I am a conceptual Art Director with over 20 years experience in advertising. I have held senior positions,working across all media, in a number of top UK agencies.
I have regularly enjoyed success at international and domestic awards including Creative Circle Gold, Cannes Silver and numerous appearances in D&Ad Annuals over the years.
Jan 2015 - Present
Freelance Senior Art Director
2012 – Jan 2015
Senior Creative - Bray Leino
I worked on accounts such as Norwegian Seafood Council, Shloer, Thatchers and Weird Fish and won a number of pitches including Brittany Ferries and Legal & General.
2009 – 2012
Freelance Senior Art Director
Agencies include Leagas Delaney, Ogilvy & Mather, Naked & Erasmus.
2003 – 2009
Creative Director - Delaney Lund Knox Warren
As Creative Director I, with partner, was responsible for a third of the agency’s output, working on accounts such as Capital Radio, Burger King, Teletext Holidays, Financial Times, COI RAF, Ebay and Triumph. With my partner I ran many pitches, winning such accounts as Hoverspeed, Moben Kitchens, COI Adult Sexual Health and COI Teenage Pregnancy
1997 – 2002
Senior Art Director – Delaney Lund Knox Warren
Accounts worked on include the above, as well as Dolland&Aitchison, Marstons, BM Solutions, WHSmith, Scotts and Vagina Monologues.
1996 - 1997
Creative Group Head – McCann Erickson
I worked on accounts such as Bacardi, Goodyear, Colgate-Palmolive, Nescafe and the BBC.
1995 – 1996
Senior Art Director – MellorsReay
Here I worked on accounts such as Disney Channel, DHL, Burton Menswear and
Albermarle & Bond.
1986 – 1995
Art Director/Group Head
I produced work on accounts such as Nike, Skoda, Diamond White, Mercedes, Halls, Tennents Pilsner, Schweppes and British Midlands.
1982 – 1986
Plymouth College of Art & Design (Graphic Design).
Awards
2005
Creative Circle - Silver - Sex Lottery Summer Campaign
2004
Creative Circle - Gold - Sex Lottery Integrated Campaign
Creative Circle - Silver - Sex Lottery Integrated Campaign
Creative Circle - Silver - Sex Lottery Individual Radio
Creative Circle - Silver - Sex Lottery Individual Radio
Creative Circle - Bronze - Sex Lottery Radio Campaign
Creative Circle - Bronze - Sex Lottery Individual Radio
D&AD - Annual - Sex Lottery Valentine Radio
D&AD - Annual - Sex Lottery Xmas Radio
Campaign Poster - Finalist - BM Solutions
Aerials - Annual Finalist - Teenage Pregnancy - Radio
Aerials - Annual Finalist - Teenage Pregnancy - Radio
2003
D&AD - Annual - Sex Lottery Campaign
D&AD - Annual - Sex Lottery Scratch-cards
D&AD - Annual - Sex Lottery Radio Campaign
D&AD - Annual - Vagina Monologues Poster
Aerials - Annual Winner - Sex Lottery Radio
2002
Creative Circle - Silver - Vagina Monologues Poster
Creative Circle - Bronze - Teenage Pregnancy Radio
D&AD - Annual - Hoverspeed TV
BTAA - Diploma - Hoverspeed TV
Aerials - Annual Winner - Teenage Pregnancy Radio
RAB - Top 10 Ads Ever - Teenage Pregnancy Radio
Midsummer - Winner - Capital Radio TV
2001
D&AD - Annual - Triumph Bra TV
Eurobest - Winner - Hoverspeed TV
1992-2000
Creative Circle - Bronze - DHL Radio
BTAA - Bronze - Albemarle & Bond TV
D&AD - Annual - DHL Press
1988-2000
Cannes - Silver - Flowerfresh TV
Creative Circle - Bronze - DHL Radio
BTAA - Bronze - Tennents Pilsner TV
BTAA - Bronze - Albermarle & Bond TV
D&Ad - Annual - DHL Press
D&Ad - Annual - Fairy Liquid Poster
London International - Winner - Tennents Pilsner TV
Campaign Poster - Finalist - Nike Poster