A bit about me
I’m a multidisciplinary creative from sunny Bolton with a love for big ideas, strong art direction and a genuine appreciation for craft across every platform.
I have experience with creative ideation, art direction, brand platforms, TVC scripts, PR, social, OOH and visual identity. I’ve got a knack for finding the right tone of voice, whether that’s encouraging Black girls in London to get in the pool for an award-winning Adidas campaign or creating a nationwide Very TVC that dips into hun culture with flamingos belting out Girls Aloud.
My career kicked off in 2018 when I was named The Drum’s Young Designer of the Year, recognised for my simple, witty approach. After two years in London design agencies, I kept hearing, “Yes Jack, this is great, but you’re presenting an advertising idea.” That became my lightbulb moment and led me to the legendary Watford course run by Tony Cullingham (RIP TC).
While there, my creative partner and I picked up Black, White and Yellow D&AD New Blood Pencils, and were featured in Cream as one of the top 10 emerging creative teams globally.
Since then, I’ve developed big campaign ideas for everything from TVCs to social and OOH. At Ogilvy I learnt my trade as an ad man, working across multiple big brands and high profile projects including Coca-Cola’s Torch Relay campaign for the Paris 2024 Olympics. At The&Partnership I art directed shoots with the McLaren F1 Team for brands like Vuse and Velo. My time at The Gate included work on the nationwide SMARTY Mobile campaign, creating billboards that flexed and stretched around lampposts, as well as developing the Very flamingo TVC that ran across the UK.
Now I’m back up north, working independently. Most recently, I created a small-batch Italian olive oil brand for a friend, a project that proudly picked up a D&AD Pencil this year.
I genuinely love collaborating with passionate people who care about ideas and value good craft.
I’m a multidisciplinary creative from sunny Bolton with a love for big ideas, strong art direction and a genuine appreciation for craft across every platform.
I have experience with creative ideation, art direction, brand platforms, TVC scripts, PR, social, OOH and visual identity. I’ve got a knack for finding the right tone of voice, whether that’s encouraging Black girls in London to get in the pool for an award-winning Adidas campaign or creating a nationwide Very TVC that dips into hun culture with flamingos belting out Girls Aloud.
My career kicked off in 2018 when I was named The Drum’s Young Designer of the Year, recognised for my simple, witty approach. After two years in London design agencies, I kept hearing, “Yes Jack, this is great, but you’re presenting an advertising idea.” That became my lightbulb moment and led me to the legendary Watford course run by Tony Cullingham (RIP TC).
While there, my creative partner and I picked up Black, White and Yellow D&AD New Blood Pencils, and were featured in Cream as one of the top 10 emerging creative teams globally.
Since then, I’ve developed big campaign ideas for everything from TVCs to social and OOH. At Ogilvy I learnt my trade as an ad man, working across multiple big brands and high profile projects including Coca-Cola’s Torch Relay campaign for the Paris 2024 Olympics. At The&Partnership I art directed shoots with the McLaren F1 Team for brands like Vuse and Velo. My time at The Gate included work on the nationwide SMARTY Mobile campaign, creating billboards that flexed and stretched around lampposts, as well as developing the Very flamingo TVC that ran across the UK.
Now I’m back up north, working independently. Most recently, I created a small-batch Italian olive oil brand for a friend, a project that proudly picked up a D&AD Pencil this year.
I genuinely love collaborating with passionate people who care about ideas and value good craft.
Experience
Freelance (Current)
The Gate, Creative
1year (07/05/24 - 12/05/25)
The&Partnership, Creative
10 months (10/07/23 - 03/05/24)
Ogilvy Paris, Creative
5 months (13/02/23 - 03/07/23)
Ogilvy UK Creative
3 years, 3 months (14/10/19 - 10/02/23)
VCCP, Intern
1month (02/09/19 - 04/10/19)
B&B Studio, Designer
1year, 1month (03/07/17 - 03/08/18)
“Jack is an ideas machine. He's smart, proactive and always comes up with something unexpected. He's also a brilliant Art Director and a great person to have on any team. I've no doubt Jack will go on to do amazing stuff. It was a pleasure working with him.”
Lee Manton, Creative Director at The&Partnership
