For 20 years, Laura has brought her fresh and experimental approach to digital.
Combining tech insights, a deep understanding of people and their behaviour, and good old fashioned storytelling, she has won numerous awards for her commercial work and been recognised globally as an innovator and industry leader. Laura scooped the New Media Age Greatest Individual Contribution to the Industry 2011, and was recently named the President of D&AD. She has recently been awarded an honorary doctorate for her services to graphic design.
Drawing on her extensive knowledge of digitally-connected work and the cultural implications of digital society, Laura lectures around the world extensively. Leading dynamic workshops at major Universities and centres of excellence including Hyper Island, School of Communication Arts 2.0, NUA College of Fine Arts Sydney and the RCA, Laura is a champion for helping graduates get to grips with new forms of communication.
Laura is the co-founder and Director of SheSays – an international volunteer organisation to encourage more women to take up digital creative careers. Now operating in 15 cities across the globe. Laura also founded Cannt Festival, a weeklong alternative to Cannes in London for the people who make the work but don’t get to go.
And if all that wasn’t enough, Laura is also a trained taxidermist.
Projects
- Mr President x She Says: This Equal Pay Day the ‘Pay Gap Pound’ proves women are being shortchangedIndependent agency Mr President has collaborated with global creative network SheSays to launch ‘The Pay Gap Pound’, a pointed campaign for this year’s Equal Pay Day. Women in the UK earn an average of 82 pence for every pound earned by men, and the Pay Gap Pound is a coin that represents that gender pay gap. A run of 100 ‘Pay Gap Pound’ coins has been minted, on first inspection they look like beautifully crafted replicas of the one pound coin, but look closer and you’ll see that these coins
- Creative Superpowers: Equip Yourself for the Age of Creativity"A conference in a book." Do you remember what it was like to be a child? A time when your imagination would run rife and it was easy to imagine yourself as a superhero? What was your superpower? Flying at the speed of light, X-ray vision, invisibility or the ability to turn your brussels sprouts into ice cream? In Creative Superpowers, we have assembled some of the world’s creative leaders to bring to life the modern skillset for creative problem-solving. It will help you re-learn key traits
- The Little TrailblazersThe Little Trailblazers is a children’s book for 2-5 year olds. Featuring twenty one inspirational original stories for children, from twenty one internet pioneers, visualised by twenty one modern illustrators - I'm one of the 21 authors alongside Nick Law, Resh Sidhu and Karen Boswell, Cindy Gallop and of course Rob Ford from the FWA who brought us all together and made it happen. The 21 original stories are of empowerment, equality and being your authentic self. My chapter, The Wet Noses, is
Projects credited in
- Reimagining Christmas with Pinterest: Winners AnnouncementWe’re thrilled to share with you the top 5 winning concepts of our ‘Reimagine Christmas’ campaign with Pinterest! This year has been challenging for so many, which is why we teamed up with Pinterest to create paid work for our brilliantly talented community, commissioning them to create festive ad campaign concepts for the platform. With household names like Topshop, Birdseye, MADE and British Airways on the billing and the exceptional insight from our expert judging panel (see list below), w
- Launch video: The Dots x Pinterest: Reimagining Christmas with PinterestWe’re looking to commission 20 creative storytellers from across The Dots community who will be paid to create Christmas ad concepts for a bunch of top brands on Pinterest. Thanks to the hundreds that joined our live launch on 26th August 2020! For those that missed it (or if you want to watch it again), you'll find the video below. Read the brief and apply here! (deadline: 3rd September, 10am) Pinterest resources mentioned in the video: How to make videos stand out on Pinterest & animation t
- International Women’s Day 2020, meet 100 trailblazers redefining the creative industryAt The Dots, International Women’s Day isn’t just a day – it’s a whole month! A time to take over the site and shine a light on the women and non-binary people redefining the creator landscape. For #IWD2020, we asked industry leaders to nominate the trailblazing women and non-binary people they think will redefine the creative and digital industries over the coming years. The list we’ve put together is one that beams with brilliant, talented people and their dedication to positive change. Book168
- Miele - 'Chef Inspired Kitchens' Part 2For the latest in our ‘Chef Inspired Kitchens’ series with Miele, the premium home appliances brand, we turned the camera on our own creative partner, Laura Jordan Bambach. The ‘Chef Inspired Kitchens’ series explores how top chefs and ambitious homecooks can use Miele’s high-end kitchen technology for greater precision with their recipes. In making the work, it soon transpired that foodie Laura was precisely the sort of person Miele wanted to reach, and so she was invited to step in front of t1
- Top 50 Companies to work for in 2020This New Year, do you want to nab that dream job? Well, to kick off 2020 we’ve put together a list of 50 top companies to work for! In order to connect you to lots of brilliant opportunities this year, we formulated this list by asking the community, using insights from company follows, topped off with a dash of our team’s wisdom! Make sure to follow companies that you’re interested in, to stay up to date with events and all-important job opportunities!202
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Work history
PresidentD&AD
London, United KingdomFreelance
Founder and Cheif Creative OfficerMr. President
London, United KingdomFull Time
Mr President is a small, independent creative agency with big ambitions for our clients.
We do grown up work for the digital age. Whether that's a reality show, a social strategy, a robot, an app, a site, a brand behaviour a bit of thought leadership, a Facebook page, an installation, or even an ad.
We make things that make a mark. Or leave a legacy in some way. Whether that’s creative, strategic or for social good. And we work with clients who want to make stuff that matters too.
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Skills
- Advertising
- Art Direction
- Interaction Design
- Creative Direction
- Interactive Design
- User Experience
- Digital Marketing
- Concept Development
- Digital Strategy
- Creative Strategy
- User Interface Design
- Experience Design
- Online Advertising
- Mobile Design
- Creative Writing
- Author
- Thought Leadership
- Writing
- Management
- Leadership
- Creative Leadership
- New Business
- Concept
- Pitching
Education
Awards
Vice PresidentD&AD
Vice President D&AD
Vice President of the leading industry body D&AD. Will be president in 2013.N
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most Influential Individual in the Industry - NMA AwardsNMA (The Annas)
Voted most Influential Individual in the Industry at the NMA Awards 2011