Experience

Bloom Advertising Ltd.

• Ireland
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Director

  • Nov 2011 - Present

  Bloom is an award-winning creative agency. Not only do we create behaviour changing communications we also specialise in bringing challenger brands to the marketplace. Bloom is an award-winning creative agency. Not only do we create behaviour changing communications we also specialise in bringing challenger brands to the marketplace.



Technological University Dublin

• Ireland
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2001 - Present

  I began lecturing in Art Direction in 2001 on the Professional Diploma in Advertising course, after some years and due to market requirements the course became a Postgrad in Advertising and Digital Communication. I began lecturing in Art Direction in 2001 on the Professional Diploma in Advertising course, after some years and due to market requirements the course became a Postgrad in Advertising and Digital Communication.



Leo Burnett Dublin

• Creative Director & Board Director

  • Apr 2007 - Nov 2011

  I led an award-winning creative department from traditional advertising communication, to fully integrated and singular digital campaigns. One of our many recent successes was winning 3 out of the 7 Kellogg European WKKI Awards for our work on Kellogg's Nutri-Grain and Kellogg's Rice Krispie Squares. I led an award-winning creative department from traditional advertising communication, to fully integrated and singular digital campaigns. One of our many recent successes was winning 3 out of the 7 Kellogg European WKKI Awards for our work on Kellogg's Nutri-Grain and Kellogg's Rice Krispie Squares.



McCann Erickson, Dublin

• Deputy Creative Director

  • Sep 2000 - Mar 2007

  At McCann Erickson I worked on many of the Coca-Cola brands: Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, BPM and created the Powerade 'Never Give Up' campaign which won Best Digital Advertising Marketing Campaign at the 2008 DMA's, Best Non-Alcoholic Beverage Campaign at the 2008 APMC's, Most Effective Advertising FMCG category at the 2008 IAPI Awards, Best in Show Grand Prix Award 2008 APMC's and then the overall Best in Class and Best in Show Award at the Coca-Cola Worldwide Marketing Excellence Awards. At McCann Erickson I worked on many of the Coca-Cola brands: Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, BPM and created the Powerade 'Never Give Up' campaign which won Best Digital Advertising Marketing Campaign at the 2008 DMA's, Best Non-Alcoholic Beverage Campaign at the 2008 APMC's, Most Effective Advertising FMCG category at the 2008 IAPI Awards, Best in Show Grand Prix Award 2008 APMC's and then the overall Best in Class and Best in Show Award at the Coca-Cola Worldwide Marketing Excellence Awards.



McConnells

• Ireland
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Director

  • 1996 - 2000

  Cut my teeth on The National Lottery, Telecom Eireann/Eircom, Hyundai, AIB and Irish Distillers to name a few. Cut my teeth on The National Lottery, Telecom Eireann/Eircom, Hyundai, AIB and Irish Distillers to name a few.