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, Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation, 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 sons (Timothy and James) or portaging in Algonquin Park.

Experience

2014 - Present - Freelance
Staples, Wildfork, SKIP, CIBC, RBC, BMO, Sheridan Continuing Education, Mensana Change Management, Harvey’s, CIRA, Dr. Bernstein Clinics, Capital Group, Bell, Dr. Oetker

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

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

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

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

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

1990-1993 - Art Director, McCann Erickson, Toronto
American Express, Coca Cola brands, Tetley, Christie Brown, Ontario Ministry of Health

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

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

Contact
deborahprenger7@gmail.com