I’m a creative director who specializes in writing scripts, making memes, and crafting gamified activations.
It’s been a weird road to get here.
Before advertising, I worked as a reporter in the Middle East and Africa.
I made a newsgame about Syria, based on my reporting. It has since been played by over a million people.
I also wrote a book about a Russian spy I met in New York. It’s on its way to becoming a Hollywood movie.
And I created a viral Instagram account called Mission Systems that parodied defense contractors like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. It’s been optioned for TV.
Time off? Skier, surfer, climber, diver, coder, gamer, maker, thinker.
Raised in New York. Modeled in Tokyo. Ranked in Overwatch.
Curious about any or all of these things?
Hit me up. Let's go somewhere new.
mitchswenson1[at]gmail.com
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