Doug Spitzer

A co-founder of Catch and copywriter by trade, Doug previously carried a title that made his parents proud as a Senior Vice President, Creative Director with the Nitro Group where he was responsible for the agency's Foot Locker brand accounts, and its work with leading vendors Adidas, Nike, and Puma. He also provided support to the agency's Mars client on the Twix brand, on new business as Nitro's Head of Retail Committee. Prior to that he was the Senior Creative Director at AKA Advertising, the previous home of the Foot Locker business. He joined AKA in 2003 after spending four years as a creative and strategic consultant for clients including Regal Cinemedia, SFX Sports Marketing Group, Sony, Time Warner, and the four major American sports leagues. Earlier in his career he worked for the National Football League, departing as the Senior Manager of Advertising and New Business, the youngest employee in the company at that level. He began his journey as an errand boy at Arnold in Boston and at Wells Rich Greene in Los Angeles. Doug's work has been recognized by NBC, the New York Times, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal, as well as with several advertising industry honors his friends don't care about. A graduate of Tufts University, he lives in Manhattan with his two lovely TVs.