Tobias Ahrens
- Germany
- Member since 2017
Tobias started his advertising career as a copywriter at Scholz & Friends in 1996. After two years working on cigarettes, he went on to Springer & Jacoby to work for something much more inspiring: Mercedes-Benz.
In 2000 Tobias became Creative Director of Springer & Jacoby’s Unit 4, handling Mercedes-Benz as well as smart, Maybach, Loewe and Axel Springer (Germany’s biggest publishing house). In 2004 he was promoted to Executive Creative Director.
He left the agency in 2007 to work as a freelance Creative Director for renowned agencies such as Jung von Matt, BBH London, BBDO, Nordpol and Kempertrautmann. In 2011 he joined Kempertrautmann as a Creative Director for Audi.
In 2014, Tobias became Group Head Creative and Member of the Management Board at Grabarz & Partner, one of germanys Top 5 agencies and “Independent agency of the year” at Eurobest 2017. There he creates campaigns for Volkswagen and Burger King.
Tobias has won around 600 awards, including D&AD, Cannes Lions, Eurobest, LIAA, Clio, One Show and ADC of Europe. He loves his wife, cars, good food and traveling. He is a member of the Art Directors Club (ADC) and has a son (15) and a dog (3 years), both of whom are at puberty right now.
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D&AD Awards (12)
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Proper Dining
- Press & Outdoor
- Press & Outdoor
- Press Campaigns
- 2022
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Proper Dining
- Press & Outdoor
- Press & Outdoor
- Poster Campaigns
- 2022
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Proper Dining: Mob Guys
- Press & Outdoor
- Press & Outdoor
- Poster Adverts
- 2022
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Kids' Dreams
- Film Advertising
- Grabarz & Partner
- Volkswagen AG
- Film Advertising
- TV Commercials 61-120 seconds
- 2018
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Loving "It"
- PR
- Grabarz & Partner
- Burger King Deutschland
- PR
- Creative Use of Media
- 2018
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Proper Dining: Mob Guys
- Press & Outdoor
- Press & Outdoor
- Press Adverts
- 2022
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Proper Dining: Girls
- Press & Outdoor
- Press & Outdoor
- Press Adverts
- 2022
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Proper Dining: Couple
- Press & Outdoor
- Press & Outdoor
- Press Adverts
- 2022
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Proper Dining: Girls
- Press & Outdoor
- Press & Outdoor
- Poster Adverts
- 2022
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Proper Dining: Couple
- Press & Outdoor
- Press & Outdoor
- Poster Adverts
- 2022
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Proper Dining
- Photography
- Photography
- Staged Image
- 2022
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Metalheads
- Digital Marketing
- Grabarz & Partner
- Volkswagen
- Digital Marketing
- Online Video & Viral Films
- 2019