Adu Adu

Media and Communications Manager

Oakland, California, United StatesDirector10-15 years

Open to New Opportunities

About

<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prior to Logitech he was a Global Social Media Creative Senior Strategist -EMEA & APAC (Lead on Cultural Moments & Partnerships) at Google. Adu has led social media efforts at THX Ltd. (founded by George Lucas) for movies including “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” “Jurassic World,” “Creed 2,” “Uncle Drew” “A Star Is Born” and other summer blockbusters. His work has driven efforts for the NBA, PepsiCo, Dallas Cowboys, JCPenney, Spotify, AT&T, General Motors, CNN, South by Southwest and several other organizations and Fortune 500 companies.    <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adu has been recognized by local and national pr, marketing and advertising outlets including:  <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saint Heron (Founded by Solange Knowles) </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BET </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.blackenterprise.com/mad-man-justin-adu/"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #0097a7; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black Enterprise “A Different Type of Mad Man”</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1t8gMMLRyE&t=4s"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #0097a7; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ADCOLOR Conference and Awards</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CNN </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Soul Train </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">American Advertising Federation </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aduism-at-its-best_b_58d52070e4b0c0980ac0e503"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #0097a7; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HuffPost </a> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.aaaa.org/4as-reveals-100-people-make-advertising-great/?cn-reloaded=1"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #0097a7; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ADWEEK’s 2017 feature, “100 People Who Make Advertising Great,” </a> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black Enterprise’s 2016 Modern Man Highlight </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The San Francisco Egotist “32 Under 32 Top Advertising Professionals”  </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dallas Observer “30 Under 30” honoree </li> </ul>   <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adu is an active member of the American Advertising Federation, AIGA and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. He also serves as an advisory board member for The Marcus Graham Project, as well as a member of The Barack Obama My Brother’s Keeper Program and former Director of social media for the ADCOLOR Conference and Awards.   <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He credits his career versatility to hard work and a calling to change the world with innovative ideas “Through my artistry, I aspire to challenge my team to think outside the box and I hope to inspire everyone around the world to push the boundaries of their creativity,” Adu said.

Brands

Spotify

Google

CNN

PEPCO

Logitech, Inc.

NBA

Netflix