EMAIL

deborahprenger7@gmail.com

PHONE

(416) 573-0206

ABOUT

Deborah’s purpose is clear: to develop startlingly-simple and insightful ideas that motivate and inspire people to think, act, and behave differently.

A multi-facetted, multi-award-winning, Art Director, Designer and Creative Director, Deborah’s client roster includes an impressive array of blue-chip-partnerships; including: Ikea, Lexus, Unilever, American Express, Molson, Greenpeace, Evergreen, Harry Rosen, The Ontario Ministry of Health (and many more.)

When not found working (rarely) Deborah is either traveling with her husband Jay and her 2 boys (Timothy and James) or portaging in Algonquin Park.

RESUME

1990 - Graduate, Ontario College of Art and Design 
Awards: McCann Erickson Scholarship

1990-1993 - Art Director, McCann Erickson, Toronto
Brands: American Express, Coca Cola brands, Tetley, Christie Brown

1993-1999 - Senior Art Director, Roche Macaulay and Partners, Toronto
Brands: Harry Rosen, Roots, Eatons, Operation Go Home, IKEA, Evergreen

1999-2002 - Associate Creative Director, Ammirati Puris, Toronto 
Brands: Fujifilm, Vaseline, Novartis, President's Choice, Eatons, Sears

2002-2004 - Senior Art Director, Zig, Toronto
Brands: IKEA, Foresters Financial Services, Greenpeace, Unilever, Dare, Evergreen, Yorkdale Mall

2004-2011 - Vice President, Creative, Dentsu Canada, Toronto
Brands: Lexus, Vespa, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Harper Collins

2011-2014 - Vice President, Associate Creative Director, BBDO Canada, Toronto
Brands: Ontario Ministry of Health, Mercedes, Molson, Campbell's, Toronto Jewish Film Festival

2014 - Present - Freelance

AWARDS

Applied Arts
Art Director's Club of Canada
AToMiC Awards
Bessies
Cannes
CLIOs
Communication Arts
Extra Awards
London International Awards
The Marketing Awards
The One Show
Warc Awards
Webby Awards