About

Hey there.

I'm Andrea Knowles (yes, like Beyoncé). I’m a Creative Director / Art Director currently making ads at BarkleyOKRP.

Like a lot of Creative Directors, I live in Brooklyn. I'm from a tiny lake town in Wisconsin, so in addition to film for commercials, I also really enjoy art directing cheese boards. When I was 10, I started a graphic design “company” called Turtle Creations (bigggg turtle fan at the time), so I guess one could say I was destined for this.

I was once named a 30 under 30 creative, and I’ve got a knack for new business. I’ve been a key member of several winning pitch teams for McDonald’s, Burger King, Miller Lite, State Farm, and Michaels, to name a few. So I love a good rip video. (So much so, that some of them still live on this site).

In my spare time, you can find me trying to monetize my cat on TikTok.

Background
BarkleyOKRP | NYC / Chicago | VP CD / CD / ACD / Senior Art Director | July 2018 - Present
DDB | Chicago | Art Director / Art Director Intern | October 2015 - June 2018
Chicago Portfolio School | Art Direction | 2014 - 2015
Planet Propaganda | Madison, WI | Design Intern | 2014
University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Art & Graphic Design | 2010 - 2014

Accolades
Ad Age Agency A-List - 2025
Ad Age Agency A-List, Top 10 - 2023
The Drum 50 Under 30 - 2018
Business Insider 30 Under 30 - 2017

Features
The Wall Street Journal, AdAge, AdWeek, Buzzfeed, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, Muse by Clio, The Drum & my hometown newspaper, The Resorter Reporter

Awards
Clio Sports, Shorties, Effies, Indie & Esto Awards

Clients
McDonald’s, State Farm, Capital One, Miller Lite, Mars-Wrigley (Skittles & Starburst), Jeep, Burger King, Chili’s, P&G, Groupon, Home Chef, Cars.com, Big Lots, Illinois Lottery, Illinois Tourism, Ferrara (Nerds, SweeTarts & Brach’s), Michaels, Visit Florida, SujaLife

Contact
andknowles1@gmail.com  |  920.838.4491