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

Ranking
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Availability
Looking for work
Achievements
studiopro:Neill was verified as a studiopro on 16th October 2017
Annual 2024 People's ChoiceThe Body Shop - Community Fair Trade StoriesProduction Annual 2018 SilverLand Rover presents: The Discovery AdventuresWave Annual 2018 People's ChoiceLand Rover presents: The Discovery AdventuresWave
Top 25 Executive Creative Director Project featured:Persil Wild Explorers
on 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.

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Contract
Perm, Freelance
Location
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Skill Level
Director
Languages
English
Creativepool member since 2 May 2007