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PROFILE

Award-winning Creative and Content Lead with a 20+ year track record creating high-impact campaigns for global brands, agencies, and in-house teams. Specialist in brand strategy, copywriting (ex-journalist), production (ex-TV producer), and team leadership, delivering results that drive awareness, engagement, and revenue across several sectors, including consumer, tech, healthcare and sport. Recognised among PRWeek's Top 10 UK Creative Directors with Cannes Lions, Clios, Sabres, and BAFTA wins and nominations.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

- Wrote what Marketing Week's Mark Ritson called "the greatest single piece of outdoor copy of all time."

- Creating social-led campaigns, strategy, and content for the likes of Persil, Mars, Pepsico, Unilever, Glenlivet, Puma, Novo, Pfizer, Savills and Huawei

- Exec Producer and content creator for Unilever's AllThingsHair.

- Wrote the 'Discovery Report' for CBeebies' five-year digital content strategy.

- Assessor for InnovateUK and Judge for BAFTA Video Games awards.

- Launched New Balance Football globally, using only social and content.

- Created two award-winning CSR campaigns with Marcus Rashford for Aldi, tackling childhood hunger & literacy post-COVID.

- Devised disruptive stunts for Paddy Power, generating nationwide PR coverage (as well as 45,000 packets of Jamie Vardy Crisps!)

- Created the 'So Sri Lanka' global sustainable tourism campaign that generated 2.5Bn+ impressions and 8% YoY increase in visitors.

- Led, built and mentored BCW's creative, design and production team (6 to 40 creatives), producing multi-channel campaigns for global brands.

- Created and advised the Philips Global Content/Editorial Team as the company moved from electrical to healthcare.

- Spearheaded global rebrands for Bi X (Boehringer) and Ferrero's 'Quality at Heart' platform, driving brand consistency across all global touchpoints.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Creative Director and Content Strategist

W + Ketchum + Betway + Lululemon + Havas| Sep 2024 - Present

- Led multi-market creative content campaigns for Southern Comfort, Persil, Endura, Aston Martin, and Greyhound Board of Great Britain.

- Creative Director at Ketchum, for Mars - Galaxy, Ben's Originals, Dolmio, M&Ms, and Mars Pet Food.

- Created a regulatory awareness campaign for Betway targeting unlicensed betting sites.

- Developed social-first running campaign for Lululemon with Andre Coggins & Anya Cullings.

- Worked on a Pulmonary Fibrosis awareness campaign for Boehringer.

Creative Earned Director (FTC)

Lucky Generals | Jul 2023 - Sep 2024

- Joint-headed Special Ops Team across DTC, PR, social, content, and partnerships.

- Launched Slice Mobile and supported campaigns for Cruzcampo, USwitch, National Express, Co-op.

Executive Creative Director

BCW Global (WPP) | Oct 2016 - Jul 2023

- Ran creative, design, and production teams (50+ staff) delivering integrated campaigns across digital, print, video, and experiential.

- Board Member, PRWeek Power List , WPP Creative Council, WPP Diversity Mentor.

Creative Lead

Paddy Power | Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

- Delivered award-winning, headline-grabbing stunts (Jamie Vardy Walkers Crisps, topless Cheltenham campaign, and teased Boris Johnson & Tyson Fury).

Earlier Roles

- Senior Creative Content Strategist (Philips, Fleishman Hillard)

- Group Digital & Content Director (Zak Media) - New Balance Football, Royal Mail, Garuda Indonesia.

- Head of Digital & Content Production (Weber Shandwick) - Unilever's AllThingsHair, Telefonica's Movistar Team Cycling Channel.

- Head of Content (Collective London) - ESPN, BBC, Channel 4.

- Series Producer (BBC) - BAFTA-nominated TV shows, quiz formats, comedy programming.

- Producer/Director (ITV, Channel 4) - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, The Big Breakfast.

- Journalist (Dennis Publishing) - Maxim, Men's Fitness, Stuff Magazine.

- Assessor for InnovateUK/Technology Strategy Board (11+ years)

- Judge for BAFTA TV, TV Craft and Video Games Awards (17 years)

EDUCATION

MA Sociology

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AvailabilityLooking for work

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

LocationDidcot, United Kingdom

Skill LevelMiddleweight, Senior, Director

Tagged Job TitlesCreative Director, Copywriter, Script Writer

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Sector Experience

Automotive, Banking, Entertainment, FMCG, Gaming, Healthcare, Mobile, Sports, Technology, Telecoms, Television

Awards

Campaign BIG Award - Silver, Cannes Lions - Shortlist, Clios - Bronze, Creative Moment, PRWeek Global Award, SABRE Award

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