Award Recipients

Global Creative Advertising Executive, Universal Pictures INDUSTRY CHANGE MAKERS AWARD

Lauri Brown is a Global Creative Advertising Executive in Marketing at Universal Pictures. She has had the privilege of working on the creative campaigns for a variety of films, including the Academy Award winning GREEN BOOK, QUEEN & SLIM, SHE SAID, TICKET TO PARADISE, and the upcoming RENFIELD and OPPENHEIMER.

In her prior roles as agency Creative Director, she led Trailer and TV campaigns for films such as INCEPTION, SULLY, DUNKIRK, and THE HOBBIT, to name a few. She has been honored to have her work win several Clio and Key Art Awards, including Best In Show for her work on THE DARK KNIGHT.

Since 2018, Lauri has been a proud member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She has been privileged to help promote and recognize the work of emerging young filmmakers through her participation on the Student Academy Awards Executive Committee. Lauri’s commitment to mentoring is demonstrated in her other volunteer work, having been an Academy Gold mentor and an Executive Advisor for Soapbox for several years.

One of Lauri’s proudest achievements is being co-founder and President of the non-profit organization The Creative Coalition of Color (CCC), whose mission is to connect underrepresented and diverse candidates with career opportunities in the Film Marketing and Creative Advertising industry. From their partnerships, outreach efforts and initiatives, CCC has enabled successful candidate placements, as well as interns transitioning into full-time roles.

Lauri celebrates these achievements and remains committed to CCC’s greater mission of creating more inclusivity in the industry.