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Cosmo Jameson

Creative Director, London

Creative director with over a decade of experience designing award-winning and globally recognised brand identities for organisations across sectors and continents, who's practice puts a focus on bright ideas, meticulous craft and collaborative relationships, adapting in team size to suit any...

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Richard Hill

Creative Director / Brand-writer at Meda, Oxfordshire

#3 ranked Creative

Think, make, deliver. An inspiring and down-to-earth Creative Director, ready with rolled-up sleeves and the means to show how great (and small) ideas can make all the difference. With exceptionally broad experience in agencies (to Board and senior management level) and with clients across the...

Creative, Branding Designer, Design Director
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Louise Sloper

Executive Creative Director at SWC Partnership, Greater London

#2 ranked Creative Director

"Lou's strength lies in her unique ability to straddle two creative disciplines which at times seem at polar ends to each other - advertising and design. Very few creatives can do this, and I've never quite understood how she has achieved it. I think it's mainly because she is incredibly talented....

Creative Director, Branding Designer, Design Director
London, Chelmsford, Termoli

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Gareth David

Design Director at BigBang.studio, Victoria

#3 ranked Design Director

As a Design Director, I specialise in shaping strategic design solutions that deliver real business and brand outcomes. I work in close partnership with clients to define direction, uncover opportunity, and develop design responses that connect meaningfully with audiences. My work combines brand...

Design Director, Creative, Graphic Designer
London, Melbourne

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Stephen Ludford

Design Director at Trapeze Creative Ltd, Tyne & Wear

#2 ranked 3D Artist

Globally experienced designer with over 30 years of industry experience, a self-motivated, hands-on creative with proven creative direction, project management, account handling, and managerial experience. A creative thinker with a varied and accomplished skill set, a strong Graphic Designer with...

3D Artist, Design Director, Graphic Designer
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Manchester, London

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Pedro Allevato

Director designer at Sugar Blood, London

Hello! My name is Pedro Allevato and I'm an award winner director and motion artist based in London, UK. I have long experience working with 2D and flat 3D animation, graphic design, visual storytelling with studios across Rio de Janeiro, New York, Vancouver and London. Sugar Blood is my high end...

Broadcast Director, 2D Artist, Design Director
London, Vancouver, New York

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chris Rowson

Head of Creative at Good Drinks Australia, WA

#1 ranked Head of Creative

Self-confessed tech, type and ad nerd. Obsessed with craft. Head of Creative at Good Drinks Australia. Prior to GDA, I served as SVP Executive Creative Director, leading creative at MullenLowe New York, ECD and Head of Design at TBWAChiatDay New York and founded Design by Disruption, Chiat's first...

Head of Creative, Creative Director, Design Director
Perth, London, New York

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Rob Pratt

Creative Director at YeahNice, Hampshire

#7 ranked Creative Director

Creative Partner & Co-Founder of YeahNice Studio. -- About YeahNice: Whether you're a new start-up on the block or an industry veteran with a chip on your shoulder, being a challenger is a state of mind. It's any brand that dares to do things differently and isn't afraid to fight for results....

Creative Director, Branding Designer, Design Director
London, Brighton

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Dan Lawrence

Packaging & Branding Design Director at Freelance, London

#3 ranked Packaging Designer

I have worked in the design industry for 10 years, specialising in brand identity, packaging and design for retail. During this time I have worked with some of the most respected design agencies, producing design work of the highest standard for major global brands. I develop each project with...

Packaging Designer, Branding Designer, Design Director
London, Loughborough

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Lawrence Everard

Design Director at Ruder Finn, Surrey

#8 ranked Design Director

The antithesis of the LinkedIn 'creative'. Having started my career in packaging and brand communication, I was offered a job in advertising in one of those sliding-door moments and never truly looked back. My advertising journey started as a designer before I rapidly moved into the role of art...

Design Director, Head of Creative, Creative Director
Kingston upon Thames, Surbiton , Weybridge

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Ross Woods

Senior Designer/Art Director at RDW Design Ltd, Kent

#1 ranked Sector Head

I'm living my dream as a passionate art director/conceptual designer and have been in both large and small agencies - I have bags of enthusiasm and a head full of great idea. I have a lengthy list of skills under my belt including: idea generation, strategic thinking, strong concepts for design,...

Sector Head, Art Director, Design Director
London, South East, Kent

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David M Sumner

Product Design Director, Lgh 090, 1101 Gothenburg

A results-driven self-motivated and resourceful design director, with a passion for people-cantered design and innovation. I'm someone with experience and drive to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success in a variety of highly competitive industries, cutting-edge markets, and...

Automotive Designer, Design Director, Product Designer
London, Wolfsburg, New York

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Christopher Allen

Creative Director at Charlie Alpha Media, Oxfordshire

Creative Director with experience of working across sports marketing and bid consultancy, FMCG, and B2B publishing, I have over twenty years experience, a masters degree and a track record of working in senior roles and leading creative strategies for the companies I work with. I've spent this time...

Art Director, Creative Director, Design Director
London, Calgary, Oxford

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Ivaylo Gogov

Product Design Expert | BTP ADAIX at SAP, Sofia

#16 ranked Design Director

With over 15 years of experience in design leadership, Ivaylo Gogov has developed a deep expertise in product design, interaction design, automotive HMI, and 3D design and animation. Throughout his career, he has focused on creating user-centered solutions that have made an impact across industries,...

Design Director, 3D Artist, User Experience (UX) Designer
London, Tokyo, New York

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Peter Allinson

Senior Creative Director at Amazon Prime Video, London

Designer. Director. Dad. ............. I'm a Senior Creative Director at Amazon Prime Video, leading brand and creative campaigns across Europe and beyond. Before joining Prime Video, I spent the last decade leading creative and design at UKTV and BBC Studios, where I helped build and launch new...

Creative Director, Design Director, Broadcast Art Director
London, Surrey

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Ryan Brown

Design & Art Direction at Braan Creative, London

Hi I'm Ryan, a London-based senior brand designer with a purpose to add value and inspire growth through collaborative, meaningful and effective design thinking. I'm also a dad, husband, charity founder, mentor, rouleur, 3D hobbyist, graphic novel reader and collector of 90s football jerseys. In my...

Branding Designer, Design Director, Graphic Designer
London, Essex

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Hamza Odat

Multimedia Dirctor, Amman

I'm a multimedia director based in Amman, Jordan, with 7 years directing film, motion, and brand storytelling — and the last year and a half spent building AI-augmented pipelines to push that craft further and faster. I run AI Multimedia Spaces, where I handle the entire process myself: directing,...

Multimedia Developer, Animation Producer, Design Director
Santa Clarita, Bristol, Madrid

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Paul Vosloo

Head of Brand Design at VCCP ROAR, Surrey

Extraordinary times require extraordinary thinking. I help brands reduce the space between where they are and where they want to be. My value lies in filling that space with trust and brave ideas. I am continually connecting dots no matter how far apart. I tell human stories to create brave brands...

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London

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Paul Leon

Creative/Design Director and Designer at U037, London/ Hampshire

#6 ranked Design Director

Very Experienced Design Consultant and Creative Director working on Projects for the likes of Virgin, Asda, Black & Decker, BT, Guinness and Hasbro to name a few. Skill set and experience has led to involvement in large scale projects to the value of billion pounds. I believe in the importance of...

Design Director, Creative Director
London

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Caleb (Phil) Powdrill

Freelance Creative & Design Director at CAPOW Studio, United Kingdom

#5 ranked Design Director

Design and art direction for brave brands. I've worked across Spirits, Automotive, Energy, Healthcare and more, helping challengers and market leaders deliver extraordinary creative. From Jaguar to James Bond, I've created branding, design systems and environments that make a difference. Get in...

Design Director, Creative Director, Graphic Designer
Glasgow, Leicester, London

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Jason Coleman

Creative Director at IceDog Design, surrey

I am a highly creative and hugely experienced creative director with over 20 years' brand communication experience. In my last role as Executive Creative Director of ZOO Communications, an integrated design agency where I led creative and client teams from concept to completion. I had overall...

Art Director, Creative Director, Design Director
London

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Rory Campbell

Senior Freelance Design Director, London

Senior freelance Design Director with 15+ years' experience leading brand, product, and design systems for global organisations and agencies. I typically step in when teams need senior design leadership quickly, whether that's defining or evolving a brand system, stabilising quality across delivery,...

Design Director, Digital Design Director, Digital Designer
London, Thames Ditton

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Adam Cale

Design Director at Thisaway, London

Design Director with a focus on big ideas rooted in clear strategy. Over ten years' experience working in some of London's top agencies. Working on brands and campaigns spanning illustrious corporates, iconic sports institutions, inspiring NGOs and industrious start-ups. Currently working at...

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Stephen Carpenter

Broadcast Director at Freelance, Hertfordshire

A versatile executive creative lead with extensive experience spanning top 10 global agencies and market leading global brands. Managing a large team of designers, developers, digital and marketing executives with over 20 years experience helping businesses understand and influence their audiences...

Design Director, Digital Creative Director, Creative Director
London

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Rohit Sharma

Senior Designer at Ogilvy UK, London

Senior Designer in Design, Advertising, and Technology, I love to blend experimentation, research, and craftsmanship to guide strategic design and always exploring new ways to shape future design aesthetics. On the side, I mentor design graduates, practise painting, letterpress and calligraphy, and...

Design Director, Art Director, Graphic Designer
London, New Delhi

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