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)