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Jess Kohl

Jess Kohl is a commercial director. FrameThrower's visual library has 15 of their commercials (2019–2026), cut shot by shot, 1 of them award-winning. The work includes spots for OpenAI, Pride London, WNBA and YETI, produced most often by Love Song and Prettybird, for agencies including Anomaly, OpenAI and Lucky Generals NY.

15
Commercials in our library
1
Award-winning
2019–2026
Active

01 · Featured

Jess Kohl's most awarded commercial

Video: Jess Kohl on Vimeo

shots Awards Gold 2026

YETI “Don’t Get Them a YETI” 2026

This YETI ad humorously warns against gifting YETI products, showcasing the extreme, adventurous, and sometimes messy lifestyles they enable, implying that only true love can endure such a gift.

Directed by Jess Kohl · Wieden+Kennedy · Love Song

See the spot →

02 · Brands

Brands Jess Kohl has made commercials for

Every brand in the library, by award-winning work.

  • YETI2026

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • OpenAI2026

    3 commercials

  • Pride London2020

    2 commercials

  • WNBA2026

    2 commercials

  • Cancer Research UK2023

    1 commercials

  • Etsy2026

    1 commercials

  • LVCVA2024

    1 commercials

  • Gymshark2022

    1 commercials

  • On Running2023

    1 commercials

  • CoppaFeel!2022

    1 commercials

  • Facebook US2019

    1 commercials

03 · Works with

Who Jess Kohl works with

From the credits: the companies behind the spots, by number of spots.

Production companies Jess Kohl works with

Agencies Jess Kohl works with

04 · Awards

Jess Kohl's awards

Award-winning commercials in the library, by their best award, and the company honours we could source.

  • 1

    shots Awards

    .

Top award-winning spots

05 · Work

Commercials by Jess Kohl

Our visual library has 15 Jess Kohl commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2020

Latest

YETI “Don’t Get Them a YETI” (2026)© YETIYETI “Don’t Get Them a YETI” 2026shots Awards Gold 2026
Etsy “Celebrate Being Human” (2026)© EtsyEtsy “Celebrate Being Human” 2026
OpenAI “Garden” (2026)© OpenAIOpenAI “Garden” 2026
OpenAI “League” (2026)© OpenAIOpenAI “League” 2026
OpenAI “Collection” (2026)© OpenAIOpenAI “Collection” 2026

Most awarded

  • YETI "Don’t Get Them a YETI" (2026) commercial still© YETIYETI “Don’t Get Them a YETI” 2026Dir. Jess Kohl · Wieden+Kennedyshots Awards Gold 2026
  • Etsy "Celebrate Being Human" (2026) commercial still© EtsyEtsy “Celebrate Being Human” 2026Dir. Jess Kohl · Orchard NY
  • OpenAI "Garden" (2026) commercial still© OpenAIOpenAI “Garden” 2026Dir. Jess Kohl · OpenAI
  • OpenAI "League" (2026) commercial still© OpenAIOpenAI “League” 2026Dir. Jess Kohl · OpenAI
  • OpenAI "Collection" (2026) commercial still© OpenAIOpenAI “Collection” 2026Dir. Jess Kohl · OpenAI
  • WNBA "There’s More Where Thirty Came From - Raising Goats" (2026) commercial still© WNBAWNBA “There’s More Where Thirty Came From - Raising Goats” 2026Dir. Jess Kohl · Lucky Generals NY
  • WNBA "There’s More Where Thirty Came From - Confetti" (2026) commercial still© WNBAWNBA “There’s More Where Thirty Came From - Confetti” 2026Dir. Jess Kohl · Lucky Generals NY
  • LVCVA "The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority - Whatever You Go For - Go All Out" (2024) commercial still© LVCVALVCVA “The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority - Whatever You Go For - Go All Out” 2024Dir. Jess Kohl · R&R Partners
  • Cancer Research UK "Together We Are Beating Cancer" (2023) commercial still© Cancer Research UKCancer Research UK “Together We Are Beating Cancer” 2023Dir. Jess Kohl · Anomaly
  • On Running "The Power of Pause" (2023) commercial still© On RunningOn Running “The Power of Pause” 2023Dir. Jess Kohl
  • Gymshark "The Return of Ryan Garcia" (2022) commercial still© GymsharkGymshark “The Return of Ryan Garcia” 2022Dir. Jess Kohl
  • CoppaFeel! "Know Yourself" (2022) commercial still© CoppaFeel!CoppaFeel! “Know Yourself” 2022Dir. Jess Kohl
  • Pride London "Infrastructure" (2020) commercial still© Pride LondonPride London “Infrastructure” 2020Dir. Jess Kohl · Anomaly
  • Pride London "Pride in London 2020" (2020) commercial still© Pride LondonPride London “Pride in London 2020” 2020Dir. Jess Kohl · Anomaly
  • Facebook US "Story of Us" (2019) commercial still© Facebook USFacebook US “Story of Us” 2019Dir. Jess Kohl · Mutt Industries

06 · For producers

What producers use Jess Kohl's page for

  1. 01Shortlist directors for your triple bid

    You need three directors who can deliver this tone, and a reel is not a shortlist.

    Start from Jess Kohl's work and find directors with a similar style, each with every spot, agency, production company and award.

    Eliot Rausch© Samsung WSLGiorgio Bruni© NespressoBilly Boyd Cape© Alzheimer’s SocietySimon Ratigan© British Army
    Similar to Jess Kohl: Eliot Rausch, Giorgio Bruni, Billy Boyd Cape
  2. 02Jess Kohl's full body of work, with credits

    A reel shows the hits. You need every spot, and who made each one with them.

    All 15 commercials, searchable shot by shot, with the agency, production company and awards on every spot.

    YETI “Don’t Get Them a YETI”© YETIEtsy “Celebrate Being Human”© EtsyOpenAI “Garden”© OpenAIOpenAI “League”© OpenAI
    15 commercials, 1 award-winning

07 · Questions

About Jess Kohl

What commercials has Jess Kohl directed?+

15 in the library, 2019–2026, including YETI “Don’t Get Them a YETI”, Etsy “Celebrate Being Human”, OpenAI “Garden” and OpenAI “League”.

Which production company does Jess Kohl work with?+

Most often Love Song (7 spots), also Prettybird, Frequency Pictures and Pretty Bird Pictures.

Which agencies has Jess Kohl worked with?+

Anomaly (3), OpenAI (3), Lucky Generals NY (2), Wieden+Kennedy (1) and Orchard NY (1).

What awards has Jess Kohl's work won?+

1 award-winning spots, including shots Awards Gold 2026 for YETI “Don’t Get Them a YETI”.

Which directors have a similar style to Jess Kohl?+

Eliot Rausch, Giorgio Bruni, Billy Boyd Cape, Simon Ratigan and Daniel Wolfe, by the ideas, tone and categories of their work.

08 · Discover

Other directors with a similar style

Not connected to Jess Kohl: matched by the ideas, tone and categories of their commercials.