Rico Noël Interdisciplinary Creative Director
Rico Noël

Rico NoëlCreative
Direction

For more than ten years I’ve turned brands into moments people remember: live events, films and campaigns at global scale.

Currently

Head of Creation, OSK / TeamX

Selected clients

Mercedes-Benz, AMG, Hyundai, Genesis, Nike, Audi, Volkswagen, eBay, Hugo Boss

Agencies

OSK / TeamX, Jung von Matt, BONAPARTE, DDB, POSSIBLE

Recognition

Top 100 Executive Creative Directors worldwide, The Drum 2023. Awards →

—About

Do you remember any brand’s promise? Or do you remember how a brand made you feel?

That feeling is what cuts through noise, drives attention and stays. I turn complexity into emotional simplicity.

Technology, topics, products, systems: reduced to the human truth. One your mind grasps without thinking. I look at brands in the bigger picture: culture, society, everyday life. And I help them find a role that’s relevant, not borrowed. A role with impact.

For brands with the courage to grow into worlds. Quiet or epic, grounded or surreal, or simply fun. Moments you love and share, and eventually the big picture we all remember.

My name is Rico Noël. I’m a creative and I build brand worlds. Spaces you can walk into, physically or mentally.

I began my career as a designer and developed my skills at Jung von Matt for Hyundai, Genesis and others. It taught me the power of simple ideas, strong craft, and how to scale productions from a single insight to a worldwide moment. Today, as Head of Creation at OSK and TeamX, I work across events, PR stunts, collaborations and experiential worlds for Mercedes-Benz and more.

Agencies
  • OSK / TeamX Cologne, Stuttgart
  • Jung von Matt / NECKAR Stuttgart
  • BONAPARTE Creative Berlin
  • DDB Berlin
  • POSSIBLE / Wunderman Thompson Buenos Aires
  • bplusd Cologne
Clients

Mercedes-Benz, AMG, Hyundai, Genesis, eBay, Nike, Defender, Audi, Volkswagen, flaconi, DKB, LeaseTeq, Wella, Hugo Boss, Siemens, Swiss Steel Group, Schott

Freelance

Bonaparte.tv, Thjnk, FRST, M&C Saatchi, Salzandwater Zürich, Liganova, STAN Studios, Scholz & Friends Berlin

—Recognition

Awards & Recognition

Top 100Executive Creative Directors worldwide
The Drum Creative Rankings 2023
2× SilverCannes Lions
plus 16 shortlists
3 PencilsD&AD
1 Graphite, 2 Wood
ADCMember of ADC Germany
1 Gold, 4 Silver, 7 Bronze
Award-winning projects
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