About me
Steve is known for being a creative champion, a successful business founder and an effective network leader. His mantra "None of us are as creative as all of us", ensures everyone contributes and their opinions count. His approach is to nurture inclusivity and collaboration, building teams that want to work together.
Since joining Wunderman Thompson as Chief Creative Officer in early 2019, the agency's creative output has gone from strength to strength. Working with the likes of HSBC, BT, Macallan, KitKat and Microsoft, Wunderman Thompson has produced brilliant, effective and culturally engaging work across the entire customer journey. Under Steve's leadership the agency has produced a record number of award wins, 180 and counting. Including 6 Cannes Lions, one of the UK's nine D&AD Yellow Pencils, metal at the Caples, Creative Circle, Eurobest, Lovies, Marketing Week Masters and Fab, to name a few.
Prior to Wunderman Thompson, Steve co-founded the creative agency Partners Andrews Aldridge, which won over 200 awards including Agency of the Decade once and Agency of the Year twice. Partners Andrews Aldridge became part of the Engine Group, a full-service agency, in 2008, where Steve held the title of Group ECD.
Awards
Cannes Lions - Gold, Clios - Silver, Creative Circle Award - Gold, Creative Circle Award - Silver, Creativepool Annual Bronze, D&AD Award - Yellow Pencil/White pencil, DMA Award Shortlist, Effie\'s - Bronze, EPICA Award - Bronze, EPICA Award - Gold, FAB Award, Kinsale Shark Award, Marketing Week Award, One Show - Gold Pencil, The Caples, The Drum Advertising Awards, the drum marketing awards
Clients
BT Sport, Grolsch, HASTINGS, HSBC, INGKA, NCDV, Nestle UK, Sage, Selfridges, Shell
on 19th November 2020 Project featured:Unscripted
on 25th January 2021 Project featured:Vicious Cycle
on 5th July 2021 Project featured:Abusers Always Work From Home
on 28th July 2021 Project featured:The Homeless Bank Account
on 28th July 2021 Project featured:Faces Of Fraud
on 3rd October 2023 Project featured:Safe Spaces
on 5th October 2023 Project featured:Have a...
on 6th October 2023 Contributor:
Steve Aldridge has been a Contributor since 25th November 2015.