About

Alyson is currently heading up brand and creative strategy at AKQA DC where she works with clients to create work that’s as inspiring as it is effective. Over the course of her career she’s built brand identities from the ground up, led major repositioning efforts, created Super Bowl spots, and worked with clients to build full 360-campaigns for some of the biggest product launches.

She’s worked with clients across a broad range of categories including sports, gaming, automotive, luxury goods, tech, alcohol, banking, QSR, CPG, and B2B. In addition to the traditional strategy deliverables, she has also led workshops and given presentations on advertising and strategy for clients and other institutions.

Prior to AKQA, she worked with with a number of incredible agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, R/GA, and GSD&M.

For more information, she can be reached at alyson.gaiser@gmail.com.

Education

  • VCU Brandcenter, M.S. Business in Branding & Strategy

  • College of William and Mary, B.A. English Language & Literature

Awards

  • Webby Awards Winner

  • Clio Awards Gold

  • Clio Awards Silver (x3)

  • Clio Awards Bronze (x2)

  • ADC Awards Bronze

  • The One Show Shorlist

  • Effie Awards Finalist