About me
I always figured that the first day of my career was my first day at college
So I went at it pretty hard from the start.
And it paid off.
I graduated top of my class.
Off I went to work in London.
First, Leagus Delaney.
Next came Saatchi's
And then an offer to work at BBH.
But for one reason or another I had to move back up north.
(my wife was expecting)
Got a job at Poulters.
Worked on Morrisons and Foxes Biscuits
Got a job at Propaganda.
Spent two years working on Tiscali, Northern Dairies and Little Nipper Mouse Traps.
Freelanced for PWLC on the sly.
Pulled off the impossible - wrote an award winning TV ad for DFS.
Moved to Scotland and The Union in Edinburgh.
Loved it.
Won awards for clients like Whyte & Mackay, Human Writes and Vladivar Vodka.
Worked with Hollywood movie director Ruben Fleischer on his first commercial
Took a job at The Leith Agency.
Learned a lot working on Grolsch, Coors, IRN-BRU and Standard Life Bank.
Left for GRP, an agency that had never won a creative award.
Won a D&AD yellow pencil.
Also got a Nomination in Book.
And picked up an Epica.
All in all, I won over 30 regional national and international shiny things.
Back to England and back to Propaganda.
Within 12 months picked up as many awards.
2010, we were the only agency outside London's elite to pick up a Creative Circle award.
The same year we joined an international A-list of the world's top agencies by winning at Kinsale.
Also made a short film at Pinewood studios with Bafta award winning actress Vicky Mcclure,
worked with comedy genius David Schneider on a TV commercial and listened to BBC radio 2's Jeremy Vine tell his 8 million listeners to go online and watch my animated film 'Dark Angel'.
New Chapter.
Joined LOVE.
Worked on Virgin, Nike, Adidas
And all things Diageo.
Shot Johnnie Walker's multi-million pound TV ad with world-renowned director Jake Scott.
Quit LOVE, started freelancing
Working across UK, Europe and UAE for clients like BBH, McCann, IPG-X, TBWA, BBC Creative & direct clients like Chilly's & Hurtigruten.
Skills
Animation, Art Direction, concepts, Copywriting, Creative Direction, hybrid, ideas, photo shoots, Print, Script Writing, solo team
Awards
Campaign fresh awards, Creative Circle Award - Silver, D&AD Yellow Pencil, Drum Advertising Awards x 30, EPICA Award - Gold, kinsale shark, Roses Advertising Awards X 30
Clients
bbc creative, BBH London, Fp7 Mcann, Havas Lynx, LOVE., McCann Central, McCann Leeds, McCann London, McCann Manchester, McCann Milton Keynes, Mindshare, Peter & Paul, Propaganda Agency, Superunion, TBWA\Manchester, The Leith Agency, The Union Advertsising
#500 Ranked Creative Director