I started by designing and selling birthday cards on PowerPoint — reinvesting the profits into candy. This early hustle taught me the pace of ideas and the value of iteration. I now drive advertising art direction from ideation to execution—concepting integrated brand campaigns, leading creative briefs, and delivering across experiential, social, print, TV, and photography.

Adesola Falomo

I started by designing and selling birthday cards on PowerPoint — reinvesting the profits into candy. This early hustle taught me the pace of ideas and the value of iteration. I now drive advertising art direction from ideation to execution—concepting integrated brand campaigns, leading creative briefs, and delivering across experiential, social, print, TV, and photography.

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I started by designing and selling birthday cards on PowerPoint — reinvesting the profits into candy. This early hustle taught me the pace of ideas and the value of iteration.

I now drive advertising art direction from ideation to execution—concepting integrated brand campaigns, leading creative briefs, and delivering across experiential, social, print, TV, and photography.

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Work Experience

Event Volunteer at DesignTO
January 1, 2026 - Present
Supported front-of-house operations at DesignTO Festival; managed audience flow across 50+ attendees; observed spatial design, brand experience, and audience engagement in an experiential setting.
On-set Intern at REthink Ideas
January 1, 2025 - Present
Spent two days on a Maxwell House commercial shoot, supporting the props crew and working closely with the agency Art Director on real-time set decisions; Gained first-hand exposure to agency-side decision making.
Agency Briefs Participant (Advertising Art Direction Program) at Humber Polytechnic
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Worked on real briefs assigned by agencies (McDonald's, Dairy Queen, Dairy Farmers of Ontario); Collaborated in creative pairs to brainstorm and develop ideas into integrated campaigns, meeting agency-style timelines and feedback rounds; Delivered work that solved briefs and translated across formats.
On-set Art Director at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2026
On-set art direction for CG campaigns, music visuals, and editorial shoots. Defined materials, color, lighting, props, and overall feel of environments. Managed teams of 10+ with budgets up to $20K from pre-production through wrap.
Founder & Creative Director at Twenty Six Fashion
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016
Founded and ran an independent fashion brand; built the brand from concept to a milestone of 5,000+ items sold globally. Designed collections, visual systems, and storytelling across social, photography, brand events, and product rollouts; built a loyal customer base from zero through creativity and consistency.

Education

Graduate Certificate Advertising Art Direction at Humber College
September 1, 2025 - August 30, 2026
Graduate Certificate in Project Management at Robert Gordon University
January 11, 2030 - May 5, 2026
BSc in Architecture at University of Lincoln
January 11, 2030 - May 5, 2026
Miller Construction Award for Best Graduating Student at Robert Gordon University
January 11, 2030 - May 5, 2026

Qualifications

Miller Construction Award for Best Graduating Student
January 11, 2030 - May 5, 2026
Graduate Certificate in Advertising Art Direction
January 11, 2030 - May 5, 2026
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
January 11, 2030 - May 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services, Education, Other