Jess Bass is an award-winning Creative Director with over 17 years of experience in advertising. Her work has been recognized by Cannes Lions, The One Show, the Effie Awards, Clios, and more, earning over 40 industry trophies, including a Grand Effie. She’s worked in NYC, Boston, Austin, and Boulder, at agencies like Grey, MullenLowe, Razorfish, and Crispin Porter + Bogusky. She currently is a VP Creative Director at McCann New York.
She has also served as a judge for the PRWeek Awards and the New York Festivals Advertising Awards. Her work has been featured in outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Billboard, USA Today, Forbes, Fast Company, Ad Age, Adweek, People, Business Insider, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Outside of advertising, she loves to create heirloom family photographs for neighbors and friends, and making cartonería calaveras with her five-year-old daughter.