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John Knecht

Creative Director / Film Director / Writer / Brand Builder

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Millions of immunocompromised Americans did everything right. Got vaccinated. Got boosted. And still woke up every morning knowing it might not be enough. They weren't sick. But they weren't safe. They existed somewhere in between, watching the world declare the pandemic over while quietly wondering if it was over for them too.

So, we made a campaign for those people.

"Up The Antibodies," created with AstraZeneca, gave a largely invisible community a voice, a choice, and a reason to ask their doctor a new question: what if monoclonal antibodies could do what vaccines alone couldn't?

The insight was simple: 76% of immunocompromised patients already suspected they needed more protection. Only 26% were seeking it. The gap wasn't awareness of their condition. It was awareness of an option. So we closed it. With Jeff Bridges holding the room - actually make that holding a sun-bathed, grassy-green, tree-filled valley somewhere in Southern California…and Kumail Nanjiani and writer Emily V. Gordon bringing their own superhuman proof that it worked for them too…hope for millions springs eternal.

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UTA Jeff Bridges Testimonial

New York Times Open Letter from Jeff Bridges, published Sunday launch week opposite a bespoke crossword puzzle developed with the NYT puzzle team.

Deployed strategically targeted tactics across social, influencer, digital, OOH and advocacy channels to meet millions of immunocompromised people wherever they are.

Creative Director & Writer (contract) with Edelman Chicago & New York and a talented team the likes of Brian Wood, Michelle Tucker, Brett Dixon, Bryan Lee, Eric Yohnka, Stephanie Faleschetti, Cassidy Schultz, Jules Herrick, Aldo Gagliardi, Lisa Wunsch, Actor Jeff Bridges, Director Scott Cooper, Composer T-Bone Burnett, Cinematographer Masanobu "Masa" Takayanagi and Editor Tim LoDolce.

Case Study - Up The Antibodies Campaign