O hello on that side of the screen.
Laurens here from the past.
Writing this in Amsterdam, May 2024.
Right, let's get you the info you're looking for.
Professional me in boiled down key words:
Senior Creative.
Creative Lead.
Innovation.
Brand Experiences.
Digital Activations.
Creative Data.
360° Campaigns.
AI.
Awards.
Here again in long, for top search results.
In third person, obviously.
Laurens is a Senior Creative leading A-Z creative on full 360° campaigns and innovation-driven experiences, currently at the Innovation & Experience division at Media.Monks.
From pitch, to production, to awards.
Agency Experience
Media.Monks, 4y (sr. creative)
DDB Amsterdam, 1y (creative)
Groen&Kool, 0.5y (creative)
Story Architects, 3y (founder)
Awards
Cannes Lions (3X Shortlists)
Awwwards (1X Site of the Year,
1X Site of the Month, 7X Site of the Day)
The FWA (8X Site of the Day)
Webbys (3X People Vote's)
The One Show (1X)
Young Lions (4X Gold, 1X Silver, 1X Bronze)
Spikes Asia (3X Shortlisted)
Honors
Lovies Judge (2024 - present)
Webby Judge (2023 - present)
Awwwards Judge (2022 - present)
The FWA Judge (2021 - present)
Founder Experience
I founded Story Architects in 2016,
a social-first agency where we served
over 150+ clients in a little under 3 years.
Press
TEDxRoma - Technologies of Freedom
DeCorrespondent - AI Consultation
Adformatie - Winners Youngdogs
Communities
Singularity University
Ams Chapter (co-founded)
Think Tank United
The Good Shop
Pause.AI
Education
Graphic Design Specialization - California Institute of the Arts
Sociology - University of Amsterdam
Neuroscience - University of Amsterdam
Courses
MIT - Minds & Machines
TU Delft - Responsible Innovation
ASU - Technological, Social, and Sustainable Systems
+ 15 more.
Teaching
Educating 700+ Creatives on AI news
and workflows in weekly news, regular workshop and team practice sessions