CV
EDUCATION
BA (Hons.) Combined Arts: English Lit, Psychology & Philosophy (Yr. 1)
Hounslow Borough College/West Thames College
HND Advertising Copywriting (Distinction awarded)
UK Academy of Therapeutic Arts & Sciences
Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma
Diploma in Clinical and Advanced Hypnosis
NLP Practitioner Diploma
EXPERIENCE
September 2005 – Present Freelance Copywriter & Lyricist
During this time I have been freelancing on various advertising/marketing projects, including a cutting-edge product development project for Proctor & Gamble and numerous websites for a variety of industries. I have also worked part-time as a lyricist, collaborating with a successful Belgian musician/songwriter. My songs have been performed worldwide, featured on TV, and published on six gold-selling CDs released on the Virgin EMI and PIAS/Wall Of Sound labels.
May 1998 – August 2005 Tequila London Ltd (now TBWA)
Senior Copywriter / Creative Group Head
Accounts
- Chrysler
- Marks and Spencer
- Rothman – Dunhill & Royals
- Scoot
- UCI Cinemas
- Age Concern
- Abbey Life
- Comic Relief
- Canon
- Virgin One
- Sky Satellite TV
- Shell
- BT
- IBM
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Thomas Cook
- Weight Watchers
- East Midlands Electricity
- Powergen
March 1998 – April 1998 Freelance Copywriter
Retained Contract with Clarity & other freelance assignments including:
Clark Hooper – Wella, Shell, HPI Vehicle Leasing
PurchasePoint – BBC, Ford, Astra Pharmaceuticals, Cellnet, Anheuser-Busch
Tequila Option One – Chrysler, East Midlands Electricity, Marlboro, Shell
Nov 1993 – Feb 1998 Clarity – Creative Director/Head of Copy
(Integrated through-the-line agency with multimedia division)
Responsible for a small team of creatives, plus freelancers.
Accounts
- Swatch
- Orange
- The Carphone Warehouse
- Dixons’ The Link
- Panasonic Telecoms
- Sybase
- Railtrack
- People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA)
- Waterstones
- Sony Telecoms and Sony Centres
- Rank Xerox
- NatWest
- Sun Microsystems
- Pipex
- Tartan Direct
April 1992 – Oct 1993 MPS Advertising – Senior Copywriter
(Through-the-line agency)
Accounts
- Volvo
- Yonex
- London Training & Enterprise Councils
- Subaru
- Knogo
- Rehau
- Isuzu
Jan 1991 – March 1992 Freelance Copywriter
Accounts
- Brighton Tourist Board
- Effamol
- Honda
- Saudi Airlines
- Cabinet War Rooms Museum
- Michael Page Recruitment Consultants
During this time I was also commissioned to write a book for Michael Page Recruitment Consultants
Oct 1989 – Dec 1990 FCB London – Copywriter
Accounts
- Cadburys
- Selfridges
- Honda
- Fujitsu
- London Underground
- L’Oreal
- Hoverspeed
- Marlboro
- Daily Mail