About me
As a senior Creative Director with over 24 years experience within top tier organisations, including board level and executive director positions in both large corporations and smaller agencies, I have led teams of designers, copywriters, art directors, front-end developers and marketing divisions. I possess expert management skills, capably displayed in managing large multicultural, multifunctional teams in multiple global locations such as the UK, South Africa, Malta, Hong Kong and Spain as well as other overseas market sectors within the USA and Asia. An excellent communicator, I am adept at interacting with all levels of an organisation, inspiring and connecting with clients and internal teams at presentations and pitches in order to build long term relationships, providing knowledge transfer and directing all phases of creative work from concept development through production, inspiring and motivating creative teams, and being accountable for developing and directing creative work of the highest calibre.
Skills
CORE COMPETENCIES, - Strategic creative, digital and business planning, - Creative and marketing management, - Product management, - Reviewing & utilising new technologies & trends, - Operational and production management, - Budget and P&L control, - Project and account management, - Systems, marketing and general management, - Financial management, - People management and development, - Brand design, strategy and management, - New business development
Sector Experience
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS, - Set up and ran successful agencies within existing companies as well as from scratch., - Turned around existing creative, marketing and development departments to increase profit and production., - Continually met financial targets and production deadlines., - Maintained a low staff turnaround within my teams., - Implemented successful systems and processes to increase profitability, production and staff and client retention., - Strong track record of winning pitches and awards.
Awards
Clio and multiple gold, silver and bronze loeries
Clients
Too long to list - please view my CV.