R. Fenske Creative

Roderick Fenske Bio

Fenske started his career as a copywriter at Saatchi & Saatchi, San Francisco, building brands like Hewlett-Packard and Blue Diamond Almonds with award winning creative work. This got him recruited by Ogilvy & Mather in NYC where he furthered his ground-breaking career on brands like American Express and Jaguar cars. This was followed by successful stints as a Creative Director at McCann-Erickson, Wells Rich Greene and MF+P, working on such prestigious brands as AT&T, Heineken and Amstel Beer, as well as Chase Bank.

Fenske was then recruited to London by some of the most innovative agencies in that dynamic capital of creativity. Starting with HHCL, Fenske helped to create visionary work for brands like Guinness Ireland, ITV, Ambrosia Custard and more. From there, Fenske worked as a Creative Director at the accomplished creative boutique St. Lukes, where he envisioned and oversaw campaigns for Emirate's Airlines, British Telecom, and Fox's Biscuits. Fenske rounded out his London career as a Creative Director at TBWA where he started directing many of the commercials that he'd also written for iconic clients such as Sony Playstation, French Connection UK, and Channel Five.

Fenske then pursued commercial directing in earnest after accepting an invitation to join the Swedish directing collective ACNE in Stockholm, Sweden. But Fenske's passion for advertising and creating never stopped, and so he continued working in between filming commercials on a project-by-project basis. Not only creating ad campaigns for clients like the European Union, but also directing them.

Now based in Los Angeles, Fenske has been working globally on a freelance basis with premier clients and agencies -- still creating work that tickles funny bones, touches souls, and compels audiences to take action.

R. Fenske's advertising awards include British D&AD, Cannes Lions, New York Art Director's Club and several Effies (advertising efficiency awards based upon sales and increase in awareness.)