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︎︎︎ GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR
︎︎︎ MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

That’s me ︎︎︎




My work has been recognised at Cannes, D&AD, One Show and most of the major international shows. I also lecture, judge and mentor the next generation of Australian creative talent.


Bio
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I started my career in Melbourne making work that got called 'non-traditional'. Partly because juniors don't get the big traditional briefs. Mostly because it's the work I actually wanted to make.

Hidden pizza restaurants. Fish tagged with tracking devices. Weird stuff that somehow caught the attention of BBDO New York, where I spent years working on global briefs for Guinness, Starbucks, and Pepsi.

Came back. Helped Clemenger BBDO become 2017 Cannes Agency of the Year. Joined M&C Saatchi and won the agency's first Yellow Pencil. Now Group Creative Director at Special Group Melbourne.

Still trying to make traditional briefs as non-traditional as possible.


Awards
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D&AD - 1 Yellow, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
Cannes - 2 Gold, 6 Silver, 5 Bronze
One Show - 1 Green Pencil, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze 
AWARD- 4 Silver, 1 Bronze
NY Festivals - 5 Silver, 1 Bronze
Young guns - 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
Clio - 1 Bronze,
Adfest - 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze,
Caples - 1 Bronze
Spikes - Radio - Grand Prix, 2 Bronze
London Internationals - 1 Bronze
Asian Marketing Effies - 1 Platinum, 4 Gold, 5 Silver
Australian Effectiveness Awards - 1 Silver