Sean Thompson

Born in Canada and raised in Connecticut, Sean attended Colgate University, where he graduated cum laude with a BA in English Literature and a minor concentration in Asian Studies. Sean completed his Master's coursework in Advertising at the University of Texas at Austin in 1998, where he was particularly interested in advertising creativity, branding, and postmodern typography. Upon earning his graduate degree, Sean worked at Leo Burnett in Chicago, where he devised and produced countless television, print, and branding campaigns. Sean returned to joined the University of Texas at Austin Advertising faculty in 2000 as a lecturer in creativity in the Texas Creative Program. Teaching courses such as Advanced Portfolio, Art Direction, and Nontraditional Media, and Creative Strategies, Sean has seen his students win nearly every major national creative award out there, including One Show pencils, ADDYs, ANDYs, Art Directors Club cubes, and the grand prize at Radio Mercury Awards, among others. His students are consistently featured in national publications and are regularly hired by the best and brightest advertising agencies in the nation. Sean continues his personal and professional work in creativity as an occasionally-exhibiting painter, default roadie, and very busy freelance creative director.