Zachary Bautista

Zach is a Partner, Creative Director at Rethink.

He is allergic to blue cheese and decorative script fonts. Zach spends most of his money on sports memorabilia. He spends most of his time making money to afford sports memorabilia.

Prior to Rethink he was at lg2 working on insurance brands. Prior to that he was at Grip working on car brands. Prior to that he was a janitor working on himself.

Zach’s work has been recognized at Cannes, D&AD, The One Show, The Art Director’s Club, and receives a phone call from his parents every time they see a commercial he’s made.

He has a 4.8 Uber rating and is too polite to ask for the AUX cord.

You can view his work at zacharybautista.ca

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2024 AdAge Creative Team of the Year
2021 AdAge 40 Under 40
2023 One Show Young Guns Finalist
2024 The Drum World Creative Rankings - #24 Art Director (Global)
2024 Strategy Creative Report Card - #1 Art Director (Canada)
2023 Strategy Creative Report Card - #1 Art Director (Canada)
2022 Strategy Creative Report Card - #1 Art Director (Canada)
2021 Strategy Creative Report Card - #2 Art Director (Canada)

CANNES | 1 Grand Prix, 5 Gold Lions, 9 Silver Lions, 14 Bronze Lions, 45 Shortlists
ONE SHOW | 3 Gold Pencils, 7 Silver Pencils, 8 Bronze Pencils, 34 Merits, 3 Shortlists
ANDYS | 1 Grand Prix, 4 Gold, 1 Shortlist
EPICA | 2 Grand Prix, 3 Gold, 12 Silver, 6 Bronze
D&AD | 3 Graphite Pencil, 8 Wood Pencils, 7 Shortlists
CLIOS | 7 Gold, 14 Silver, 12 Bronze, 10 Shortlists
ART DIRECTORS CLUB | 2 Silver, 5 Bronze, 3 Merit
LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS | 9 Silver, 3 Bronze, 5 Finalists
COMMUNICATION ARTS | 1 Best of Show, 25 Features
THE WEBBY’S | 3 Winners, 2 Honourees
APPLIED ARTS | 85 Features
ADCC | 15 Golds, 21 Silvers, 17 Bronze, 4 Merits
MARKETING | 2 Best of Show, 21 Gold, 19 Silver, 22 Bronze, 7 Merits
ATOMIC | 10 Gold, 12 Silver, 14 Bronze
EFFIES | 1 Grand Prix, 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
STRATEGY AWARDS | 2 Campaign of the Year, 4 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
CANADIAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION | 1 Best of show, 16 Gold, 13 Silver, 3 Bronze
SHOPPER INNOVATION AWARDS | 1 Grand Prix, 14 Gold, 16 Silver, 9 Bronze
MEDIA INNOVATION AWARDS | 3 Gold, 2 Bronze
KINSALE SHARK AWARDS | 1 Silver
LÜRZERS ARCHIVE | 7 Features
CONTAGIOUS | 1 Campaign of the Year
LLB IMMORTAL AWARDS | 1 Commendation
THE DRUM AWARDS | 2 Chair's Award, 7 Awards, 1 Highly Commended
DRUM CHIP SHOP AWARDS | 1 Chip, 2 Vinegars
YOUTUBE WORKS AWARDS | 1 Best of Show, 2 Silvers