Citi - Now That You See Me

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Citi came to our team at Publicis with an extraordinary offering — giving transgender and non-binary people the ability to have their chosen names reflected on their Citi credit cards without a legal name change. My creative partner Lea Platz and I were honored to work closely with our internal Publicis colleagues at Égaleté to help guide us every step of the way.

Working on this project brought to life many aspects that the transgender and non-binary community have been longing for in advertising — to be seen for who they are, showing up as themselves, not being othered or depicted in ways that cater to a cis audience. This film was directed by Cole Webley, shot by transgender cinematographer Bianca Cline, edited by Mikkel EG Nielsen and scored by Butter.

The campaign was also brought to life in a series by photographer Annie Tritt. We realized early on that in order to do this right, we needed to show this community authentically. We invited 10 trans and non-binary folk to be photographed as themselves, their true selves, in their own clothes, names and pronouns.

We topped this off with a great site designed by our team at Publicis and built by our partners at Razorfish. You can visit it at citi.com/updatemyname.

Doing this all during a pandemic had its challenges, for sure, but this has by far been one of the most eye opening, educational and meaningful projects I've ever worked on. I can honestly say our entire team feels the same way. A special shout out to Publicis team members Jenn Renoe, Deanna Solis, Chole Grindle, Joni Osuga, Michael Silber, Bang Hahn, Rachel Kalagher, Jeremy Filgate, Andrew Vollmer, Annie Fox, Aaron Yi and Tim LeGallo.

Awards & Achievements

Gold

Effie Awards

Social Good: Brands

Publicis x Citi

September .21

Best of Show

Financial Communications Society

Consumer Retail

Publicis x Citi

September .21

Gold

Financial Communications Society

Branding & Advertising | Television

Publicis x Citi

September .21

Gold

Financial Communications Society

Branding & Advertising | OOH

Publicis x Citi

September .21

Gold

Financial Communications Society

Branding & Advertising | Print

Publicis x Citi

September .21

Gold

Financial Communications Society

Branding & Advertising | Web Video

Publicis x Citi

September .21

Gold

Financial Communications Society

Branding & Advertising | Integrated Marketing

Publicis x Citi

September .21

Bronze

Financial Communications Society

Branded Content | Video

Publicis x Citi

September .21

Silver

New York Festivals Awards

Financial Advertising: Consumer, Credit Card

Publicis x Citi

July .21

Bronze

New York Festivals Awards

Financial Advertising: Consumer, Corporate Image

Publicis x Citi

July .21

Bronze

New York Festivals Awards

Financial Advertising: Use of Discipline/Medium, Film/TV

Publicis x Citi

July .21

Merit

The One Show

TV & VOD Long Form Single

Publicis x Citi

June .21

Merit

The One Show

Integrated Branding Campaign

Publicis x Citi

June .21

Award Winner

Webby Awards

Video | Diversity & Inclusion

Publicis x Citi

May .21

Award Winner

Webby Awards

Diversity & Inclusion | Advertising Campaigns

Publicis x Citi

May .21

Finalist

Webby Awards

Integrated Campaign | Advertising Campaigns

Publicis x Citi

May .21

Award Winner

Shorty Awards

Best Use of Branded Content

Publicis x Citi

May .21

Award Winner

Shorty Awards

Best LGBTQ Community Engagement

Publicis x Citi

May .21

Award Winner

Shorty Awards

Best Use of Short Form Video

Publicis x Citi

May .21

Finalist

Shorty Awards

Best in Financial Services

Publicis x Citi

May .21

Platinum Award Winner

Muse Creative Awards

Video | Diversity & Inclusion

Publicis x Citi

April .21

Platinum Award Winner

Muse Creative Awards

Video | TV Ad

Publicis x Citi

April .21

Platinum Award Winner

Muse Creative Awards

Advertising | Newspaper Ad

Publicis x Citi

April .21

Platinum Award Winner

Muse Creative Awards

Integrated Marketing | Campaign

Publicis x Citi

April .21

Gold Award Winner

Muse Creative Awards

Website | Financial Services

Publicis x Citi

April .21

Gold Award Winner

Muse Creative Awards

Video | Financial Services

Publicis x Citi

April .21

Press

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