Michele Kunken,

Creative Director & Copywriter

Selected work

Chomps brand

Reinvented Chomps from a CrossFit staple into a mass-appeal snacking brand with a bold positioning and identity. Named fastest growing food company in the U.S.

Odele Get Along With Your Hair campaign animation

Took a category ruled by scent and ingredient claims and made it about the thing beauty actually is: personal, unglamorous, daily. Led to a 366%+ lift in brand awareness.

Walmart Famous Cars campaign animation

Launched grocery pick up on the Super Bowl with an epic crossover of film and television cars. The film received 20 million views in 24 hours, 700 million impressions in a week, and drove 1+ million app downloads in January alone.

WildAid campaign animation

Made climate action a no-brainer for everyone in the U.S., even climate deniers. Earned $25M+ in donated media and 4B+ impressions.

EarnIn Card product launch animation

Launched the EarnIn Card by turning payday on its head. Exceeded waitlist sign-up goals by 500%.

The Box campaign animation

Used Hollywood's biggest night to support female filmmakers, commissioning original short films from Melissa McCarthy, Dee Rees, and Nancy Meyers. Coverage in TIME, The New York Times, Adweek, AdAge, and Variety.

Walmart Style the Crew campaign animation

Used the Oscars to celebrate the real heroes of Hollywood, the crew, to launch Walmart fashion.

Ember x (RED) campaign animation

Launched the Ember x (RED) partnership with an animated film inspired by heat mapping and set to a new Tiësto remix of "My City's on Fire."

Lyft Investor Day campaign image

Created an Investor Day experience for a startup that had grown up. 700+ analysts and reporters left excited about Lyft's future.

About

Portrait of Michele Kunken

Michele Kunken is a creative director and copywriter. She makes complicated things simple and human.

She's led teams of 20+ as ECD at Saatchi & Saatchi, Dentsu Creative, and KBS, on Walmart, Subway, HomeGoods, and Monster. In 2023 she co-founded Slim Creative, leading brand work for growth-stage companies including EarnIn, Chomps, and Odele. She's also an early AI adopter, as likely to build the system behind the work as write it.

Her job, in every room she's been in: find what's true and make it land. First round. No wasted motion.

Brands

  • Google
  • LinkedIn
  • Disney+
  • Shark Ninja
  • Lowe's
  • Subway
  • Vanguard
  • HomeGoods
  • Keds
  • John Frieda
  • Wendy's
  • Hasbro
  • Hershey's
  • P&G
  • GSK
  • Pfizer

Recognition

  • Cannes Lions
  • Clios
  • D&AD
  • Effies
  • One Show
  • AAF
  • Communication Arts
  • AICP
  • AICE