DAVE McCLAIN

About Me

Ok, enough business stuff. If you’re interested in having me lead your creative team, you ought to know who I really am. So here you go.
Or if you want, there’s a regular bio thing below.

Dave’s many years of industry experience have given him the tools necessary to continually produce an amazing product, and his pedigree is second to none. He has spent the last two years as a contract Creative Director at various agencies across Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego.

Before going freelance, Dave was most recently Executive Creative Director at Rosetta, a Publicis Agency, where he managed a team of approximately 100 creative professionals across five offices. Prior to Rosetta, Dave served as Senior Creative Director at both Razorfish and Blitz. He has also spent time at agencies including The Designory, Team One, and Saatchi & Saatchi. 

Dave is a creative visionary, a brand shepherd and a strategic thinker. While he specializes in the digital space, Dave’s also done print and collateral, and has steered the creative product on several multi-million dollar accounts including Jaguar, Hyundai, Samsung, Activision, Nissan, Infiniti, Lexus, Toyota, Intel, ESPN and Sony. 

Dave’s knee deep in creative awards including honors from Communication Arts, the Webbys and the International Automotive Advertising Awards. In 2003 he art directed a book of photography called I am Jesse James about the motorcycle builder. It landed his name on the New York Times Best Seller List. 

Dave is also a devoted family man, a sub-standard guitar player, and always one of the nicest guys in the room.