Please allow me to introduce myself…
Senior Designer/Art Director
With over 17 years in advertising and integrated communications. I’ve worked in agencies of all sizes, led cross-functional teams, and won global Coca-Cola pitches that generated $4 billion in business.
I manage projects from creative concept through production and can work independently, collaboratively, or as a team leader.
Work EXPERIENCE
Wasserman
Freelance Senior Designer | February 2022 - August 2022
Role: Senior Designer working across Sports, Music, and Culture.
Responsible’s: Solving problems and building brands with design, experiential, social media, and digital.
Highlights: Lead designer for the Premier League 30th anniversary campaign.
Clients include: Microsoft / Betway / Lego / Mini / Chicago Bears / Uefa Champions League / Vital Proteins / Foot Locker / Premier League.
teamwass.com
Virtue Worldwide
Freelance Senior Designer | October 2021 - February 2022
Role: Senior Designer working across Home & Car audio, Drinks & Beverages, Finance, Home Appliances, and Fashion.
Responsible’s: Designing a variety of assets—press, OOH, digital, and campaign pitches—for diverse brands.
Highlights: Lead designer for Bally’s Art of Utility launch across Europe and China.
Clients included: H&M / Miele / Bally / Johnnie Walker / eToro / Harman Kardon / Borjomi / Captain Morgan.
virtueworldwide.com
Dentsu Creative UK
Freelance Senior Designer | October 2019 - October 2021
Role: Senior Designer working across B2B, Sports, Drinks, and Automotive industries.
Responsible’s: Creating original, thought-provoking designs for a wide range of brands across press, OOH, digital, editorial, and direct marketing.
Highlights: Lead designer for the launch of DAZN’s Spanish MotoGP platform.
Clients included: American Express / Dazn / Honda / Asahi / Disney / Generali / Sony.
McCann Enterprise
Freelance Senior Designer | September 2019 - October 2019
Role: Senior Designer brought in for a Legal & General pitch.
Responsible’s: Create print and digital design mock-ups for a pitch deck.
Highlights: Working at one of the world’s top three ad agencies.
Client included: Legal & General.
Dark Horses
Freelance Senior Designer | September 2019 - October 2019
Role: Senior Designer working across Sports and Automotive industries.
Responsible’s: Making social content for Manchester City, FC Bayern Munich, and Nissan Formula E.
Highlights: After almost ten years trying, I finally worked with sports brands.
Clients included: Manchester City / FC Bayern Munich / Nissan.
Hogarth Worldwide
Senior Creative & Art Director | June 2017 - September 2019
Role: Senior Creative & Art Director for Coca-Cola, EY and other major brands.
Responsible’s: Creating high-quality, engaging campaigns across all channels.
Highlights: Led global Coca-Cola pitches that won $4 billion in business.
Clients included: Coca-Cola / EY / Heinz / HSBC / Nestlé Skin Health / Marlboro.
Hogarth Worldwide
Senior Designer | December 2016 - June 2017
Role: Senior Designer working across FMCG, Fashion, and Finance sectors.
Responsible’s: Leading teams and running projects to create print, digital, and TV campaigns.
Highlights: Led several successful wins on the global EY account, earning a promotion to Senior Creative & Art Director.
Clients included: EY / Barclays / Diageo / TK Maxx / P&G / Johnson & Johnson / Beats / Unilever.
Open
Freelance Senior Designer | September 2016 - December 2016
Role: Senior Designer working across Charity and Fundraising sectors.
Responsible’s: Creating print, outdoor, direct, digital, and shopper marketing campaigns.
Highlights: Helping share how these charities’ work is making a real difference in the world.
Clients included: RSPCA / Barnardos / Christian Aid / British Heart Foundation / Oxfam / Unicef.
MullenLowe London
Freelance Senior Designer | March 2016 - September 2016
Role: Senior Designer working across multiple FMCG sectors.
Responsible’s: Creating customer experiences where digital, direct, and shopper marketing meet.
Highlights: Lead designer for Diageo’s global #Lovescotch launch.
Clients included: (Unilever) Persil / Cif / Domestos / Knorr / (Diageo) Haig Club / Pampero.
Therapy Agency
Head of Design | March 2013 - March 2016
Role: Head of Art, creating full 360 campaigns for Batiste, Kaspersky and other top brands.
Responsible’s: Essential for shaping Therapy’s overall artistic style and presentation.
Highlights: Led the full Batiste rebrand, attracting photographer Rankin and pop star Pixie Lott to collaborate on the “My Quick Fix” campaign.
Clients included: Danone / Arm & Hammer / Orajel / Stérimar / femfresh / Batiste / Kaspersky
Therapy Agency
Senior Designer | September 2008 - March 2013
Role: Senior Designer for Lifestyle and Beauty brands.
Responsible’s: Creating campaigns for print, digital, outdoor ads, packaging, and websites.
Highlights: Led and won pitches for Batiste and Kaspersky, earning promotion to Head of Art.
Clients included: Galderma / Pearl Drops / Canderel / Nair / Royal Mail.
Lucid Graphics
Freelance Junior Designer | August 2008 - September 2008
Role: Junior Designer for Food & Drink, Health and Finance brands.
Responsible’s: Creating advertorials, logos, newsletters, and magazine layouts.
Highlights: I still value the experience and knowledge I gained from my first time in Adland.
Clients included: Tesco / McVitie’s / NHS / McCoy’s.
EDUCATION
University for the Creative Arts
BA Honours, Graphic Design New Media | 2003 - 2006
Skills
Art Direction, Design, Digital, Events, Social Media, Marketing, Branding & Identity, Online Advertising, Graphic Design, Typography, Artworking, Presentation Design, Visualising, Experiential, OOH, DOOH, Shopper Marketing, Creative Direction, Logo Design, Creative Strategy, Creative Concepts, Print Design, Direct Mail, B2B Marketing.
Software: Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign
Contact
Email: info@christianhudson.co.uk