KEVIN MARDESICH
COMMUNICATIONS
WRITING, STORIES,
& MARKETING
Trusted by Oscar and Emmy winners as well as global brands, Kevin Mardesich builds world-class stories and marketing. Kevin's credits include: National Geographic, Apple, Oliver Stone, ESPN, White House agencies, and Stanford teaching. He can be hired for solo projects or if you need his team, then as the head of U.S./global operations for the marketing and market-entry agency, Grazia Communications, working in NYC, Milan, & LA.
Kevin's documentary co-won NYU Film's top award while he was working for the Emmy-winning documentarian and branded content pioneer, Maysles Films. Coordinating for Al Maysles, Kevin worked on Coors, Wal-Mart, and other ads -- interviewing real people using real products and services. Since Maysles Films, Kevin has directly supported 20 other branded-content short films.
Kevin's reel here includes the following: 1) his NYU documentary that started his passion for true stories; 2) his documentary-short portraying a Cali, Colombian medical nonprofit (wrote, produced, and directed); 3) Lizora skincare launch in China (copywriting, producing); 4) IceHotel's rebrand in Sweden via a Facebook documentary ad that "went viral" (Kevin coached Tessa's creative brief, copy, and social media); and 5) branding campaigns for Troika ad agency's ESPN (Kevin handled communications).
Kevin's reel here traces his evolution of authentic stories and branded content.