aboutme — iamwarren

SOME THINGS ABOUT ME:

I live for Ideas and the art of storytelling.

I currently live in Dallas, Texas.

I recently lived in Singapore.

I lived in Seattle and Miami before that.

I have also lived in London and Johannesburg.

I graduated as a Graphic Designer.

I believe in the religion of football.

I have traveled to over 60 countries.

I speak English, Afrikaans (Dutch) and Cantonese (Chinese).

I am a proud connoisseur of 80's music.

I acted in a movie with John Savage and Ernest Borgnine.

I have a fear of heights and clowns.

I used to moonlight as a DJ.

I don't have a middle name.

I will never walk alone.

SOME OF THE PLACES I'VE WORKED AT:

North America - United Kingdom - Africa - Asia - Middle East …. where next?

I‘m a Senior Creative Director (Art) with over 25 years of international, multicultural experience - working across Digital and Traditional Advertising and Marketing.

Currently, I’m a Senior Creative Director at VMLY&R (Kansas City & Dallas) heading up the LIDL US account, as well as the Storytelling Hub of Intel Corporation.

Previously, I was the Executive Creative Director at Pointsmith in Houston, where I managed the Shell North America account.

Before that I was a Senior Creative Director at TBWA Group Singapore - leading the Global Standard Chartered Bank account and the Mastercard Asia Pacific account.

I was also a Senior Creative at the Garrigan Lyman Group in Seattle, and at Iris Worldwide and DDB in Miami.

Prior to moving to the USA, I worked at The Quartermaster Group and Switch Advertising in South Africa.

I've also started and operated my own creative agencies : Geoff: The Ideas Company and Hamilton Quan Creative Consultancy.

And before that I worked at a few other cool places around Africa and the United Kingdom.
You may have heard of some of them - TBWA, Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Young & Rubicam, Euro RSCG, Collett Dickenson-Pearce and Landor.

SOME OF THE CLIENTS I'VE WORKED WITH:

SOME OF THE AWARDS I'VE WON:

Spikes Asia | AdFest | APAC Effies | Creative Circle Awards

American Advertising Federation Awards | American Institute of Graphic Arts Awards

South African Loerie Awards | Assegai Awards | Apex Awards | Pendoring Awards | Creative Circle AAA Awards