecommunications: Telstra, TELUS, Qwest, Black Berry, Wavefront, Google, Philips, Fuji Xerox, Cisco, Hitachi, EMC2, HTC, Micro Focus, Borland, Visual Cobol.
Finance: HSBC, EY, Merrill Lynch, Deloitte, First Calgary Financial, MOGO, Macquarie, Capital One, Coldwell Banker, Audit Bureau of Australia, .
Healthcare: Johnson & Johnson/Lifescan, OneTouch Blood Glucose Meters, Vancouver General Hospital, Medscape, GE Healthcare, Syneos Health.
Automotive: GM, Ford, Chevrolet, Ecofreez, Shell.
Education: University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, City of Vancouver.
Beauty: Avon, Revlon, Veet, Aura Cacia Essential Oils, Nicely Deodorants.
Charity: Wild Aid, Developing World Connections, Age International.
Miscellaneous: Yell, Rockwool, Trans Link, Canada Line, Novex, Western Union, UPS, Tourism British Columbia,Mountain Equipment Co-Op, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The US Marine Corps, Comedy Central, Sony Loews, BCLC Lotto Max, Cathay Pacific, National Service UAE, Baladna Farms, Mubadala Financial Fund.
EDUCATION
GA - General Assembly London
SVA - School of Visual Arts NYC
FIT - Fashion Institute of Technology NYC
UAL - University of the Arts London
Baruch College - NYC
Higher Institute of Economics, Sofia
AWARDS
NYC Silver ADDY
NYC Gold ADDY
Corporate Image Best Print Campaign
Ad Critic – Best TV Spot of the Week
American Advertising Awards
Best Newspaper Campaign
B2B Marketing Awards London



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