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 ME ME.

I am José Ignacio Eslinger Caloca.

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I was Born and raised in Ensenada, Baja California, México by a single mom.

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Spanish is my first language. My wife and I speak it at home. But we need to do a better job of teaching it to our kids.

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When I was 8 my mom bought me a chemistry set. I made "perfumes" with God-knows-what skin-burning ingredients and sold them to the ladies in my neighborhood. Business was good. 

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At 15 we moved to Hawaii for 4 years. Unfortunately, I watched JAWS much too early in life so I was terrified of the ocean. The sane was fun though. Humuhumunukunukuapua'a.

 

After a few years of figuring stuff out (I sold knives and vacuum cleaners door-to-door, worked at Blockbuster, at a radio station as an on-air intern, trained to become a Muay Thai fighter, took care of middle-schoolers at a pre and post school program, amongst others things) I landed in the Ad Industry in Los Angeles in 2008.

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Two years later I met Carissa and have been on this wild ride with her ever since. We are indeed "work married."

 

I think I was some sort of a clown-type of person in another life as I find that making people smile, laugh and overall just feel good is a passion of mine in this life. It's something that I must always try to do. I hope you can see that in my work.

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Every so often I stop for a second and just think about how lucky I am to be able to do what I do. 

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WORK ME.

MOTIVE ...................... GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR  October 2019 - Present

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PITCH ......................... CREATIVE DIRECTOR  June 2018 - October 2019

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INNOCEAN

ACD

November 2013 - June 2018

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ROSETTA

Sr Art Director

February 2013 - November 2013

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IGNITED

Sr Art Director

February 2011 - January 2013

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DAILEY

Art Director

November 2010 - February 2011

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TBWA.CHIAT.DAY

Art Director

October 2008 - November 2010 

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VITRO

Intern

Summer 2008

AWARDS ME.

ADWEEK

CREATIVE 100

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CLIO

2019 SILVER - Hyundai "Ref To The Rescue"

2017 BRONZE - Hyundai "Choices (Because Football)"

2017 BRONZE - Hyundai "Put Your Profile On The Line"

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USATODAY ADMETER

2016 WINNER - Hyundai "First Date"

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AWARDS AWARDS AWARDS AWARDS

The perpetually fascinating

hunt for this is what keeps me up at night.

LET'S GET PERSONAL

I am a daddy to Marko and Nico, the most amazing little dudes ever (seriously, they are.) I am a husband to Erika, the most beautiful woman in the world (again, seriously.) And I am a son to Alma Rosa, the most bestest mom in the history of the universe (you guessed it, she really is.)

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My wife, son (Marko) and I were lucky enough to be cast in a Johnson & Johnson spot about Father’s day. You can check it out below if you have time. It taught me a lot about myself as a new father and how much I’m actually worth to my sons.

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In my free time I like to kick people. It’s my second passion. Not randomly though, so don’t worry. I like to train Muay Thai (kickboxing), which makes it OK to kick, knee, elbow or punch someone. I'm also a huge sports fan. Anything that's mildly considered a sport I will get into. The downside is that I'm a Chargers fan and that equals infinite sadness. Yay.

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Last, but not least, I am what some would call a "Sneakerhead." I own many a pair of shoes. More than my wife. Way more. My mom calls me the Mexican Imelda Marcos. If you don't know her, look her up. 

JOHNSON & JOHNSON

MY MOM IS MY HERO

Mr  roboT

People tell me I look like

I KNOW TOO MANY LYRICS TO RAP SONGS

Whenever the Shawshank Redemption

is on I watch it.

No matter what.

I'M ADDICTED TO #TWITTER 

As a kid I wanted to be Tupac 

I MAKE THE BEST CEVICHE IN THE WORLD

MY DUDES

Marko & Nico

THE THUG LIFE MADE ME DO IT

GRACIAS

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