Rob Porteous Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Currently back freelancing and looking for the next opportunity.

London Area, United Kingdom

Brought in to help look after UniCredit Bank, I devised and shot brand and local market campaigns to run across Europe. Executions included TV, Online, OOH, Digital and Social.Working closely with senior management, I also helped out on Sage, Hovis, Walkers, Digilearnings and various pitches.Probably one of the nicest agencies I have worked at. Great people and great culture, very enjoyable.

London, England, United Kingdom

Initially employed on a six month contract to help out with big idea thinking and wide idea executions, the contract kept getting extended and I ended up working at this wonderful agency for eighteen months as a senior creative team with long term creative partner Dave Askwith.Accounts worked on included Sky, E-on, Lowell, Santander, Department of Work & Pensions, Thames Water, Open University, Financial Conduct Authority.From posters, to radio, to inhouse content, animated films and… Show more Initially employed on a six month contract to help out with big idea thinking and wide idea executions, the contract kept getting extended and I ended up working at this wonderful agency for eighteen months as a senior creative team with long term creative partner Dave Askwith.Accounts worked on included Sky, E-on, Lowell, Santander, Department of Work & Pensions, Thames Water, Open University, Financial Conduct Authority.From posters, to radio, to inhouse content, animated films and product design, i utilised my conceptual thinking to come up with ideas to be the best they could be in every medium. Show less

London And South East

Working solo for a while and then with various creative partners, including back with Dave Askwith, I did long and short term stints, producing campaigns and comms at various agencies, such as BBH, Spark 44, Edelman, WCRS, Specsavers, McCann Bristol, Media blaze, Evidently, JWT, Portas, Founded, Purple Creative, ITV, Brands2Life, St.Luke’s, McCann Health, McCann Birmingham, Kitchen, Vayner Media, Oliver, Havas Lynx, 21Grams, Suntory, Landor, Catch A Fire, M&C Saatchi, Alison PR, FivebyFive, The… Show more Working solo for a while and then with various creative partners, including back with Dave Askwith, I did long and short term stints, producing campaigns and comms at various agencies, such as BBH, Spark 44, Edelman, WCRS, Specsavers, McCann Bristol, Media blaze, Evidently, JWT, Portas, Founded, Purple Creative, ITV, Brands2Life, St.Luke’s, McCann Health, McCann Birmingham, Kitchen, Vayner Media, Oliver, Havas Lynx, 21Grams, Suntory, Landor, Catch A Fire, M&C Saatchi, Alison PR, FivebyFive, The Ninety Niners, VCCP New York, Publicis Health, Kindred and Brothers & Sisters.I also worked direct to a number of clients, including Bespoke Group Hotels, Veetee, Johnson’s, Anorak, Freemans, Craft Irish Whiskey and Hospitality Action.It’s while working for Hospitality Action, through lockdown, that I produced the work I am most proud of in my advertising career.Invisible Chips were invented to raise money and help hospitality workers as bars, pubs and restaurants closed down across the UK.Still on menus up and down the country, Invisible Chips has contributed a hefty portion to the £4m in grants that have been distributed to over 12,500 hospitality households since 2020 Show less

London, United Kingdom

I ran my own creative consultancy and worked with an extraordinary amount of clients, helping them out with 'Emergency Creative Thinking’ and ‘Fire Fighting' when they ran out of ideas and direction. The company was also called in for 'Fire Prevention' opportunities, coming into the process early to take on projects from strategy through to execution, employing other staff when needed along the way.A prolific five years of learning, growing and succeeding at doing my own thing in an… Show more I ran my own creative consultancy and worked with an extraordinary amount of clients, helping them out with 'Emergency Creative Thinking’ and ‘Fire Fighting' when they ran out of ideas and direction. The company was also called in for 'Fire Prevention' opportunities, coming into the process early to take on projects from strategy through to execution, employing other staff when needed along the way.A prolific five years of learning, growing and succeeding at doing my own thing in an industry I love.The Fire Dept. developed a reputation as the go to place for comms that needed to be cracked and their executions that need to be made.Media neutral, we prided ourselves on having great ideas and then having great ideas of what to do with them.Here is what a few clients have said about The Fire Dept:"Everyone loves a fireman don't they? The FD give you a whole bunch of ideas, lots on brief, but plenty beyond too. They are fearless so their work is always a joy to review. And, couple of pro's that they are, they always work their ideas up visually so they're presentation-ready which doesn't half help.” Stef Jones – Creative Partner, Big Al’s Creative Emporium“What’s better than a good idea? Lots of good ideas. That’s what you get with Rob & Dave. Nice guys. Nice work.” Bryn Attewell – Executive Creative Director, GTB“We called in The Fire Department to help us get a big pitch across the line – they were brilliant; big ideas and lots of them, all delivered on time and on brief with the humanity and humour you’d expect from Dave & Rob. Obviously I thoroughly recommend them”. Howard Fretten – Creative Director, Therapy“Good, quick, fun and reliable. What's not to like about these guys?” Ben Priest – Executive Creative Director, adam&eveDDB Show less

London

At David&Goliath myself and my long term creative partner David Askwith were headhunted to work as joint Creative Directors. We ran a small office of eight people and utilised our skills to services the creative needs of Kia Motors, Greenworld and London Sings.This was a time of real personal growth as our support network was thousands of miles away in Los Angeles. In this time we built up fantastic relationships with our clients and nurtured the talents of younger members of our… Show more At David&Goliath myself and my long term creative partner David Askwith were headhunted to work as joint Creative Directors. We ran a small office of eight people and utilised our skills to services the creative needs of Kia Motors, Greenworld and London Sings.This was a time of real personal growth as our support network was thousands of miles away in Los Angeles. In this time we built up fantastic relationships with our clients and nurtured the talents of younger members of our staff.“Rob and Dave have succeeded in building one of the best relationships between client and creative direct that I have experienced.This is largely due to a demonstrable desire on their part to ensure that their work and results are in tune with what we, as clients actually need to increase our business success.Over the course of our working relationship, they have produced some genuinely creative ideas and work for us against our briefs.They are true professional creative people who will fight their corner in a constructive way when it comes to both the big issues and the smallest of details…all to make sure the advertising is working as hard as it can.”Lawrence Hamilton – General manager, Marketing Communications at Kia“Rob and Dave have and continue to be absolutely fantastic. Professional, creative, easy to work with and totally committed to helping us achieve the aims of London Sings. They have worked hard on our behalf and shown no sign of being precious if we have expressed a difference in opinion.They are extremely hard working and instantly likeable guys. I would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking to ensure that their product, service or event stands out from the crowd and achieves their aims.”Nik Pears – Director, Department Records and London Sings Show less

Moving to the world of freelance and working with fellow creative, David Askwith, we helped out Creative Directors at Naked, DDB, W+K (London and Amsterdam), Albion and Atletico International on brands that included, Nokia, Sony, Budweiser, Heineken, Tanqueray, Nike, Nestea, Seat, Nestle Purina, COI - Office of Works and Pensions, Adidas and Betfair.This was a great opportunity to work with a huge variety of people in very different styles of agencies, all around Europe and learn some very… Show more Moving to the world of freelance and working with fellow creative, David Askwith, we helped out Creative Directors at Naked, DDB, W+K (London and Amsterdam), Albion and Atletico International on brands that included, Nokia, Sony, Budweiser, Heineken, Tanqueray, Nike, Nestea, Seat, Nestle Purina, COI - Office of Works and Pensions, Adidas and Betfair.This was a great opportunity to work with a huge variety of people in very different styles of agencies, all around Europe and learn some very important processes about how different agencies work. Show less

After writing and producing award winning and International campaigns for the likes of Toyota, Visa and Carlsberg, I then produced the most successful advert for the General Mills product, Green Giant Sweetcorn and also the most successful advert for Iams cat food for Proctor & Gamble. I was rewarded by being made a Creative Director and then went on to run Comet in the UK and also The Cereal Partners business across Europe. This gave me the opportunity to work with and nurture young talent… Show more After writing and producing award winning and International campaigns for the likes of Toyota, Visa and Carlsberg, I then produced the most successful advert for the General Mills product, Green Giant Sweetcorn and also the most successful advert for Iams cat food for Proctor & Gamble. I was rewarded by being made a Creative Director and then went on to run Comet in the UK and also The Cereal Partners business across Europe. This gave me the opportunity to work with and nurture young talent within my teams and develop relationships directly with clients. Show less

Having survived a merger with Young & Rubicam and RKCR to form RKCR/Y&R, I continued to work on a broad range of accounts that included, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Money, Lego, The Times, Marks & Spencer, Land Rover, Danone, Lloyds TSB, Royal Navy, Kraft Jacob Suchard and Thetrainline.com. I used this time, working on bigger brands, to develop my skills for client facing, presenting and how to look after specific pieces of business.

Hired from art college, I learnt my craft from some of the industry best and managed to produce award winning work for Pirelli, IDV Cuervo Gold Tequila, Kodak, Wrigley's and Colgate. I travelled to multiple Y&R offices around the world, including Sydney, New York and Warsaw to work on successful pitches and, back in the UK, I instigated and executed campaigns for Ford, British Gas, Ericsson, Schweppes, Eurostar, Courage Breweries, Walkers Crisps, KFC, Quaker, Longines and London… Show more Hired from art college, I learnt my craft from some of the industry best and managed to produce award winning work for Pirelli, IDV Cuervo Gold Tequila, Kodak, Wrigley's and Colgate. I travelled to multiple Y&R offices around the world, including Sydney, New York and Warsaw to work on successful pitches and, back in the UK, I instigated and executed campaigns for Ford, British Gas, Ericsson, Schweppes, Eurostar, Courage Breweries, Walkers Crisps, KFC, Quaker, Longines and London Underground. I was also the first creative to produce the original 'smelly poster site' with my work for Batik fruit drinks. Show less