Ken Cook

Bay Area, California

Ken Cook’s uniquely integrated 'tripod' career blends design, branding and advertising—traditional and digital—on both agency and client sides. His diverse career covers a myriad of disciplines including design, brand strategy, marketing communications, packaging, corporate identity, advertising, interactive, Web, rich media, online experiential, Web commerce, digital/disruptive/guerilla campaigns and retail POS.

With broad and robust expertise spanning a full spectrum of clients in high-tech, financial, consumer product and sports marketing, Ken has led, created and managed successful global brand and advertising campaigns as well as product launches for internal corporate marketing groups, agencies and their clients. He has created identities for numerous established and startup companies through his past associations with design firms and agencies and through his own creative consultancies, Brandtank.

Ken is a C-suite-seasoned, energetic leader. An idea-oriented designer at heart, he works hands-on while also leveraging and bringing out the best in his teams, delivering great ideas that are consistently award-winning, year after year. He takes a flexible, scalable approach to projects, having led teams from 5 to 50-plus. Ken's sense of humor and collaborative coaching style have inspired many creatives and clients alike to seek him out, working with him again and again. His award winning work can be found at: www.brandtank.com

  • Work
    • brandtank
  • Education
    • BFA - Communications Arts & Design, Virginia Commonwealth University