Monte has worked for 20 years as a creative director, designer, and illustrator for clients including Time, Inc., CNN, Univision, Subway, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Better Homes & Gardens, MORE, Family Circle, Real Simple, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, BNP Paribas, JPMorgan, Johnson & Johnson, and others.
In 2014, Monte illustrated over 200 pieces of original content for Listerine’s #PowerToYourMouth campaign—Johnson & Johnson’s largest social media ad initiative at that time. Launching in 5 languages and 20 countries during the FIFA World Cup, The New York Times described the campaign as "the Mount Olympus of digital advertising in the social marketplace."
In 2014, Monte illustrated over 200 pieces of original content for Listerine’s #PowerToYourMouth campaign—Johnson & Johnson’s largest social media ad initiative at that time. Launching in 5 languages and 20 countries during the FIFA World Cup, The New York Times described the campaign as "the Mount Olympus of digital advertising in the social marketplace."
Monte has developed interactive experiences using AR/VR, 360 video, 3D illustration, and projection mapping. In 2018, working with BPS Inc., he accepted the CES Innovation Award for designing responsive 3D visual content for an AI-driven interactive bowling alley. He also created a prototype virtual reality classroom designed to facilitate public conversation about CRISPR gene therapies and cancer treatment—collaborating with a developer and a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University’s Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry.
His portrait work is part of the permanent Norman Rockwell tour in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He was a finalist in the Outwin Boochever portrait contest held by the National Portrait Gallery and has created commissioned work for the Andy Roddick Foundation and Deliver the Dream Foundation. He is a charter member of The Long Now Foundation.
Dr. Gary Dorrien, Monte Ritz, Dr. Cornel West
In 2023, Monte completed his Master of Arts in Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, with Dr. Cornel West as his advisor. His thesis explored digital storytelling as a vehicle for social justice campaigns in the United States.
He is currently a PhD candidate in Public and Urban Policy at The New School, where his research examines how digital platforms and narrative systems shape public discourse and policy outcomes in the U.S. He teaches courses on U.S. politics, protest, and public voice in New York City, and works with advocacy organizations on campaign strategy and communications.
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