Avery Gross

Avery is a Group Creative Director based in Prophet's New York office. He takes a highly collaborative approach with clients, with a focus on creating work that is authentic, fresh, and culturally attuned.

Prior to joining Prophet, he served as ECD at VSA Partners, developing award-winning work for clients including The Trade Desk, Spectrum Enterprise, IBM, Pearson and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Museum. Over the course of his 20+ year career, he has been responsible for business-driving and sometimes famous advertising campaigns for brands including McDonald's, Citi, Allstate, Kellogg's and Nintendo. His work has been recognized by pop culture, marketing textbooks and international juries including Cannes Lions for Innovative Media, Film, and Out-of-home—and occasionally, has earned many times the media spent to run it.

Avery earned a B.A. in English at the University of Richmond and minored in economics and classics. When he's not working on his next award-winning project, he can likely be found listening to classical music, studying the science of trends, floating on a paddleboard, or slowly working his way through every book ever written.

“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Awards & Achievements

• Cannes Lions
• The One Show
• The ADDYs
• London International Awards
• Clios Awards
• Obie Awards
• Art Director's Club
• Communication Arts Advertising Annual
• Graphis
• Kinsdale Shark Awards
• Young Guns