David Russell

Art Director and Graphic Designer

London, United Kingdom
I'm an art director and graphic designer who's worked in a variety of advertising, design and marketing agencies for over 25 years. I've worked in many sectors including; healthcare, technology, IT, finance, travel and automotive. I’m as happy coming up with the "big idea’" as I am getting my hands dirty and seeing the work through to completion. I also have a great copywriter I work regularly with if needed.

Work Experience

Freelance

Freelance Healthcare Art Director

Freelance, Senior Art Director - Healthcare Advertising - 2013/Present (3 years)
Blue Latitude Health was originally a strategic healthcare consultancy only. However one of their clients decided they wanted an agency to do strategy and creative. My writer and I were brought in to help win this pitch as creative directors. Since then we've helped win other major accounts for and have built the creative department from two to eighteen people in just three years.
June 2013 - Present United Kingdom

ICLP

Digital Marketing Agency - Senior Art Director

Joined this large digital marketing agency as a creative director. Working in a creative writer and art director team with Damien Parsonage. ICLP is an integrated agency that tackles briefs from a brand and advertising perspective.

Main Clients: MSD, MasterCard, Research Now, RBS, Disney, Vodafone, Times Spelling Bee, Columbus Travel Insurance, Intercontinental Hotels, Avis, Intel, Premier Inn, V&A, Thistle Hotels, Fortnum & Mason, Harvey Nichols.
2009 - June 2013 United Kingdom

Mcann Erickson

Integrated Marketing Agency - Senior Art Director

Joined as group head of art and became creative director, working both, on and off-line, on a range of clients. Won a Cannes Lion advertising award for Microsoft virals. Working in a creative writer and art director team with Damien Parsonage.

Main Clients: Microsoft, Intel, HMV, T-Mobile, Unilever (Walls), Green Flag Breakdown, HP, SWYX Telecom.
2002 - 2009 United Kingdom

The Republic

Direct Marketing Agency - Partner

Started this advertising and marketing agency with two other directors. We grew to seven people with offices in London and did mainly off-line print and direct mail for a range of clients.

Main Clients: Newsweek, South West Trains, MCI Worldcom, Nortel Networks, Two Four TV, Martin Leach Publishing, Adecco.
1998 - 2002 United Kingdom

McCarthy Bull Oliver

Direct Marketing Agency - Art Director

A direct marketing agency, working mainly on consumer print and direct marketing and advertising campaigns.

Main Clients: Vauxhall, Parcel Force, Great Western Trains, Orient Express, Royal Mail, Mercantile Credit, Pizza Hut and Disney.
1996 - 1998 United Kingdom

DMB&B

Advertising Agency - Art Director

Art director at this direct marketing agency. I worked closely with the above-the-line agency DMB&B, on solutions for British Gas and Inter City Rail. As well as our own consumer direct mail accounts.

Main Clients: W.H.Smiths, Saudi America Bank, Inter City, Royal Mail International, Actionaid, Princess Youth Trust.
1993 - 1996 United Kingdom

Education

Eastbourne Art School

Studied Graphic Design

Spent the first year drawing and painting, and the next three studying Graphic Design.
September 1985 - July 1990 United Kingdom

Awards

Cannes Lions - Silver

Microsoft - Stationery is bad!

2009

ECHO - Silver

Microsoft - Myth or reality

2007

DMA - Gold

Vauxhall - Personal cars

2003

Direct Response - Gold

Yellow Brick Road - Photography

2001

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, CS6, Powerpoint,