Kate O'Connor Morris is a Creative Director and Writer based out of her hometown, Brooklyn, NY. She published her first poetry at the age of nineteen, and her essay "Forgotten Brooklyn" was the first feature in the notorious literary journal, Evergreen Review. It is taught widely in journalism schools as a standard for creative essays.
In 2013 Harley Davidson handed Kate a motorcycle and a lofty assignment: ride cross-country and reimagine the road trip. She infiltrated outlaw motorcycle groups, slept in ditches, crossed the United States with one pair of pants and no tent, and produced two campaigns, Lost Road and Live Your Legend. The creative was honored in the Harley Davidson Museum's cultural exhibitions.
In 2015 she wrote the film 21 Days Under the Sky for Fox Searchlight. Released in May 2016 as a Netflix Original, it has since become the most watched motorcycle documentary of its time, translated into seven languages and screened globally. It is currently streaming on Delta and United Airlines.
Her branded content clients include the National Parks Service, GAP, Triumph Motors, Harley Davidson, and 20th Century Fox.
Kate for six years Kate sat at the helm of Branded Content & Production at Vimeo. She scaled the brand team from a one-woman army to a 15 person award-winning team. Her Stories in Place series that launched at the height of 2020 lockdown won a Webby for Best Branded Content series. She also leads Sustainability efforts for Vimeo globally.
She is currently the Creative Director for the Newsette’s creative agency. Current clients: Amazon and Mattel.