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Design Director | Art Director
Sam Brown
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Bromley, United Kingdom
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I am a Design Director. A hybrid designer and art director. I pride myself on being a multi-disciplined ideas driven designer. My design practice is ideas led, with design following concept. I am a believer in thorough research and insights to develop meaningful work, always aiming to exceed expectation and push for visual excellence. I’m a grafter, crafter always on the look out for new ideas, techniques, styles and technology to help build brands.
A natural design leader, well drilled to driving creative output and am well atuned to fast paced environments. For me, creativity thrives in an ideas democracy; people working collaboratively towards a shared vision in an environment that conjures innovation, energy, entrepreneurship and magic. There are few things that excite me more than seeing talent flourish.
Overall, I am just as happy doing as well as directing.
I'm a versatile creative with a background in advertising and art direction. I develop impactful brand experiences across various touchpoints, from strategic guidelines and toolkits to immersive installations and retail activations. My design expertise includes print, digital, and illustration, and I'm adept at leveraging AI to create stunning visuals.
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A natural design leader, well drilled to driving creative output and am well atuned to fast paced environments. For me, creativity thrives in an ideas democracy; people working collaboratively towards a shared vision in an environment that conjures innovation, energy, entrepreneurship and magic. There are few things that excite me more than seeing talent flourish.
Overall, I am just as happy doing as well as directing.
I'm a versatile creative with a background in advertising and art direction. I develop impactful brand experiences across various touchpoints, from strategic guidelines and toolkits to immersive installations and retail activations. My design expertise includes print, digital, and illustration, and I'm adept at leveraging AI to create stunning visuals.
For specifics click here:
http://******.***
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United Kingdom
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English
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Larger project
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My experience
2023 - 2025
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Design Director
Hogarth & T&P.
I work for Hogarth and T&Pm, a joint venture where I head up Beat agency’s Global design team + UK and West Europe regions. I lead a 12 designer strong department of varying skills and backgrounds ensuring the highest standard of creative output. I'm responsible for visual digital design for campaigns and brand storytelling across social, content, content film & brand. I carry out the majority of the departments administration duties day to day and sit amongst the senior leadership team at the agency.
Always striving to push the boundaries where where ever possible and challenge ourselves and our clients. I work closely with the Creative Director, Client Lead and Strategy Director to get to the right briefs that deliver remarkable and innovative ideas. I make sure we deliver against key objectives, and design process for visually stunning communications across digital and social media platforms and help drive ‘idea led’ digital creative solutions that reflect modern marketing.
Always striving to push the boundaries where where ever possible and challenge ourselves and our clients. I work closely with the Creative Director, Client Lead and Strategy Director to get to the right briefs that deliver remarkable and innovative ideas. I make sure we deliver against key objectives, and design process for visually stunning communications across digital and social media platforms and help drive ‘idea led’ digital creative solutions that reflect modern marketing.
Marketing, Social Media, Design, Digital design, Administration, Storytelling, Leadership, Movie, Content, Design process, Social, LED, UP
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I am a conceptual designer and thinker. I am responsible for full project ownership and oversight from brief to final response. My day-to-day work includes branding, advertising, art directing and crafting best in class campaigns and executions across multiple channels. Creating Key visuals, campaign identity, pitch deck creative, interiors and experiential spaces, storyboarding, branding + identity through to supply of artwork across the sports, alcohol, entertainment and music sectors.
I was creative lead and developed and designed adidas's hospitality environments for the Fifa World Cup in Qatar, CLF in Paris and Istanbul, from concept to final roll out working tightly with production and account team across all touch points at every step of the process.
Adidas, Microsoft, British Airways, NBA, LaLiga, Chicago Bears, BMW, LEGO, Wimbledon and Bacardi.
I was creative lead and developed and designed adidas's hospitality environments for the Fifa World Cup in Qatar, CLF in Paris and Istanbul, from concept to final roll out working tightly with production and account team across all touch points at every step of the process.
Adidas, Microsoft, British Airways, NBA, LaLiga, Chicago Bears, BMW, LEGO, Wimbledon and Bacardi.
Experience design, Graphic design, Creative direction, Senior Creative
2021 - 2021
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Senior Designer | Art Director
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Art director
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freelance
Freelance Senior Designer | Art Director
Frukt.
Creation of a sub-brand identity for JTI (Vaping & Cigarette brand), creating look and feel and developing assets for a new website for a brand centre platform. I also created and conceptualised storyboards for brand films.
Graphic design
2019 - 2020
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Senior Designer | Art Director
Hue & Cry.
My role involved creative strategy, experiential design, brand identity, marketing comms and styling for independent and global luxury spirit brands on numerous touch points. Leading creative and design from conception to delivery of artwork.
Working with Bacardi, Belvedere, Carlsberg, Santa Teresa, Auchentoshan, Balvenie, Remi Martin and MT Gay in recent months.
After a 9 month permalance contract in 2019, I accepted a permanent position in Jan 2020.
Working with Bacardi, Belvedere, Carlsberg, Santa Teresa, Auchentoshan, Balvenie, Remi Martin and MT Gay in recent months.
After a 9 month permalance contract in 2019, I accepted a permanent position in Jan 2020.
Marketing, Design, Creative Strategy, Styling, Artwork, Art director
2017 - 2019
freelance
Senior Designer | Art Director
Freelance.
Thoroughly loved the journey and all the great opportunities, challenges and hurdles that came my way. I worked in many design sectors making many friends and acquaintances along the way.
Agencies include: Antidote, Fold 7, MBA, TW, True Agency, VCCP, Havas, Archetype, Publicis, Live & Breathe, JWT, Keko, Stocks Taylor Benson, Smyle Creative, Stack Agency
Agencies include: Antidote, Fold 7, MBA, TW, True Agency, VCCP, Havas, Archetype, Publicis, Live & Breathe, JWT, Keko, Stocks Taylor Benson, Smyle Creative, Stack Agency
Design, Art director
2015 - 2017
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Senior Designer | Design Lead
White Label.
Responsible for managing the production of White Label's creative design output and design team. I ensure the quality and integrity of design meets or exceeds the agencies vision and push the boundaries of competitive visual quality.
I carry out the majority of the departments administration duties day to day including the agencies design traffic and responsible for recruiting personnel for the team. I assign tasks to team members according to skills and proficiencies, providing direction at all key stages across various projects making sure the quality and performance in the design project reaches the maximum.
Working on campaigns/activations for Laphroaig, Courvoisier, Stoli Vodka, Jim Beam, Krug, El Tesoro, Tres Gen, Red Bull, Auchentoshan, Makers Mark, Bowmore and Sipsmith.
I carry out the majority of the departments administration duties day to day including the agencies design traffic and responsible for recruiting personnel for the team. I assign tasks to team members according to skills and proficiencies, providing direction at all key stages across various projects making sure the quality and performance in the design project reaches the maximum.
Working on campaigns/activations for Laphroaig, Courvoisier, Stoli Vodka, Jim Beam, Krug, El Tesoro, Tres Gen, Red Bull, Auchentoshan, Makers Mark, Bowmore and Sipsmith.
Design, Administration, Direction, Production
2010 - 2015
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Mid-weight Designer
Kastner & Partners.
Creation of design and advertising from initial concept right through to delivery of final artwork. Working with Red Bull, Vita Coco, The Glenlivet, Goodman Restaurants, Greedy Goat, Joe & The Juice, Kamm & Sons, Roux, Tick Tock Tea, Anspach & Hobday, Black Garlic and CAMRA.
My new business brewery contact blossomed resulting in K&P winning three Golds and a Silver medal at the International Beer Challenge 2014. The agency also voted outright winners in the Best New Design & Packaging Range category for Anspach & Hobday. My design involvment was highly influential.
My role involves regular working up and development of ideas and concepts, bringing them to life. Many of which have been presented to Dietrich Mateschitz, Red Bull’s multi billionaire entrepreneur owner.
Developed and ran all print materials for the UK and Ireland launch of Red Bull Special Editions range as well as creating international masters for the advertising campaign. Substantial involvement in Red Bull Sugarfree, Total Zero, Energy, and E-Shot campaigns, including POS materials.
I designed and created Red Bull’s first-ever on-can promotion, an event logo for Red Bull Speed Jam.
Created the Global master of the Red Bull Air Race 2016 key visual.
Regular creation of Red Bull’s famous line drawing cartoons for concepts on TV storyboards, online activations and print advertising.
My new business brewery contact blossomed resulting in K&P winning three Golds and a Silver medal at the International Beer Challenge 2014. The agency also voted outright winners in the Best New Design & Packaging Range category for Anspach & Hobday. My design involvment was highly influential.
My role involves regular working up and development of ideas and concepts, bringing them to life. Many of which have been presented to Dietrich Mateschitz, Red Bull’s multi billionaire entrepreneur owner.
Developed and ran all print materials for the UK and Ireland launch of Red Bull Special Editions range as well as creating international masters for the advertising campaign. Substantial involvement in Red Bull Sugarfree, Total Zero, Energy, and E-Shot campaigns, including POS materials.
I designed and created Red Bull’s first-ever on-can promotion, an event logo for Red Bull Speed Jam.
Created the Global master of the Red Bull Air Race 2016 key visual.
Regular creation of Red Bull’s famous line drawing cartoons for concepts on TV storyboards, online activations and print advertising.
Pos, UP, Winning, Energy, Energy, Online, Campaign, International, Development, Design, TV, Storyboards, Event, Artwork, Print, Logo, Packaging, Advertising
My education
2003
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2006
University of Gloucestershire
Graphic Design and professional Media, Design
Graphic Design and professional Media, Design
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