Experience

August 2024 - Present
Lead Creative / Senior Art Director | Freelance


August 2020 - 2024
Senior Art Director | DDB Melbourne
Award School Tutor 2023


March 2019 – May 2020
Senior Art Director | Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
I was one of the first Australian’s to complete the
‘Facebook Blueprint’ course in Creative Strategy. (2019)


March 2016 - August 2018
Associate Creative Director | Y&R New Zealand
My work directly contributed to the agency winning:
Campaign Brief Agency of the year (2016)
D&AD Most Awarded Creative Agency (2016)
Cannes Most Awarded Australasian Creative Agency (2016)


February 2012 – March 2016
Senior Art Director | Y&R New Zealand
In 2015 I was selected to be part of the 'Rising Star Programme' - 
A global Y&R personal development program for employees 
identified as high potential leaders.


January 2011 - December 2011
Art Director | Clemenger BBDO Wellington


December 2007 – July 2010
Art Director | Sapient Nitro, Brisbane, Australia
My work directly contributed to the agency winning Adnews - State Agency of the year (2009)
and New York Festivals - Boutique Agency of the year (2009).
I was also Australian Cannes Young Lions Finalist in Print (2010)


September 2006 – September 2007
Creative | GPY&R, Brisbane, Australia

Awards

D&AD
PR, Social Responsibility – Living Memories – WOOD

Cannes Lions
Creative Data, Data storytelling - Living Memories - BRONZE
Mobile Lions, Digital Application - Weather to Wake - BRONZE
Media Lions, Integrated – See More of New Zealand by Train – SILVER
Direct Lions, Digital Marketing - Weather to Wake - BRONZE
Direct, Public Health and Safety - Living Memories - FINALIST
Media Lions, Integrated - Living Memories - FINALIST
Media Lions, Print – See More of New Zealand by Train – FINALIST
Press Lions – See More of New Zealand by Train – FINALIST
Australian Cannes Young Lions – FINALIST

Spikes Asia
PR, Charities & Public Safety – Living Memories – GOLD
Media, Integrated use of media – Living Memories – BRONZE
Grand Prix for Good – Living Memories – FINALIST
Outdoor, Integrated Led by Outdoor – Living Memories – FINALIST
Media – See More of New Zealand by Train – Living Memories – FINALIST

YoungGuns International
Promotion – Standard Glass – SILVER
Digital Application – Pregnancy Partner – SILVER
Media – Standard Glass – FINALIST

One Show
Cross Platform, Integrated Branding – Living Memories - MERIT
PR – Living Memories – MERIT
Out of Home Campaign – See More of New Zealand by Train – MERIT

AWARD
Branded Entertainment & Content – Living Memories - GOLD
Creativity for Good – Living Memories – GOLD
Creative Innovation – Living Memories – SILVER
Craft in Art Direction – Living Memories – SILVER
Best Campaign Led by PR – Living Memories – BRONZE
Integrated Campaign, Charity – Living Memories – BRONZE
Outdoor Campaign, Charity – Living Memories – BRONZE
Media, Out of Home – See More of New Zealand by Train – BRONZE
Media, Print – See More of New Zealand by Train – BRONZE
Film  – Drug Driving – Bronze

Clio Awards
Branded Content – Living Memories – FINALIST
Out of Home Campaign – See More of New Zealand by Train – FINALIST
Print – See More of New Zealand by Train – FINALIST

Cannes Young Lions
Australian Finalist

London International Awards
Integrated – Living Memories – FINALIST

Best Awards
Design Craft – Living Memories – GOLD

Ad Stars
Print – Living Memories – SILVER
Print Craft  – Living Memories – BRONZE
Outdoor – Living Memories – BRONZE
Outdoor Craft – Living Memories – SILVER

New York Festival
Direct & Collateral, Mobile – Weather to Wake – FINALIST
Digital - Mobile, Weather to Wake – FINALIST

Midas Award
TV & Cinema – The Record Profit – GOLD

The Work - Acceptances
For Good - Living Memories
Integrated - Living Memories
Out of home - Living Memories
Branded Content and Entertainment- Living Memories
Public Service Print - Living Memories
Print craft - Living Memories
Cyber – Weather to Wake
TV & Film –The Co-operative Bank Record Profit
Craft in TV – The Co-operative Bank Record Profit
Magazine – See More of New Zealand by Train
Public Service Television – Drug Driving
Digital Application - Pregnancy Partner – Digital Application
Outdoor - Virgin Blue Beards – Outdoor

Epica Awards
Digital Direct Marketing – Weather to Wake – BRONZE

Caples
Out of Home – See More of New Zealand by Train – SILVER

Grande ORCA
Radio - Cabbage Tree Accounting – FINALIST

CAANZ Axis
Outdoor Campaign – Living Memories – BRONZE
Magazine Campaign – Living Memories – BRONZE
PR – Living Memories – BRONZE
Charity, Newspaper & Out of home – Living Memories – BRONZE
Social Video – Living Memories – BRONZE
Copywriting, Magazine & Newspaper – Living Memories – FINALIST
Art Direction & Typography, Magazine, Newspaper & OOH – Living Memories – FINALIST
Image, Magazine, Newspaper & OOH– Living Memories – FINALIST
Innovation Axis – Living Memories – FINALIST
For Good – Living Memories – FINALIST
OOH Posters – Living Memories, Tyreese – FINALIST
OOH Posters – Living Memories, Samuel – FINALIST
Transit Advertising – Living Memories, Samuel – FINALIST
Transit Advertising – Living Memories, Tyreese – FINALIST
Tech Driven Creative – Living Memories – FINALIST
Branded Content – Living Memories – FINALIST
Integrated – Living Memories – FINALIST
Copywriting, Magazine & Newspaper – Living Memories – FINALIST
Mobile - Weather to Wake - SILVER
Ambient Advertising - Standard Glass - BRONZE
Direct Marketing - Standard Glass - BRONZE
TV Single Commercial Above 30' - The Cooperative Bank - BRONZE
TV Campaign - Drug Driving - BRONZE
Print - Magazine – See More of New Zealand by Train – SILVER
Out of Home Campaign – See More of New Zealand by Train – SILVER
Charity - WWF Orangutan – FINALIST

W3 International Awards
Digital Application – Pregnancy Partner – GOLD
Microsite – Virgin Blue Have a Bash – SILVER

National Outdoor Awards
Outdoor – Virgin Blue Beards – BRONZE

ADMA Awards
Digital DM – Pregnancy Partner – FINALIST

BAD Awards
Outdoor – Virgin Blue Beards – SILVER
Craft – Virgin Blue Pass the Parcel – SILVER
Craft – Virgin Blue Have a Bash – BRONZE
Interactive – Virgin Blue Pass the Parcel – SILVER
Interactive – Virgin Blue Have a Bash – BRONZE
Ambient/Stunt - Flashers – BRONZE
Self Promo – Payslip – SILVER
Viral – Jackoff Ute Trays – BRONZE
Press – Jackoff Ute Trays – BRONZE

Award School
Top Student – Queensland (2006)

Judging

AWARD Awards judge
2018 - Radio
2017 - Craft (Print, Typography & Illustration)


Y&R ANZ Region Creative Meet
In 2017 and 2018 I was invited to help review the top Cannes contending work
coming out of the Y&R network in Australasia