Banks is a multidisciplinary Creative Director based in New York City, where he’s spent the past two decades collaborating with some of the best creatives and clients in the business. Art director first, designer second, writer a close third, he’s produced work for brands like FedEx, AT&T, Pedigree, Pepsi, Visa, Foot Locker, GE, WhatsApp, The Home Depot, M&M’s, Planters, Gillette, HP, IBM, Guinness, H&R Block, KFC, and more. Along the way, his work has earned recognition from the industry’s top award shows and publications and has even been archived in the New York Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film.
Banks prides himself on being hard-working, collaborative, and a great listener. He’s also a firm believer in the mantra, “When in doubt, make stuff.” When he’s not persuading pet owners to buy dog food or convincing star NBA player Cooper Flagg to posterize the elderly in a bingo game, you’ll find him playing and making music, traveling somewhere on a Delta flight, watching sports, or spending time with family and friends back home in Texas.
banksnoel@gmail.com
Experience
HIGHDIVE, New York
Group Creative Director
2026 - Present
Freelance
Creative Director / AD + Designer
2023 - Current
Agencies & Friends: BBDO NY+LA+MW, Ogilvy NY, HIGHDIVE, Mojo Supermarket, FCB
BBDO, New York
SVP, Senior Creative Director
2020 - 2023
VP, Creative Director
2016 - 2020
Associate Creative Director
2014 - 2016
Senior Art Director
2012 - 2014
AXIOM
Art Director / Designer
2008 - 2011
Launch Agency
Art Director / Designer
2007 - 2008
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Advertising Masters Program - Texas Creative
Southern Methodist University
Temerlin Advertising Institute
BA in Advertising, Minor in Studio Art