Linda Bumgarner

• Executive Creative Director
  Title
• VML
  Company
• Design
  Industry
• About
  Linda joined VML in September 2006 as a GCD responsible for overseeing the creative work of a team of creative directors, art directors and copywriters. Linda and her team have worked on a variety of accounts, including Allstate Financial, AMC, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Gatorade, GE CareCredit, Hostess Brands (including Wonder and Nature’s Pride breads), Intuit, Invisalign, KCCVA, Revlon, Sears, Simon Property Group, Southwest Airlines, TJX and Western Union.
  
  In July 2011, she was promoted to the position of Executive Creative Director for the main VML office located in Kansas City, MO, where she is responsible for supervising a team of 70+ creatives working on the full range of VML accounts.
  
  Linda brought more than 15 years of industry experience with her to VML, most recently with Bernstein-Rein Advertising. She has worked with a variety of clients throughout her career, concepting and writing for Wal-Mart, Beauty Brands, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Commerce Bank, Farmland Foods, KCPL, House of Blues, Kendall Jackson Wineries, Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Sheraton and Westin.
  
  Linda has been recognized by her peers for her work, earning gold, silver and bronze ADDY Awards from the AAF-Kansas City, including best of newspaper and best of interactive. She has been recognized nationally as an ADDY Awards finalist, been honored in One Show Interactive and the NY Festival as well as with a How Interactive Design Award. In addition, she has won numerous Web Marketing Association WebAwards, as well as W3, Webby and Web Award Association Internet Ad Competition (IAC) Awards.
  
  A graduate of the University of Kansas, Linda earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in visual communications with a minor in journalism, with an emphasis in graphics and advertising. In addition, she has served on the AAF-Kansas City ad club board of directors, JCCC advisory board and as president, ADDY Awards Show chair and communications chair of the local AAF-Kansas City Art+Copy Club.

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  Added: April 2014 • Updated: April 2014