ROSSWELL SAUNDERS
FREELANCE Writer|Creative Director
"The World's 5th Best Creative Director?!"
- Me, out loud while reading
The Drum's 2024 CD Rankings
The Drum's 2024 CD Rankings
contact
rosswellsa@gmail.com
720.891.5804
720.891.5804
I’m best known for creating convention-defying advertising, digital activations, and social campaigns for brands like Skittles, Snickers, Hotels.com, Aflac, FedEx, and Domino’s. My social-video work for Hotels.com was so impactful that Facebook actually used it to teach other brands how to properly do video on their platform. I’m also an award-winning board game designers. My game, The Night Cage, was published in 2021 and immediately became a Barnes&Noble Bestseller. It's currently on its 5th printing and available globally in 5 languages (that I know of).
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SELECT ADVERTISING AWARDS
The Drum World CD Rankings 2024 - 5th
D&AD 2023 Global CD Rankings - 24th
One Show 2023 Global GCD Rankings - 10th
D&AD - 2 Yellow, 1 Graphite, 4 Wood
Cannes Lions - 4 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze
One Show - 2 Gold, 3 Bronze 6 Merit
Effies - 1 Global Grand, 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Clio Awards - 5 Gold, 2 Bronze
Andy Awards - 1 Grandy, 3 Gold
London Int'l - 1 Grand, 7 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze
NY Fest - 1 Grand, 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
Webby's - 2 Winners
AICP - Finalist
D&AD 2023 Global CD Rankings - 24th
One Show 2023 Global GCD Rankings - 10th
D&AD - 2 Yellow, 1 Graphite, 4 Wood
Cannes Lions - 4 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze
One Show - 2 Gold, 3 Bronze 6 Merit
Effies - 1 Global Grand, 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Clio Awards - 5 Gold, 2 Bronze
Andy Awards - 1 Grandy, 3 Gold
London Int'l - 1 Grand, 7 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze
NY Fest - 1 Grand, 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
Webby's - 2 Winners
AICP - Finalist
GAME DESIGN ACCOLADES
Barnes & Noble Bestseller 2021-Present
Dice Tower - Best Thematic Game of 2021
BoardGameGeek 20 Most Anticipated Horror Games of 2021
BoardGameGeek 20 Most Anticipated Artistic Games of 2021
2019 Ion Award - Winner, Light Game
2019 Board Game Design Lab Design Challenge - Winner
2019 PAX South Indie Showcase - Official Selection
2019 Dreamhack Indie Spotlight - Official Selection
2018 Board Game Workshop Design Contest - Finalist
Dice Tower - Best Thematic Game of 2021
BoardGameGeek 20 Most Anticipated Horror Games of 2021
BoardGameGeek 20 Most Anticipated Artistic Games of 2021
2019 Ion Award - Winner, Light Game
2019 Board Game Design Lab Design Challenge - Winner
2019 PAX South Indie Showcase - Official Selection
2019 Dreamhack Indie Spotlight - Official Selection
2018 Board Game Workshop Design Contest - Finalist