About me

I'm an award-winning art director and copy writer with over 15 years industry experience delivering design, brand development, content and strategy. I’m ambitious, resiliently optimistic and never settle for “that’ll do”. Whether it's working with agencies or architects, stakeholder management or creating visual and experiential design, I'm passionate about great content and customer experience.

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Work history

Art DirectorAscential
Mar 2020 - Jan 2021London, United KingdomFull Time
Art Director for Ascential brands Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and Money20/20 across events in EMEA, APAC and NA. Working closely with the Marketing Design Director and senior brand stakeholders to drive creative excellence and strategy across the PLC and central design studio of 18 creatives.
Head of Creative & Brand ExperienceCannes Lions
Mar 2018 - Mar 2020London, United KingdomFull Time
Creative direction and brand experience for the world’s largest and most famous festival of creativity. My role also covered regional festivals in Dubai and Singapore. Driving brand and creative strategy with the VP Marketing & Brand and senior management and manage the quality and output of design, copy writing and experience across multiple channels.

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Skills

• Advertising
• Events
• Branding
• Corporate Identity
• Print Design
• Art Direction
• Typography
• Brand Design
• Brand Identity
• Design
• Logo Design
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• UI Design
• UX Copy
• Copywriting
• Adobe XD
• Web Design
• Marketing Design
• Marketing Copywriting
• Editorial Design
• Photography Shoots
• Video Production
• Adobe After Effects

Education

Certificate in Graphic DesignShillington
Mar 2010 - Dec 2011London, United Kingdom

Awards

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Winner - Branded ExperiencesMarketing Week
Activity included the No. 6 Express (an exclusive train for festival-goers from Crewe to Bangor with entertainment and accreditation); and the Virgin Trains “Village Limits” area, which featured a floating dance floor with a line-up of acclaimed DJs including Bondax and Jon Da Silva arranged in collaboration with the organisers of Festival No. 6. Festival-goers were offered exclusive priority fares on Virgin Trains services up to nine months in advance of travel, which was an industry first.
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Winner - Best Brand ActivationUK Festival Awards
Another win for our work for Festival No.6. Shortlisted among - and beat - some incredibly strong competition who spent dramatically more on their activity (below). · Bulmers · Elle Magazine & Rimmel London · Innocent · Jägermeister · Laurent Perrier · Smirnoff

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