Grace Smith

Grace Smith
Associate Director of Project Planning

• Has been learning and working in the advertising industry for 8 years

• Joined Simantel in 2016 as a client services intern and has held multiple project planning and project management roles

• Loves advertising because every day is different — the perfect blend of art, business, psychology and sociology

• Oversees professionals from our management team, guiding day-to-day activities and sharing her experience to help those under her direction level-up their project planning skills

• Works closely with account planning leaders to connect the dots between projects happening throughout the agency to maximize efficiency

• Graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with a degree in advertising, minor in communications and a media sales certificate

• Loves elephants. In fact, she has one tattooed on her ankle and a knitted stuffed elephant, a gift from a former co-worker, keeps her company at her desk.

Did you know?

Grace recently adopted a baby hedgehog named Reggie. Although the cutest little spikey potato, he requires a little extra TLC to feel comfortable and relax instead of rolling up into a prickly ball.

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Carrie Thompson

Carrie Thompson is a brand specialist at Simantel with more than 19 years of agency experience across a variety of disciplines including marketing, digital media, analytics and customer service. She is responsible for supporting Simantel’s brand presence and works in tandem with leadership to plan and execute agency content.

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