My Latest Work
SEE ALL WORKMended Murals
Play by the Rules
Aim for Change
Who’s in the Fridge
About me
Tom Murphy is Co-Chief Creative Officer of McCann New York. He has led at the agency during a period of creative rebirth, and tremendous growth. McCann NY was the most awarded North American agency at Cannes in both 2016 and 2017. It was 2017 Agency of the Year at the New York Festivals, One Show, Andy’s, Clio’s, and LIAA. McCann was featured on the AdAge A-List and Creativity Innovators list in both 2016 and 2017.
An art director by trade, Tom has been at McCann since 2005 when he was hired as a Group Creative Director on the Verizon account. Prior to McCann, he was at DDB Chicago where he worked on Anheuser Busch and McDonald’s. Tom is a devout believer in the power of the big, beautiful, simple idea.
Sector Experience
- Skin Care
- Institutional/Public Interest/Non-Profit Org.
- Charities, Foundations, Volunteers
- Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Mustards
- Destinations (Countries & Places)
- Restaurants & Fast Food
- Lottery & Gambling
- Telecommunications Services
- Consumer Electronics & Audio-Visual
- Newspapers, Magazines, Books
- Transport, Travel and Tourism
- Personal Wireless Communication
- Retail, Distribution & Restaurants
- Makeup
- Others
Awards
- 2024 Strategy Awards
- 2023 Clio Entertainment Award
- 2022 ADC Annual Awards
- 2021 CLIO Awards
- 2020 The One Show
- 2020 D&AD Awards
- 2020 British Arrows
- 2020 Gerety Awards
- 2019 ANDY Awards
- 2019 Epica Awards
- 2019 The One Club
- 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
- 2019 The New York Festivals Advertising Awards
- 2019 D&AD Impact
- 2019 LIA
- 2018 CRISTAL AWARDS
- 2018 CRESTA
- 2018 AdForum Business Creative Report
My Work
SEE ALL WORKMake Taste, Not Waste. (Teaser)
- BRAND:
- Hellmann's
- AGENCY:
- VML Global
Journey to New Heights
- BRAND:
- Trojena
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
The Whoopsery
- BRAND:
- Chick-fil-A
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Early Riser
- BRAND:
- BACON!
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
The team that wouldn't be here
- BRAND:
- Verizon
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Carlos Watkins
- BRAND:
- Verizon
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
AJ McCarron
- BRAND:
- Verizon
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Carson Tinker
- BRAND:
- Verizon
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Spark
- BRAND:
- Chick-fil-A
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Positions
Chief Creative Officer, North America
New York, United States
January 2024 - Present (1 year 1 month)
Chief Creative Officer, North America
New York, United States
2022 - 2024 (2 years)
Chief Creative Officer, North America
New York, United States
2020 - 2022 (2 years)
Odds of Love
- BRAND:
- New York Lottery
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Chief Creative Officer Jun 2012- Dec 2020
Executive Creative Director May 2011 - Jun 2012
Group Creative Director Oct 2004 - May 2011
Executive Creative Director May 2011 - Jun 2012
Group Creative Director Oct 2004 - May 2011
Journey to New Heights
- BRAND:
- Trojena
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
The Whoopsery
- BRAND:
- Chick-fil-A
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Early Riser
- BRAND:
- BACON!
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
The team that wouldn't be here
- BRAND:
- Verizon
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Carlos Watkins
- BRAND:
- Verizon
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
AJ McCarron
- BRAND:
- Verizon
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Carson Tinker
- BRAND:
- Verizon
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Spark
- BRAND:
- Chick-fil-A
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
All Aboard
- BRAND:
- New York Lottery
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Time Shop
- BRAND:
- Chick-fil-A
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Special Delivery
- BRAND:
- New York Lottery
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
The Most Metal Scratch-Off
- BRAND:
- Black Titanium
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Generation Lockdown
- BRAND:
- March for Our Lives
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Generation Lockdown
- BRAND:
- March for Our Lives
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Planet or Plastic
- BRAND:
- National Geographic
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
Planet or Plastic
- BRAND:
- National Geographic
- AGENCY:
- McCann New York
- 2022 ADC Annual Awards
- 2021 CLIO Awards
- 2020 The One Show
- 2020 D&AD Awards
- 2020 British Arrows
- 2020 Gerety Awards
- 2019 ANDY Awards
- 2019 Epica Awards
- 2019 The One Club
- 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
- 2019 The New York Festivals Advertising Awards
- 2019 D&AD Impact
- 2019 LIA
- 2018 CRISTAL AWARDS
- 2018 CRESTA
- 2018 AdForum Business Creative Report
