New York — Portfolio, 2013 to 2026 — Creative · Social · Creator

I'm GM of Creative for Microsoft Commercial, overseeing integrated creative, strategy, and design — working at the intersection of AI, tech, and culture, and building integrated creative systems for one of the most complex portfolios in the industry.

Featured film — Microsoft Azure

Work for

Microsoft — Edelman — Hawkfish — Brut — Upworthy

I. Selected Work
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04Microsoft·2025

Microsoft × Formula 1

When Microsoft announced its partnership with Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1, we told the story of how the team leverages Microsoft technology to find a winning advantage — filmed with George Russell for the 'Greatness is building' platform.

Brand Campaign · Formula 1 · Social

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06Hawkfish·2020

Hawkfish

Social and content for a presidential campaign, then a flex to lead social and creative for a nationwide voter turnout effort — organic and influencer content, plus paid, dynamically optimized creative at huge scale.

Campaign · Team Build · Real-Time

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08Upworthy / GOOD·2015–2017

Upworthy

Led video at Upworthy — the 4th most-engaged news publisher on Facebook. Audience development, original production, and data-driven branded content at true feed scale.

Video · Measurement · Craft

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II. About

A career built on
real-time creative.

I started as a digital content creator and strategist at CNN Brand Studio, then ran video for Upworthy — a masterclass in social, measurement, and real-time creative before it was “real-time creative.” In 2017 I launched Brut Media in the U.S. and scaled it from zero to a top-three global social news publisher in eighteen months.

In 2019 I joined Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign the week he announced and helped build a 100-person creative and social team in three weeks. I later led global content at Edelman, scaling real-time social, TikTok, and a team of creators across 35+ clients a year. Today I'm GM of Creative for Microsoft Commercial, overseeing integrated creative, strategy, and design.

12+ yrs
in social & creative
100
person team, built in 3 weeks
35+
clients a year at Edelman
Top 3
global social publisher (Brut US)
Full career history
III. Practice
01

Campaign Direction

Concept through delivery. Print, film, OOH, and the rollout that ties it together.

02

Social-First Content

Monthly content systems, creator briefs, and formats built for the platform, not adapted for it.

03

Brand Worlds

Voice, visual language, and the reference library that keeps a team on model without a police force.

IV. Contact

Let's make
something worth
looking at.

katiewalmsley.com

Always open to conversations about creative systems, social, creators, and the AI shift happening across all of it. Reach out on LinkedIn or through the site.

Based
New York, NY
Working
Microsoft Commercial · Global
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katiewalmsley.com
LinkedIn
in/katiewalmsley