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About me

A highly successful award-winning Creative Director with over 20 years experience and a proven track record in creative strategy development, art direction, client presentations (to board level), Marketing and all aspects of team management and motivation. My work spans multiple products and services in every medium: Digital, short film, TV, print, collateral and pure design, experiential, retail and Point of Sale.

But why take my word for it

Testimonials

"Mel is talented, sharp and most importantly, a great guy to work with. His experience, combined with creative flair, means he always delivers great ideas and solutions.He's the guy you always pick to be on your team."

Joan Ellis

"Mel is a true gent, just the type of Creative I would have loved to have worked with myself when I was an agency Account Handler. He has done two six month stints for me, one at an SP/integrated agency as a sole Art Director, the other at a DM/integrated shop as part of a Creative Team. Positive, friendly, can-do, will-do."

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity

Alistair Bradley

"I worked with Mel at Banner, he was visually great and explained concepts brilliantly so that you could get on with the job at hand which was making it look good, TOP NOTCH CREATIVE and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED"

Chee Lau

"Mel isn't a creative, he's a force of nature. Whenever I'm lucky enough to work with him I seem to create stuff that I never thought I could do"

Brendan Staunton.

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Details

AvailabilityLooking for work

ContractPerm, Freelance, Temp-Perm, Remote

LocationSt Albans, Hertfordshire: United Kingdom

Working LocationsVarious

Skill LevelSenior, Director

LanguagesEnglish

Tagged Job TitlesCreative Director, Art Director

Recommendations

Currently No Recommendations

Skills

app development, Art Direction, Brand / Logo Design, Branding, Copywriting, Creative Direction, Digital Marketing, Flutter, html/css, java, Presentation, UX/UI

Sector Experience

Accounting & Finance, Advertising, Charity / Not for profit, drinks, FMCG, Hotels & Resorts, Information Technology, Point of Sale, shopper marketing, Tobacco, Travel & Leisure

Awards

Caples DM Award, Creative Circle Award - Gold, Creative Circle-Silvers, DMA Various, IPM Award, ISP Various, IVCA Clarion Award, precision marketing awards, Webby Award

CV / Resume

Mel's CV/Resume

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