2025-26 All-Star Campaign

2025-26 All-Star Campaign

I led animation and digital promotions for the 2026 All-Star campaign, using motion-driven storytelling to drive awareness, education, and in-the-moment voting participation. Through a bold, flexible system rooted in Lead Forward, the work kept a consistent call-to-action while visually spotlighting the full team and key player moments. The result is a unified, high-impact campaign showing the energy, grit, and collective progress that defines OKC on a national stage.

Client

Oklahoma City Thunder

Year

2025-26

INDUSTRY

Sports

CATEGORY

Campaign

CHALLEGE

How do we drive awareness, education, engagement, and participation in All-Star Voting while keeping the focus on our core team narrative established at the start of the season and being consistent in our call-to-action across audience segments despite messaging nuances?

STRATEGY

Our All-Star strategy uses a bold, flexible campaign system to deliver targeted messages across fan segments while staying unified. In-arena, anchor elements represent the full team, with secondary placements highlighting specific player groups. We focus on in-the-moment activation, creating clear opportunities for fans to vote where and when action is allowed. Everything ladders up to Lead Forward: Our players carry OKC with them wherever they go. Every shot, every assist, every All-Star moment is built on their tenacity, talent, all while repping OKC night after night. We don’t care about star power; we care about refinement, always continuing to step forward. These players have grit and show continual energy both on and off the court. We’re showing the world what that energy looks like.

REsULTS

The result is a highly unique and visually striking campaign where our ideas are directly communicated visually. This platform is driven from powerful unifying visuals instead of pithy language. The creative is bold, confident, layered, and rich with elements important to our team and in game elements that support their game. The expression utilizes the visual strengths of our brand in a contemporary style that resonates with young fans. The player/team is the focal point expressing a sense of gratitude while they lead forward.


ANIMATED CONTENT


Digital Promotions - Team & Small Groups




Digital Promotions - Individuals



Digital Promotions - Stats and Team Selections



In-Game Content



Arena Large-Scale Printed Animation Board


More Projects

Kendall Hunt Creative

kendallhuntcreative@gmail.com

Kendall Hunt Creative

kendallhuntcreative@gmail.com

Kendall Hunt Creative

kendallhuntcreative@gmail.com