SEAN STOKES

Social Impact Communications

Ad Council

Role: Senior Director of Marketing & Communications, Ad Council — Directed marketing strategy across multiple campaigns and led the brand’s B2B social channels. Grew followers by 40% and launched Inside Voices, the organization’s top-performing social content series, amplifying underrepresented perspectives and strengthening employee advocacy.

Key moments

Happy #NationalInternDay to our amazing interns! 🎉 They joined our team in June and have been doing such incredible and valuable work. We’re so lucky to have them! To learn more about the Ad Council’s #internship program, go here: adcouncil.org/join-our-team/internship-program

Today is the Ad Council’s 80th birthday! 🥳 We are so grateful to our many partners, sponsors, and friends throughout the years for joining us in our mission to drive social good through communications. We’re excited for what the next decade will bring. #HappyBirthday #80Years

Employee Stories

In our Inside Voices series, we’re sharing employee perspectives on life, lessons learned, and leadership for social change. Meet Diego 👋 from our Campaign Team – “I love playing a role in all elements of campaign development, from project management and production to research and relationship building.”

Research Institute

Produced a teaser video to promote upcoming research from the Ad Council Research Institute, building anticipation and engagement ahead of the report’s release.

Development Communications

Congrats to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon for his outstanding corporate citizenship and dedication to building a better world! Join us in honoring Doug at our 68th Annual Public Service Award Dinner. Over the past three decades, Walmart has supported many of our campaigns including the recent COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative and Workforce Readiness.

Corporate Social Advocacy

We mourn the innocent children and teachers who were killed by gun violence yesterday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The massacre comes just a week after mass shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York and at a church in Laguna Woods, California. Enough is enough. We must work together to end this epidemic. For a deeper look at the pervasive problem of gun-related violence in the U.S. and ways we can all act now, please read and share these resources: bradyunited.org/resources