George Sholley is an award-winning Production & Content Executive defining global innovative brand positioning across content strategy & multi-distribution platforms. As a brand ambassador, he cultivates the client experience to capture audiences, build brand culture, & expand market reach for brands. George champions a collaborative leadership approach to disrupt creative barriers, achieve business objectives, & elevate organizational performance. George is a member of the Television of Academy of Arts and Sciences.
George most recently served as Head of Production for Ogilvy North America — One of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2023, One Show 2023 Network of the Year, Clio 2023 Network of the Year, WARC Effective 100 2023 Most Creative Agency Network, Campaign Agency of the Year 2022 — overseeing the agency’s production capabilities across all major clients in North America. He is the producer of the Emmy-shortlisted Werner Herzog-AT&T documentary From One Second to the Next on Netflix. George’s work has received hundreds of industry awards, from Cannes Lions to AICP to One Show gold.
George comes to Ogilvy following a stint at Apple Music. Prior to that he was at Nickelodeon/Paramount Advertising, as head of production, leading branded content development and studio operations. Before that, George spent nearly a decade at BBDO, Producing for accounts including GE, AT&T, Visa, and Gillette, as well as Monica Lewinsky’s pro-bono efforts to confront cyberbullying.
George brings 15+ years of experience defining global brand innovation & positioning across content operations & multi-distribution platforms. He combines his love of film & technology to create intuitive, complex systems for world-class brands.