Company
Wayne Deakin
Basic
Bis 2018, Executive Creative Director, AKQA
London, United Kingdom
Timeline
Professional experience for Wayne Deakin
Current 4 years and 3 months, since Mar 2018
Executive Creative Director
Huge
1 year and 2 months, Jul 2014 - Aug 2015
Clientside Creative Consultant
Wayne Deakin
Working with Global brand on NPD
3 years and 5 months, Mar 2011 - Jul 2014
Executive Creative Director
Engine Group
Joint ECD for The Engine Group while continuing to be ECD for Jam. Working across the Engine agencies doing creative things. My role often sees me looking after a wide range of agencies across many channels and clients. Most folks say something like "that Aussie chap who speaks ATL, Digital and PR with the stupid big hair could help us".
1 year and 10 months, Nov 2011 - Aug 2013
Executive Creative Director
JAM
In under a year, I helped take Jam from not on the radar to being a top UK 5 Digital Agency in my first year and a top 5 agency each year since. 2013 - The DRUM listed Jam as No 2 in the UK. 2013 - CAMPAIGN/MARKETING had us in the top 5 2012 - CAMPAIGN : Digital Agency of the Year Runners-up. 2012 - MARKETING : Digital Agency of the Year Runners-up.
11 months, Jan 2011 - Nov 2011
Freelance Digital Creative Director
Jung von Matt / Limmat Zurich
Creative Digital leadership on some large digital projects
10 months, Apr 2010 - Jan 2011
Creative Director
20 20
Campaigns, big ideas and creative strategy are what I am asked to do across the agency. Leading creative and thought-leadership (what a buzz word) and new biz across digital campaigns and eCRM. No 1 UK Digital Agency in 2010 and 2009 (Campaign Magazine)
13 years and 11 months, May 1996 - Mar 2010
CD, Group Head, Senior Creative, Blah, Blah Blah....
Saatchi's, Cohn Wells, Burnetts, Euro, Bates, Carlson, Spin + more
Working in Australia, SE Asia, The US and London for top creative agencies. Starting in ATL and in recent times moving into the werid online world.
Educational background for Wayne Deakin
1992 - 1992
Creative
A.W.A.R.D
1989 - 1991
Business Communication
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Advertising
1989 - 1991
Semiotics and Cognitive Sciences
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Brand Communication Advertising
1987 - 1991
Visual Communication
College Of Art
Design Film
Languages
English
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