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About me

After attaining his post-graduate degree in Marketing in 1989, Jim Bolton worked in Building Maintenance at many post-production houses in London. Switching to the more glamorous side of advertising in 1991, Jim started his career as a freelance Creative, working at Grey, Saatchi and Saatchi, McCanns and BMP. He joined

HHCL in 1993, creating some of the agency's most iconic work for Blackcurrant Tango, the AA, Mercury,

Lego, BHS, Mazda and Birdseye. Jim has won every national and international advertising award, including

D&AD Silvers, BTAA Gold and Grand Prix, Creative Circle, Gold and Platinum, and Cannes Silvers and Golds. After leaving the agency to form Arkwright International, Jim then returned to HHCL in 2003 to partner Jon Burley. As Creative Director at HHCL United, Jim was responsible for Sky, Sky Sports, HMRC, Kiss and Georgia Pacific. Jim then moved to Leo Burnett with Jon Burley in 2005, where he was responsible for all work on McDonald's.

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AvailabilityLooking for work

ContractPerm, Freelance, Temp-Perm, Part time, Remote

LocationLondon, United Kingdom

Skill LevelJunior, Middleweight, Senior, Director

Tagged Job TitlesExecutive Creative Director, Partner

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Contributor:

Jim has been a Contributor since 10th November 2016.

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Jim was recognised as an Industry Influencer on 10th November 2016

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Pro member:
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Pro member
Contributor:
Jim has been a Contributor since 10th November 2016.

Invitex3 Contributor
Influencer:
Jim was recognised as an Industry Influencer on 10th November 2016

Influencer

Judging

Jim Bolton has sat on the Creativepool Annual jury.

Annual 2017 Judge Advertising: TV

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