Billy Allen Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Leading the creative direction, creation, and production of campaigns across film, digital, print, and social • Managing a creative team, ensuring deadlines are met and high quality work is delivered on time • Nurturing client relationships by developing a thorough understanding of their business and industry • Working closely with Account managers, digital and motion teams to make sure the best quality of work is created.

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Managing and running a creative department including developing and managing junior and mid creatives• Writing, creating, and editing films• Campaign idea generation and development • Working directly with clients to ensure campaign success• Developing new business proposals for the agency.

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Managing and running a team of creatives• Idea generation and creative direction on client briefs• Assistant director on two-day shoot for a national TV campaign• Wrote and directed a short film• Art directed TV and photoshoots.

London, United Kingdom

· Leading and inspiring a team of creatives· Art directing photo and video shoots· Vision for all things digital, film and print· Owning new business opportunities, from brief to pitch· Creating impactful campaigns· Managing multiple projects within tight deadlines

Toronto, Canada Area

Achievements:• Art directed photo and video shoots for multiple clients• Lead the creative direction for print and digital campaigns for Ontario Dental Association and Ontario Medical Association• Logo design and TV campaign ideas for the Canadian Census• Created an award winning press and digital campaign for Equifax• Managed multiple projects simultaneously within challenging deadlines.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Achievements:• Creative lead for global and national brands• Developed TV campaign ideas, press ads and in-store graphics• Brand repositioning of American Golf, including the creation of a new TV campaign and website• Designed bespoke creative communication material for Driscoll Brothers (Europe’s longest established exhibition company)• Design and art direction of Reebok brand book charting the history of the brand• Design and art direction of magazine and website for European salon company.

Chester, United Kingdom

Achievements:• Primary art director on numerous TV and press ad shoots• Creative redesign of marketing collateral for Tesco supermarket• Created a multifaceted campaign for Visit Wales• Designed new press ads and packaging for Neal’s Yard Remedies• Directed and created promotional video and press ads for The Roses Awards (national industry awards)• Worked on fully integrated campaigns covering TV, press, logo, brand development and website design.

Altrincham, United Kingdom

Achievements:• Executed creative campaigns for a variety of national and regional clients, spanning TV and cinema commercials, branding and brochure design and mailers• Generated successful campaign for Keep Britain Tidy that encouraged a change in consumer behaviour relating to litter, graffiti and dog fouling• Creative design and art direction for a series of POS and press ads for Slazenger• Redesign of magazine for AAH Pharmaceuticals aimed at increasing brand/product awareness• Developed creative press ad for British Masters Golf.