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= Jess Coulter = Jess Coulter (born May 5, 1981) is an American director and writer, known for creating comedic advertising campaigns. In 2019 she was featured in Adweek’s Creative 100. In 2016 she was named one of Business Insider’s 30 Most Creative Women in Advertising. She has also been named to The One Club and 3% Movement’s Next Creative Leaders as a woman making her mark with game changing work and unique perspectives on creative leadership in 2015.

Her “First Visitors” commercial for Snickers was singled out as one of the first funny ads of the Covid-19 pandemic era in publications such as Forbes, AdAge, SHOOT and ''Campaign. ''

Coulter’s short film Skincare will be featured as an episode of Hulu’s Bite Size Halloween in Fall 2021.

Early Life
Coulter was born in Portland, OR. She attended University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, earning her Bachelor of Science in Creative Advertising and Video Production with a minor in poetry. While a student, she founded University of Oregon’s campus TV show “Duck TV.”

Career
Coulter worked as a Copywriter at Saatchi & Saatchi New York from 2008-2010, and as a Creative Director at BBDO New York from 2010-2018. She has created advertising campaigns for Foot Locker, HBO, Snickers, Gushers, Lowe’s, Twix, AT&T, and FedEx. Her work has been honored by Cannes Lions, One Show, Clios, AICP, Effies and Communication Arts.

In 2018, she joined production company O Positive as a director. O Positive is known for producing award-winning comedic advertising campaigns and ranked No. 3 at Cannes Lions Global Palme D’Or honors of the Decade. Coulter has directed commercials for FedEx, Snickers, Netflix, AT&T, Ben & Jerry’s, Dunkin’, Twix, Progressive, IKEA, Qualtrics and Hotwire. Jess was featured in SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase in 2019.

Awards
Coulter was named The 3% Conference and One Club’s Next Creative Leader, one of 10 rising female stars in the industry recognized in 2016. She was a Makers@ awardee, an honor given to game-changing females across all industries by the MAKERS Conference and was invited to attend The United State of Women Summit put on by The Obamas in 2018.