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I’m a thoroughly modern Art Director with over 12 years’ agency experience, providing integrated campaign concepts and senior creative development for clients across the globe. My weapons of choice are pen and paper, and I can rustle up a Mac visual in no time at all. I’m available solo, but also love the creative banter of a team and work with a couple of very talented copywriters.

what i do

  • Press, digital, direct mail, email, blogs, campaigns, pitches.
  • Concepts, visuals, layouts, formats, crafting.
  • Old-school scamps, visualising, storyboarding, paper prototyping.
  • Photo shoots, castings, working with photographers, illustrators, models and stylists.
  • A hands-on creative, problem solver, software-savvy, cross platform.

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who I’ve worked with

Freelance Art Director — London — October 2009 to present

  • Freelance Art Director for various creative agencies in London.

Agencies — Maher Bird Associates, Spinnaker, Woolley Pau (Gyro), big:group, Foxtrot Hotel, NWP, Capitalize.
Clients — Mercedes-Benz, National Trust, The Huffington Post, Sky, Embraer Executive Jets (Brazil), The AA, LOVEFiLM, Rosetta Stone, Everest, Novotel, Comté, Carmignac (France), The Folio Society, Metro, Tabasco, Brita, MiPP Organic Baby Food, MasterCard, Royal Bank of Scotland, Smith & Nephew, Racing for Change, BAT (UK and Global), Takeda.

Maher Bird Associates, Freelance Art Director — London — June 2011 to present

  • Regular freelance Art Director for the Covent Garden integrated comms agency.
  • Digital and press for the launch of the Huffington Post UK site. National Trust campaign concept exploration.
  • Adcepts and DM campaign ideas for Mercedes-Benz, luxury DM brochure work for Embraer Executive Jets.
  • Extensive pitch work for a number of clients.

Clients — Mercedes-Benz, National Trust, The Huffington Post, Embraer Executive Jets, The AA, LOVEFiLM, Everest, Novotel, Comté, The Folio Society.

Woolley Pau (Gyro), Freelance Art Director — London — April 2011 to May 2011

  • Healthcare concepts for the Covent Garden integrated boutique agency.

Clients — Smith & Nephew.

Foxtrot Hotel, Freelance Art Director — London — March 2010 to present

  • Regular freelance Senior Creative for the Soho boutique design agency.
  • Identity concept, development and design, through to implementation.
  • Storyboarding and interaction design. Directing shoots, commissioning illustration.

Clients — BAT (Global), Takeda.

dunnhumby, Art Director — London — November 2002 to July 2009

  • Art Director specialising in insight-driven campaign concepts and development.
  • Creative lead for major collaborative projects, including multi-channel client pitches.
  • Design and implementation of DM digital campaigns for Tesco, Shell and others.

Clients — Tesco, Shell (Europe), P&G, Unilever, Nestlé, P&O Cruises, Casino (France), Delhaize (Belgium), Danone, Hyundai, GlaxoSmithKline, Barclaycard, BP (Netherlands), Airmiles, O2 and Müller.

Freelance Designer — Sydney and London — May 2001 to November 2002

  • Web and print designer for many clients in Sydney and London.
  • Promotional and entertainment sector design for eMediaLounge, Sydney.
  • Strategic design and information architecture work for InterAction, Sydney.

Clients — Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Australian Defence Force, OneWorldSport, Clear Blue Day and Nortel.

Sapient Australia, Head of Production — Sydney — August 1999 to April 2001

  • Head of Production for one of the world’s leading digital design agencies.
  • Design, development and implementation of local marketing campaigns.
  • Extensive work on pitches and proposals for the company.

Clients — Virgin, United Airlines, BHP Billiton, Ansett, ESPN, The FarmShed, Fencepost.com, Westpac, Woolworths and FujiXerox.

where I studied

M.A. (R.C.A.) Ceramics & Glass — Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London — 1992 to 1994

B.A. (Hons.) Ceramics — West Surrey College of Art & Design, Farnham, Surrey — 1989 to 1992

industry awards

Achievements include a Bronze DMA Award for extensive work on the innovative Hyundai Terracan mail pack in 2003, a Gold DMA Award for my contribution to the Müller Lovechild cross-media campaign in 2003, and a Precision Marketing Award in 2005 for my art direction of the ongoing Tesco Organic programme from 2004 to 2007.

some kind words

“Martin has a designer’s eye and an art director’s brain so every layout and every detail is a pleasure to behold. Importantly though Martin prioritises communication and understands the need to sublimate his other talents in support of getting the message across. Beyond all that though, I found his integrity and work ethic quite remarkable — really special in fact.”

George Boyter — Creative Director, Volume (formerly Creative Director, dunnhumby Cinnamon)

“You will be hard pressed to find someone who works harder than Martin. But more than hard work he comes up with better ways of working, better ways to solve a problem and all the while is a pleasure to work with. So, work with him now because if he ever comes to the United States he already has a job.”

Bob Skubic — Creative Director, Hydrant SF (formerly Creative Director, Sapient Australia)

“Martin is a fabulous art director and designer with a great attention to detail, he has a great eye and is a really good photographer. His work always looks beautiful and is carefully crafted — which I think is important. I could not recommend Martin more highly.”

Lynne Casey — Creative Director, Casey Creative

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