CHRIS NICHOLSON
SENIOR CREATIVE
07941811320
chrisnicholsoncreative@hotmail.com
London
WHO?
An ambitious, versatile and award-winning hybrid creative (art direction and copywriting) with ten years agency experience working across a wide range of global accounts. A team player who is relentlessly curious, has a can-do attitude and always puts creativity first.
EXPERIENCE:
UDOX / SENIOR CREATIVE
LDN / SEP 2021 - PRESENT
- Producing a wide range of creative work above the line & below it for global accounts
- Being hands-on at all points of the creative process; from strategy to idea conception through to overseeing the execution on set
- Experience working with high-profile talent around the world & across a range of disciplines. Stormzy to Damian Lillard, Jade to Barry Keoghan, Ray to Vinnie Hacker
- Winning multiple pitches and new work streams
- Developing strong relationships with clients to ensure there is always a next brief
- Consistent and confident presentation skills
- “The gel that can bring a team together and pull everyone in the same direction” - some nice words from my CD there
- “God, I love Chris. He gives me hope” - some even nicer from a client here
- Accounts worked on: adidas Originals, Basketball and Sport, JD Sports, Disney, BAPE, Havianas, Mars, Hugo Boss
1000HEADS / MIDDLEWEIGHT CREATIVE
LDN / FEB 2020 - SEP 2021
- Producing digital and social-first creative across multiple global accounts
- Utilizing new innovations, tech and trends to produce fresh creative work
- Producing digital AR & VR activations
- Community management, jumping on trending memes, reacting to the social world spinning on its axes 24/7
- Winning Google Pixel, Amazon Prime and Nokia Mobile
- Accounts worked on: Google Pixel, Kia, The North Face, Amazon, Salomon, Nokia Mobile, Intel, Gordons, StubHub, Napapijri
KASTNER / CREATIVE
LDN / SEPT 2017 - FEB 2020
- Winning Grand Prix and Best Charity Awards at the 2018 Chip Shop Awards
- Winning Best Retail, Press, and Health Awards at the 2019 Chip Shop USA Awards
- Writing headlines, scripts and everything else across multiple channels and TOV
- Art-directing everything from storyboards to social content
- Accounts worked on: Red Bull, Shelter, Lambretta, Brixton Motorcycles, Malaguti, Anspach & Hobday
VENTURETHREE / JUNIOR COPYWRITER
LDN / MAY - AUG 2017
- Producing fresh brand strategy and creative direction for both new to market
and well-established clients - Assisting in the successful pitches for TrustPilot and Frankie & Benny’s
- Accounts worked on: Sky, Fremantle, TrustPilot, SES, Pocket
SHARE CREATIVE / JUNIOR CREATIVE
LDN / JAN - AUG 2016
- Utilizing data-driven insights to form creative concepts, content and community management
- Experience with social listening and utilizing tools such as Sprinklr and Brandwatch
- Writing everything from a tweet to a pitch deck
- Assisting in the successful pitches for Southern Comfort and Sky Box Sets
- Accounts worked on; Jeep, Southern Comfort, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Castrol
ISOBAR / JUNIOR CREATIVE
LDN / SEP - JAN 2016
- Assisting in the successful pitch for Kellogg's
- Accounts worked on; IKEA, Burger King, adidas, Kelloggs
CREATIVE RACE / JUNIOR COPYWRITER LEEDS / DEC 2014 - MAR 2015
GRATTERPALM / JUNIOR CREATIVE LEEDS / AUG 2014
SAATCHI & SAATCHI / JUNIOR COPYWRITER LDN / JUL 2013
EDUCATION:
Leeds College of Art
2011 - 2014
BA (Hons) Creative Advertising (First)
Beckfoot Grammar School
2004 - 2011
Graphic Communications (A)
IT (Distinction)
Geography (C)