Rodd Chant

Creative Director / Writer

Sydney, Australia
Remember your ABC's - Always Be Creating.

Work Experience

CHANT CREATIVE

Executive Creative Director / Creative Leadership / Creative Coach & Mentor

September 2007 - Present Australia

Vivaldi

Chief Creative Officer

December 2020 - September 2022 Bangkok, Thailand

Parlor

Executive Creative Director / Founder

October 2011 - Present Australia

BANNISTAR Singapore Tokyo

Executive Creative Director

September 2013 - September 2014 Singapore, Singapore

FCB (Foote Cone & Belding)

Executive Vice President / Executive Creative Director

Clients included - Diet Coke, American Standard, Kraft, Nabisco, Gerber, Jamaica Tourism, ONDCP, Citizens Crime Commission Of NYC, Starbucks.

Awards won - Cannes, One Show, ADDYS, Communication Arts, London Internationals, NY Festivals.

Managed a Creative Department of 40 people.
March 2006 - August 2007 New York, United States

Publicis

Executive Creative Director

Clients included - Renault, Mazda, L'Oreal, HP (Hewlett-Packard), Durex, Scholl, P&G (Procter & Gamble), ING Private Bank, Fidelity Investments.

Accounts won - ING Private Bank, Fidelity Investments.

Awards won - Cannes, NY Festivals, Mobius.

Managed a Creative Department of 35 people.
January 2005 - December 2005 Singapore

BORN

Founder | Creative Director

BORN was a small independent creative solutions shop with only 5 staff. BORN provided a one stop solution, from concept right through to execution and production.

BORN was based in Sydney Australia but worked with clients nationwide and in Singapore, Japan and the U.S.

Clients included - Swissotel Hotels & Resorts, Merchant Court Hotel, Amrita Spa, Raffles International, Tic Tac, Ferrero, P&G (Procter & Gamble), Ministry Of Sound.
April 2002 - December 2004 Sydney, Australia

BDDO

Creative Director

Clients included - Mitsubishi, Visa, Allianz, Banana Boat, Asia Pacific Breweries, FedEx, Bintan Lagoon Resort, Banyan Tree Resorts.

Accounts won - Mitsubishi.

Awards won - Cannes, Communication Arts, London International.
February 2001 - March 2002 Singapore

BATEY

Creative Group Head

Responsible for the worldwide creative output on Singapore Airlines.

Accounts won - Hitachi, Pioneer Car Audio.

Other accounts worked on - Mercedes-Benz, OCBC Bank, Singapore Zoo, Raffles Hotel, Singapore Tourism Board.

Awards won - Graphis, London International, NY Festivals, Times Asia Pacific.
November 1999 - January 2001 Singapore

Neo One

Creative Director

Clients included - IMB Bank, South Pacific Hotels Corporation, Travelodge Hotels, Volvo Trucks, Hino Trucks, Franjelico, Pasta Zu, MYOB Software, Kimberley Clark.

Accounts won - Sanyo, Yokohama Tires.

Awards won - London International.
January 1999 - November 1999 Sydney, Australia

McCann-Erickson

Senior Creative

Clients included - Coke, Diet Coke, Cathay Pacific, Levi's, Bacardi, Glenfiddich Scotch, Reckit Benckiser, Johnson & Johnson, Tic Tac, Ferrero, Kinder Surprise, Commonwealth Bank Share Offer, Ritz-Carlton.

Awards won - Cannes, London International, AWARD, Folio, Caxton, Mobius, NY Festivals.
May 1995 - December 1998 Sydney, Australia

DAD&C

Senior Copywriter

Clients included - The Australian Army, Oracle, Sydney Water, Amway, NRMA.
January 1993 - April 1995 Sydney, Australia

JANDS

Sales & Marketing

JANDS Concert Touring Company and Supplier and Manufacturer of concert audio and lighting equipment. Brands marketed and distributed included - Soundcraft, JBL, Rane, CCT, Desisti.
June 1989 - August 1990 Sydney, Australia

Wearer Of Many Hats

Me

Roadie: for Australian and international touring bands. Tours included - INXS; Nick Cave; U2; Wall Of Voodoo; David Lee Roth; David Bowie; Icehouse; Roxus; Geisha; Wang Chung; and many more.

Bass Player: for various small and less than memorable bands.

Concert Lighting Designer & Operator: for Australian and international touring bands. These included - INXS; David Bowie; Roxus; Vitabeats; Jump Inc; Gank; Transvision Vamp; The Angels; and many more.

Band Manager & Tour Manager: these included - Colour Blue; De Blond.

Film & TV Commercial Production: runner; art department assistant.

JOOSE Clothing: started my own clothing label, I was the designer, sales representative, production manager, copywriter.
January 1984 - May 1989 Sydney, Australia

Awards

Cannes Lions

Bronze Lion + Finalists

One Club

One Show

London Internationals

Gold

New York Festivals Awards

Medals + Finalists

Mobius

Gold

Skills

Brand Strategy, Branding, Copywriting, Creative Direction, Creative Strategy , Directing, Ideation, Social Media, Video Production, Brand Storytelling, Content Development, Digital Strategy, Music Production, Transmedia Storytelling,