Stevie Archer Joins SS+K As Executive Creative Director

Stevie will oversee creative development for SS+K, for clients such as Airbnb, Tourism Australia, Commonwealth Bank, Microsoft, NARAL, NCAA, and Wells Fargo. She will also join with senior creatives from M&C Saatchi partner agencies for marketing solutions for US and global clients. SS+K is known for its memorable work on HBO, Delta, Honest Tea, and Obama (’08 & ’12).

“Stevie is a rising star and has a broad view on how creative work gets done,” said Lenny Stern, Co-founder of SS+K and Co-Chair of M&C Saatchi New York. “She has a great outlook on creative, a strategic mind, and the energy and passion to attack our clients’ challenges.”

Stevie, a copywriter, has a portfolio of work including one of Starbucks’ most watched holiday videos. She also helped the brand create the very first Frappuccino “Sip Kit” to successfully relaunch the S’mores Frappuccino. Her award-winning brainchild “Chip It” for Sherwin-Williams, which instantly turns any digital image into a shareable Sherwin-Williams paint palette, has been used more than a million times and was awarded at Cannes, One Show, and Mixx Awards. While at McKinney, Stevie helped to revitalize Travelocity’s brand via the Roaming Gnome, overhauling his social media presence across every channel, even earning him an induction into Twitter’s exclusive ranks as a Creative Favorite.

“Joining SS+K now is so exciting because we’re living in a time of unprecedented disruption. And tackling the shocking new changes that come at us each morning is actually what gets the thinkers and creators at SS+K out of bed every day. Here, every change is a chance for us to create something great, and to help our clients realize their missions despite the constant social, economic and political upheaval we’re facing.”

“Stevie’s portfolio shows that she thinks across all mediums, her ideas are unique and not one-size-fits-all,” said Rob Shepardson, Co-Founder of SS+K and Co-Chair of M&C Saatchi New York. “Our teams are looking forward to working with Stevie and we welcome her to SS+K and M&C Saatchi New York.”

SS+K is a marketing agency that helps brands and organizations navigate and lead our changing world. We meld political strategy and creativity to build reputations and advance issues. Our ideas land, and last. For 26 years, we’ve worked with both disruptors and the disrupted— from big brands like Delta, Starbucks, Wells Fargo, and HBO, to challengers like Airbnb, Jet, and Honest Tea. And our commitment to change has led us to craft campaigns for organizations like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, LIVESTRONG, and both Obama campaigns (‘08 and ‘12). To do our work on a global scale, we have joined M&C Saatchi Worldwide, the largest independent creative agency network in the world. SS+K leads M&C Saatchi’s growing entrepreneurial cooperative in NY.