AAF Cincinnati

AAF Cincinnati Founded 1904. Approx. 400 members.

To advance the region's advertising and communications community by creating opportunities for its members to exchange ideas, enrich careers and inspire creativity.

06/17/2026

Graeterโ€™s isnโ€™t just a brand around here.
Its birthday stops. Out-of-town visitor must-dos. Freezer aisle favorites. A Cincinnati icon we all connect to.

So how do you refresh a brand people already love?
Join us June 25 at OddBeast as Dewhaus and the Graeterโ€™s team take us behind the scenes of the award-winning rebrand sharing how strategy, storytelling, design, and partnership came together to honor the legacy while creating something fresh.

๐Ÿ“ OddBeast | Newport, KY
๐Ÿ“… Thursday, June 25
โฐ 5:30โ€“7:30 PM
๐ŸฆSave your spot: https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=221&ts=1781041550

Some brands are so loved, refreshing them takes more than design. It takes care. Context. Trust. And the right creative ...
06/10/2026

Some brands are so loved, refreshing them takes more than design. It takes care. Context. Trust. And the right creative recipe.

Join us ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ at ๐—ข๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ as ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ and the ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ unpack How to Refresh an Icon: a behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning rebrand.

๏ฟฝ๐Ÿ“ OddBeast | Newport, KY๏ฟฝ
๐Ÿ“… Thursday, June 25๏ฟฝ
โฐ 5:30โ€“7:30 PM
๐ŸฆSave your spot: https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=221&ts=1781041550

To everyone who showed up with openness and curiosity at last weekโ€™s Resume + Portfolio Review Nightโ€”thank you. โœจWhether...
05/27/2026

To everyone who showed up with openness and curiosity at last weekโ€™s Resume + Portfolio Review Nightโ€”thank you. โœจ

Whether you were reviewing work, offering guidance, asking thoughtful questions, or putting your portfolio out there, you helped create the kind of creative community we all need more of right now.

Weโ€™re especially grateful to the talented professionals who volunteered their time to review and encourage fellow creatives across all stages of their careers. Your generosity made a real difference.

And a huge thank you to The Park Pour for hosting us in such a welcoming space.

Thank you to:๏ฟฝLisa Barrow, April Koenig,๏ฟฝSummer Shelton, PhD,๏ฟฝAmanda (Starzec) Bock,๏ฟฝMariana Maturen,๏ฟฝLiz Singer, Jessie Kuhns,๏ฟฝKaty Martinez, Todd Lipscomb,๏ฟฝMark Thomas,๏ฟฝCharlie Martin, Nicole Rauer

๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง โœจCreative careers donโ€™t come with a roadmap. Sometimes the best thing you can do is get a fresh perspective from...
05/18/2026

๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง โœจ
Creative careers donโ€™t come with a roadmap. Sometimes the best thing you can do is get a fresh perspective from people whoโ€™ve been there.

Tonightโ€™s Resume + Portfolio Review Night is a free opportunity to:
โ€ข Get honest feedback on your work
โ€ข Sharpen your resume or portfolio
โ€ข Connect with other creatives navigating whatโ€™s next

Whether youโ€™re job searching, freelancing, graduating, or pivotingโ€”come hang out with us.
๐Ÿ•• 6โ€“8 PM
๐Ÿ“ The Park Pour
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free to attend

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€.
๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜-๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ: https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=220&ts=1777552850

๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ + ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ at The Park Pour. No panels. No presentations. Ju...
05/15/2026

๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ + ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ at The Park Pour. No panels. No presentations. Just a room full of people who want to help each other grow.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=220&ts=1777552850

Whether youโ€™re actively job searching, making a pivot, graduating, freelancing, or want fresh eyes on your work, pull up a chair.

And if you know someone who could use a confidence boost, connection, or honest feedback right now, pass this along. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด
โฐ ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿด ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ“ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ
Space is limited so everyone actually gets time and feedback.

๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐Ÿ‘€Whether you want to sharpen your perspective on AI, level up your creator strategy...
05/13/2026

๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐Ÿ‘€
Whether you want to sharpen your perspective on AI, level up your creator strategy, or get fresh eyes on your portfolio, weโ€™ve got you covered.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช | ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—”๐—Ÿ + ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜
Artificial Insanity: The Death of โ€œPretty Goodโ€
Presented by AAF Dayton and free for the AdClub Cincinnati community.
Join Adam Kahn, CCO at Grey Midwest, for a reality check on what AI is actually changing for creatives and why โ€œpretty goodโ€ may no longer cut it.
โšก Fast examples
๐Ÿง  Big perspective shifts
๐Ÿ‘€ A few uncomfortable truths
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=219&ts=1777317924
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๐ŸŽค ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช | ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก
CreatorCon 2026: Weโ€™re excited to partner with Dooley Social Studios to help spread the word about CreatorCon, a full-day experience for marketers, brand leaders, and creators looking to understand whatโ€™s actually working in todayโ€™s creator economy.
Exciting speakers behind work for brands like ๐Ÿ”ฅ Red Bull, Google, Nike, NBA, and McDonaldโ€™s๐Ÿ”ฅ.
Plus AdClub members have access to discounted tickets.
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=218&ts=1776177957
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๐Ÿค ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ฌ | ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—™๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ข + ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—จ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ช
Professionals looking for a second set of eyes on your portfolio or resume?
Join us Monday at The Park Pour for a casual evening of feedback, support, and community for creative job seekers. Honest feedback. Helpful people. Good conversations.
Spots are intentionally limited so we can keep it personal.
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=220&ts=1777552850

โ€œPretty goodโ€ used to be enough. Now itโ€™s everywhere.AI has officially changed the game and the gap between average and ...
05/12/2026

โ€œPretty goodโ€ used to be enough. Now itโ€™s everywhere.

AI has officially changed the game and the gap between average and exceptional is getting real.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, weโ€™re partnering with AAF Dayton to bring the AdClub Cincinnati community a sharp, fast-moving reality check from Adam Kahn, CCO at Grey Midwest.

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜:
โšก Unexpected examples
๐Ÿง  Creative perspective shifts
๐Ÿ‘€ A few uncomfortable truths

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†: https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=219&ts=1777317924

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thursday, May 14 | 1:00โ€“2:00 PM | Virtual + Free

Weโ€™re excited to partner with Dooley Social Studios to help spread the word about CreatorCon 2026 โ€” a full-day experienc...
05/07/2026

Weโ€™re excited to partner with Dooley Social Studios to help spread the word about CreatorCon 2026 โ€” a full-day experience built for marketers, brand leaders, and content creators looking to understand whatโ€™s actually working in todayโ€™s creator economy.

This lineup brings together talented industry speakers for an immersive, practical, and highly relational experience:
โœจ Megan G Wells โ€“ Award-winning filmmaker behind global content for Red Bull, Google, and the NBA
โœจ Tim Schmoyer โ€“ YouTube pioneer who has coached 1,000+ creators on long-term growth
โœจ Ashley Sonlin โ€“ Strategist behind campaigns for Amex, McDonaldโ€™s, and Macyโ€™s
โœจ Mylan Murphy โ€“ Founder behind 1 billion views and global partnerships with Nike, NBA, and ESPN
โœจ Robyn Nissim โ€“ Helped scale Alo Yogaโ€™s organic revenue and built audiences in the tens of millions

๐Ÿ“ SparkHaus โ€” Covington, KY
๐Ÿ“… May 14, 2026
โฐ 9:00 AMโ€“5:00 PM
๐ŸŽ‰ Welcome Party on May 13

And good news โ€” all AdClub Cincinnati members have access to an exclusive discounted ticket rate. ๐Ÿ‘€
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Grab your discounted ticket here:
https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=218&ts=1776177957

The creative industry has had a tough stretch lately, and we know many professionals are updating resumes, reworking por...
05/05/2026

The creative industry has had a tough stretch lately, and we know many professionals are updating resumes, reworking portfolios, exploring whatโ€™s next, or simply trying to stay connected.

Join AdClub Cincinnati for a free Resume + Portfolio Review Nightโ€”an opportunity for creatives, marketers, strategists, writers, and designers to get custom feedback, fresh perspective, and real conversation in a relaxed setting.
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Monday, May 18
โฐ 6:00 PM โ€“ 8:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ The Park Pour
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free to attend
๐Ÿธ Cash bar available

To keep the experience personal tickets are intentionally limited.
Grab your spot today: https://aafcincinnati.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=220&ts=1777552850

Special thanks to our host, The Park Pour, for sponsoring this event

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Cincinnati, OH
45202

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