Copywriter and advertising creative, currently available for juggling words and pictures until they make sense.
Have a wander through my portfolio - the wall of ads takes you to print work, retail, B2B and other stuff.
Spoilt right from the start.
In the beginning, there was Lowe Howard Spink, and it was good. I got to work on famous brands right from day one. Learnt how to think, sharpen my copy and craft scripts from the creative behemoths that prowled the corridors.
Then, there was M&C Saatchi, amazing opportunities, more famous brands, TV campaigns, working through the night, Piers Morgan and agency politics.
After all that, I moved to the countryside. There followed a weird Ipswich start up of misfits, lumps of freelance, Aldeburgh, antiquarian book dealing and a second start up; That’s Brave. We went from a pub table to picking up one of the world’s largest agriculture brands. Quite proud of that one.
I’ve written for print, digital, TV and radio; brand, retail and B2B. Everything from concepts to website copy. Got a keen eye for art direction and love working with photographers, directors, illustrators and animators.
The best pitch I ever worked on was for ‘The Observer’ newspaper at M&C. We didn’t win it (final two) but over the four weeks, the buzz was amazing.
Anyway, got a job opportunity or need a freelancer ? (maybe you’re a lonely Art Director looking for pen-friend?) Let’s have a chat.
Thanks, Damian.
I’ve won a few gongs along the way; Creative Circle, Campaign Press , National Newspaper awards and Best Ads that never ran, weirdly. Had TV scripts presented to Vauxhall, Heineken Weetabix, The Observer and Coke Cola. I still love it when an idea that’s in your head comes to life.
The pictures are much better on radio.
I’ve written lots of spots for radio including Tesco Supermarkets, Vauxhall cars, British Airways, Wickes DIY, The Mirror newspaper, and Smirnoff. Experienced in scriptwriting, casting and production. Ruby Wax, Stephen Fry, Paul McGann, Einn Ritel, G.R Jones and David Soul.
Content for digital.
A spot filmed for Case IH to create online interest for the launch of the Luxxum tractor. It features the thoughts and internal monologue on the new tractor of an excited farm dog - the direcror got excited too as he turned a 60 second idea into a four minute epic. Enjoy.
