About me
An award-winning, strategically-minded, results-driven Creative Director, with a keen interest in working with
future-focused brands that inspire positive change.
Working with some of the greatest brands on this planet, within top tier agencies, two owned agencies, and more recently, in-house for three separate global brands.
Experience working with Adidas, The Body Shop, Chanel, Disney, Dyson, Google, Jaguar Land Rover, Moët & Chandon, Paramount Pictures, Penguin Books, Persil, SEGA, Sony PlayStation, Ubisoft, Universal Studios, Vodafone, and Virgin.
Creative Leadership Skills
Proven expertise: Experience working for multiple business sectors across all creative disciplines.
Strategic thinker: A natural ability to align creativity with business objectives and market trends.
Founder and Leader: Builder of teams, cultures, departments, and entire agencies from scratch.
Client and stakeholder management: Recognising the importance of continually nurturing key
relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Pitch-winning prowess: A proven track record for winning pitches and securing new business.
Cross-media proficiency: Expertise across all media platforms and creative disciplines, from
digital and social, to traditional print, TV, and branded content, including full 360 campaigns.
Adaptability: Flexibility in working across different industries and adapting to changing trends.
Continually challenging teams in learning new skills that aid world-class creativity.
Strong communication skills: Confident and effective communication skills, from clear and
precise briefing to teams, through to presenting at C-suite level.
Team builder and mentor: Proven success in nurturing talent and building high-performing
creative teams. Mentorship of emerging talent from diverse backgrounds across the world.
Results-oriented: A focus on achieving measurable results for clients and organisations.
Skills
Advertising, Art Direction, Brand / Logo Design, Brand Management, Branding, Character Design, Content, Creative Direction, Digital Art, Digital Marketing, Digital Strategy, Editing, Graphic Design, Icon Design, Illustration, Image Retouching, Photography, Photoshop, PR, Print Design, Social Media, Strategy Planning
Sector Experience
Automobiles, Charity / Not for profit, Computer Games, Fashion, Film (Feature), Film (Short / Documentary), FMCG, Food & Beverages, Household Goods, Internet, Restaurant / Café, Sports, Television, UI / UX
Awards
Campaign BIG Award - Silver, Cannes Lions - Gold, FWA - Favourite Website Award, LIA Award - Silver, W3 Award
Clients
Cancer Research UK, Carlsberg, Communicator, Disney, Google, Livity, Nike, Paramount Pictures, Silverstone Circuits, Sony Computer Entertainme, Unilever
#10 Ranked Executive Creative Directoron 28th September 2016 Project featured:Defiance 360 Campaign
on 31st October 2016 Project featured:Land Rover : The Discovery Adventures
on 31st October 2017 Project featured:The Quiet Man Whiskey - Brand Development
on 9th July 2018 Project featured:Curve, the smart GPS tracker
on 13th January 2021 Project featured:The kids are in charge
on 13th October 2021 Project featured:One More Mountain
on 11th March 2024 Project featured:Arena - First is better than fast
on 18th March 2024 Project featured:Planet Def
on 27th March 2024 Project featured:The Body Shop - Community Fair Trade Stories
on 4th July 2024 Contributor:
Neill Furmston has been a Contributor since 25th November 2015.