Mario Williams
Account Manager
About
<p class="p1">Chicago born & raised, New York livin', Mario Williams is currently a Management Supervisor at Wieden + Kennedy. Over the last 4+ years he's led and supported integrated marketing campaigns for the QSR brand - including brand tentpoles, promotions, new product launches, and partnerships. He's been able to push through some of the brand's most successful and provocative campaign work to date, namely: "The Collectors Meal," "SZN of Sharing," “The Saweetie Meal,” “Menu Hacks,” “Crispy Chicken Sandwich launch,” and “Spicy Chicken McNuggets launch.” Always leaning into a human-first approach, he currently manages a team of 5 - developing Gen-A campaign work for McDonald's Family & Happy Meal sector. He began his career at FCB Global where he developed promotional marketing and merchandising campaigns of over 2300 communication elements across 500+ US Xfinity stores. In 2022 he was 1 of 29 selected into the ADCOLOR FUTURES cohort.</p> <p class="p1">Mario is passionate about the intersection of pop culture, music, fashion, and storytelling – while also being fueled by brands that make people feel connected and empowered. He strives to create work that engages people in a new way, positively influencing lives by delivering content that is truthful and natural. Raised in the south side of Chicago, Mario’s ideas offer fresh creative insights that have the power to connect and mobilize people.</p> <p class="p1">Outside of his day to day – he’s always finding ways to connect, build relationships, and make a lasting impact within his community. In his spare time – Mario enjoys concerts, discovering new artists, writing, exploring cuisine in New York City, and being both Rihanna & Beyonce's number one stan - respectively. </p>
Brands
Xfinity
McDonald's