Design.
Film.
Experiential.
Creative Leadership.
17 years in the creative industry.
7 years as Creative Director.
3 years as a Group Creative Director.
Headlines:
Created a gameshow for the biggest streaming platform in the world, for one of their biggest shows.
Relaunched an iconic music platform for iconic British telco.
Made Brian Chesky (Airbnb co-founder & CEO) say ‘this is magnificent’.
Worked with a social media platform to create a tattoo parlour on a beach in Cannes.
Branded and launched an ethical womenswear brand.
Had Peter Saville say I was a young him.
Worked a LOT with Pinterest (love them).
Lead a creative dept. in a country I don’t live in, in a language I don’t speak (thank you to the amazing bilingual team).
Transformed a production company into a creative agency.
Made people dance to create a track at Montreux Jazz Festival for one of the best watch brands in the world.
Set up and ran a record label a LONG time ago.
Right Now:
Currently ECD of Amplify Paris where I oversee the creative, development and growth of the Paris office and its clients. Prior to that, in my role as Group Creative Director, I oversaw and worked on projects from our other offices around the world such as LA and New York. While at Amplify I have built Pinterest into a global account delivering 11 projects in under three years and been an integral part of their expansion into film.
Current Roles and Responsibilities:
Oversee all creative output from the Amplify French office from brief to delivery.
Building teams, meeting talent and overseeing resourcing.
Sitting on the senior leadership team, working to grow the company and define the future of the business.
Managing a roster of 15 talents scaling up and down to meet project demands.
Building relationships with clients and presenting work.
Collaborating with other heads of department to ensure teams work seamlessly together to deliver great work.
Ensuring high quality output in a face paced environment delivering on tight deadlines.
As well as overseeing the French office, I oversee the Pinterest account globally, a pillar client for Amplify. Responsible for building the relationship, driving the creative and building teams in whatever territory we are working in.