CREATIVE DIRECTOR
2023 - PRESENT
GRAHAM
McDONNELL
A multi award-winning creative director, keynote speaker and lecturer with over two decades in the industry, specialising in creating immersive, meaningful stories for global brands across digital, social and film.
Experience
VP OF BRAND AND DESIGN
2020 - 2023
INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR
2015 - 2020
HEAD OF DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
2012 - 2015
LEAD CREATIVE
2010 - 2012
LEAD CREATIVE
2008 - 2010
HEAD OF NEW MEDIA
2006 - 2008
Content Creator of the Year
M&M AWARDS 2018
Most Creative Ad Campaign
NATIVE ADVERTISING AWARDS 2017
Marketer of the Year
ADAGE 2017
Hottest in Native Advertising
ADWEEK 2016
Best Content Marketing
OMMA 2016
Studio of the Year
NATIVE ADVERTISING AWARDS 2016
Silver - Best in Native Advertising
Pearl Awards 2016
Hottest in Native Advertising
Adweek 2015
Best in Content Marketing
OMMA Awards 2016
Agency of the Year
Native Advertising Awards 2016
Best Single Execution
OMMA Awards 2016
Site of the Day
CSS Winner 2016
Site of the Day
FWA 2016
Best Social Media Campaign
eCommerce Awards 2013
Grand Prix Award
UK Search Awards 2013
Best Integrated Campaign
UK Search Awards 2013
Content Creator of the Year
World Media Awards 2018
Best Pan European
European Search Awards 2014
Best Use of Search
European Search Awards 2014
Bronze: Best Use of Influencer
Native ADVERTISING AWARDS 2018
Best Integrated Campaign
European Search Awards 2013
Site of the Day
FWA 2019
Content Creator of the Year
M&M Awards 2018
Site of the Day
AWWWARDS 2019
Developer Award
AWWWARDS 2019
Best in Design
Native Advertising Awards 2019
Best in Channel for OOH
SHELL AWARDS 2019
Most Innovative Use of Content
The Drum Content Awards 2016
Site of the Day
CSS Winner 2017
Hottest in Native Advertising
ADWEEK 2016
Most Creative Campaign
Native Advertising Awards 2017
Marketer of the Year
Adage 2017
Best in Financial Services
World Media Awards 2017
My Role
My role is simple: I leverage the power of creative storytelling to deliver brand messaging to audiences in the most effective ways. These stories are specifically designed to cut through the noise and capture attention by offering genuine value via meaningful and authentic content.
The results are innovative, award-winning campaigns that are not only emotionally compelling, but also deliver significant measurable results.
Brands
Over the past few years I have had the privilege of speaking alongside presidents, world leaders and industry heavyweights at creative events across the world, including Cannes Lions, Awwwards and Web Summit
FIND OUT MORE ⇨In the Press
DIGIDAY - INSIDE NYT'S BRITISH INVASION
BREED - INTERVIEW WITH GRAHAM MCDONNELL
THE VERGE - TIME LAUNCHES NFT COLLECTION
ADOBE - BEST PRACTICES FOR STORYTELLING
THE INDEPENDENT - TURNING CONTENT INTO ART
THE DRUM - T BRAND STUDIO EXPANSION
WORLD MEDIA GROUP - INTERVIEW WITH GRAHAM MCDONNELL
FWA - INTERVIEW WITH GRAHAM MCDONNELL
NAI - CREATE A LABYRINTH, NOT A MAZE
Fancy a Chat?
I'm always open to exploring new opportunities. Whether you'd like to collaborate on a project, you have a cool event you think I might bring value to, or just want to chat about industry related stuff, ping me an email using the button below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
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