Paul Martin

This multi-faceted role is certainly not what it says on the tin!

Here I manage an integrated creative department of 8 permanent staff along with a host of different types of freelancer, ensuring that work is on time and on budget and everyone is on track with their career development.

On top of this I act as the bridge between the Creative, Digital, Production and New Business departments while also helping to manage client relationships. All this whilst leading a host of creative projects and getting my 'hands dirty' on the mac.

This role has truly taken me out of my comfort zone and helped me better understand the world of experiential and events.

Clients Include: Facebook, Puma, BP, Lindt, Department of Trade

My role as senior digital designer had me leading a number of responsive design projects from initial pitch or proposition through to art direction, design and delivery of marked up artwork to developers. It also involved the critique of build with both internal and external development teams.

Clients included: Intertek Ltd, Associated British Foods, Rolls-Royce, Compass Group, Cancer Research UK.

Working as a creative lead on the UX design team - under the Creative Director - developing the companies new digital publishing products and evolving current brands such as Radio Times and Olive Magazine.

Worked at a number of top integrated and pure-play digital agencies in a variety of guises. From Senior Designer to Creative Director and everything in between

Agencies included:
Critical Mass
Manifesto
Weapon 7
Rufus Leonard
ODD London
Craftwork Marketing
Getty Images

Brought into this predominantly ATL agency to use my experience within the digital and integrated arenas to inject a new level of thinking that takes execution further than traditional tv & press.

Clients included: Echo Falls, Babycham, Presidént & Fentimans

Working alongside the ECD, CD and wider digital team to push the boundaries in creative digital thinking while working to grow the business and this Scottish agencies presence in London.

Clients include: HSBC, Channel 4, Lidl, Lloyds Bank, AXA

I've been at BD now for around 4 years and it's been an ever changing and challenging experience. Throughout this time I have helped to pull the digital department out from the depths of creative insignificance into one of the most innovative and vibrant departments in the agency. Which has ultimately aligned the agency as truly integrated.

The role has involved: Managing the digital creative team (consisting of myself and 4 designers), proactively leading new processes and departmental strategies, working closely with client services teams to attain true brand synergy across campaigns, winning new clients and business and pushing our digital offering into other departments across the agency. But most importantly, making sure the creative output of the digital department has been on brief, on brand and generally on the money. Which has helped us to win the trust and praise of clients such as Coca-Cola, Nintendo, Nike, Peugeot, Whiskas, Molson Coors and Confused.com.

The role has involved: Managing the digital creative team (consisting of myself and 4 designers), proactively leading new processes and departmental strategies, working closely with client services teams to attain true brand synergy across campaigns, winning new clients and business and pushing our digital offering into other departments across the agency. But most importantly, making sure the creative output of the digital department has been on brief, on brand and generally on the money. Which has helped us to win the trust and praise of clients such as Coca-Cola, Nintendo, Nike, Peugeot, Whiskas, Molson Coors and Confused.com.

My role as an integrated designer allowed me to create through-the-line brand solutions for: Tesco, Proctor & Gamble, BBC, Muji, Chewits & Lloyds’ Pharmacy.

This included Art Direction, Directing photo shoots and designing for both off and online projects.

Working for an integrated agency, the my role involved creating brand identities, local advertising campaigns, marketing coms and digital solutions for retail, government initiatives, radio stations and corporations.

Clients Included:
• Business Link
• Ford
• Learning Skills Council
• Beresfords Estate Agency Group

As an integrated designer, work here was based around branding, advertising and marketing coms for fashion, theatre, film, music and club industries. Working in both off and on-line mediums, it gave me the chance to cut my teeth on true integrated propositions.

Clients included:
• Defected Records
• Vodafone
• Fashion Pages
• SMS Worldwide
• The Fridge Brixton

Working for this on-line magazine 'dot com' aimed at teenage girls. My main duties were designing innovative digital solutions for our sponsors, which involved creating flash based advertorials and banner advertising. I also played a large part in creating the offline identity of Wowgo.com.

Sponsors included:
• Unilever (Impulse & Sure)
• Nike
• Maybelline
• Orange