About
Karl Bourke is a creative director, content producer, writer and sometime, painter. He has worked most extensively as a Creative Director for linear television, conceiving, managing and executing national cross-platform promotions and marketing campaigns for many of TV’s signature brands, most recently for Comedy Central, Paramount+.
His non-scripted television work includes the launch of the National Woman’s Soccer League on Lifetime Network, overseeing multiple teams on all aspects of creative including show packaging, all in-show and live in-game graphics, custom original score and sonic branding. “Art’s Break” for Bravo and “Independent Focus” with Elvis Mitchell for IFC. He is the director of the feature-length documentary “Andrew Geller: A Spatial Encounter”. His commercial work includes national campaigns for Edge Creative, Campbell, Mithun, Esty, Door #2 and McCann Erickson
As a painter he has work in both public and private collections in the US and UK, most notably the collection of His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles.
He enjoys film, art, travel, gardening, soccer, running, literature, music, interior design and cooking, but not all at the same time.
Click on the work section for some examples of my most recent work as Creative Director at Comedy Central and as a writer, producer, director.