SENIOR CREATIVE, ANOMALY, January 2022- ONGOING
BULGARI, JOHNNIE WALKER, PANDORA, EXPEDIA, DOVE
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ODD, MAy 2021-DECEMBER 2021
Art AND copy direction for all things Tesco F&F, including AW ‘21 & Spring/Summer ‘22.
SENIOR CREATIVE/CREATIVE DIRECTOR, VIRTUE AMSTERDAM, MAY 2021
CULTURE FIRST BEAUTY PITCH WITH BEN ROBERTSON WORKING INTO ECD PASCAL ROTTEVEEL.
Creative Director, Fate Vs Future, 2018-ongoing Working with award-winning ECD Jon Kallus on a range of projects, including LEADING THE art direction for WeWork USA and Vita Mojo.
Freelance Senior Copywriter, 2018-ongoing
“Small steps. Big Impact'' DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR Zalando (Sunshine); “Own It” Tally Weijl (Vice/Virtue), “Be your own Icon” ELITE MODEL LOOK (Something Inc); “GURLS OUT LOUD” SOCIAL CAMPAIGN FOR IWF (ZINC).
VaynerMedia, Senior Copywriter, October 2016-November 2017 Partnering with Chris Rush on social video campaigns for Stella Artois, J&J, Amazon Prime and TopShop.
Quintessentially & Co, Creative Director, June 2016-August 2016 Art, copy and content direction across a portfolio of luxury brands.
Creative Lead for Pulse Films, May 2014-August 2014 RESPONDING directly to client briefs with ideas and film treatments across a range of brands where I found and nurtured young, unrepresented directors from the world of TV, documentary and music promos. Projects included an editorial platform for the Arts Council; a new editorial strand for I-D magazine; a fashion film for the Kooples; a documentary shorts series for Y&R/Virgin Atlantic and a self-initiated platform that dared to only make films that pass the Bechdel test.
Freelance ART DIRECTOR/Creative Director/Creative Lead, 2014-16 Brought back a heap of attitude to GHD with two global integrated campaigns for the House, now Crispin Porter Bogusky; ASOS’s first European poster campaign at VCCP and a pitch winning campaign for IKEA at LIDA/M&C with Vaughan Townsend.
BBH London, Art Director & Copywriter, 2011-13 Highlights include winning a Kinsale for the Missing People spot; turning the walk of shame into the walk of pride with an SOS app for ASOS as well as undertaking briefs on Barclays, Guardian, National Theatre, Barnardo’s, Baileys, Google and ITV.
BBH London, Content, Creative Strategist, 2009-11 a range of non-traditional projects, from Burberry's Art of the Trench with Michael Jacovides to a global transmedia project for LG with Mark Boyd/RSA; a smorgasbord of briefs with Ali Merry for Dulux, Barclays, Levi’s and British Airways. Plus, a slate of TV formats with Sara Brailsford and Zad Rogers at Atomized TV.
Other Projects
London Unplugged, Portmanteau Feature Film, Development/Associate Producer, 2016-2019
Development and producing role on a sprawling micro-budget portmanteau film about London that hit the big screen in January 2019.
Education History at University College London (2:1). Various and ongoing courses at the Prince’s Drawing School. D&AD short courses in Art Direction and Copywriting. NFTS Script Development & Pitching Drama (short course).
Interests I’m a cinephile, theatre frequenter and art hound. Currently writing a screenplay that began life at the NFTS under Peter Ansorge as well as embracing the camera lens with the LCN photography development programme.
Awards and Achievements 2021 DCA AWARD FOR “GURLS OUT LOUD” 2019 Nominated for Freelancer of the year (YunoJuno) 2016 Shortlisted for RA Summer Show (Photography) 2016 BJP PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN - ART DIRECTOR/DYLAN COLLARD PHOTOGRAPHER 2015 Group show, Photography, Chelsea Arts Club 2014 Ad of the Day, GHD “Aura” (The Drum)
2013 Shortlisted, RA Summer Show (Drawing & Photography)
2013 Shortlisted, The John Webster Award for Best New Creative Team 2012 Pick of the day and Pick of the Week for Missing People (Campaign) 2012 Editor’s Pick, Missing People Campaign (Creativity Online)
2012 Kinsale Silver, Missing People “Phone Call” spot
2012 Shortlisted for the RA Summer Show (Photography)
FEATURED IN CAMPAIGN + AD OF THE DAY, PICK OF THE WEEK, FAST COMPANY, THE DRUM, ADAGE, CREATIVITY ONLINE, DRUM + AD OF THE DAY, SHOTS, LITTLE BLACK BOOK, THE EVENING STANDARD, GUARDIAN, THE TIMEs ETC