Mekanism
Mekanism is an award-winning, independent, full-service advertising agency made up of creative entrepreneurs. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Seattle, we serve as collaborative business partners with some of the world’s best…
Mekanism is an award-winning, independent, full-service advertising agency made up of creative entrepreneurs. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Seattle, we serve as collaborative business partners with some of the world’s best brands, including Ben & Jerry’s, HBO, MillerCoors, Peloton, Facebook, Charles Schwab and Alaska Airlines. Our creative approach to brand building is best described as “The Soul & Science of Storytelling”: Communicating a brand’s purpose with ideas informed by data and rooted in human truths.
Work
OkCupid: Ask Yourself
Dating site OkCupid is leaning heavily into the political themes touched on in its previous campaign, the provocative and award-winning “DTF.” As 2020 will…
HBO: Make a Little Trouble
HBO encourages women to “make a little trouble” in its film for International Women’s Day. The spot from HBO Creative Services and Mekanism New York pulls together the network’s female protagonists from shows including "Game of Thrones," "Veep," "Big Littles Lies," and "Westworld,…
MedMen: The New Normal
Cannabis retailer MedMen tapped Spike Jonze to direct its first-ever commercial, “The New Normal,” a long-form ad starring "Grey’s Anatomy" actor Jesse Williams that takes us through the storied history of marijuana in the United States. Created out of Mekanism, the two-…
Specialties
Awards
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Award |
Year |
Project |
Role |
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Ad AgeA-List & Creativity Award, A-List Standouts2015
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2015 | N/A | Agency |
Effie AwardMost Effective Independent Agencies, Top 152014
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2014 | N/A | Agency |
Ad AgeBest Places to Work2017
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2017 | N/A | Agency |
Ad AgeBest Places to Work2016
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2016 | N/A | Agency |
