ANDREW WATKINSON
Creative Director - Conceptual Copywriter

Approaching my 36th year in the industry, I’m an experienced Creative Director with close to 100 international awards under my belt and a succession of recent new business wins including Burns Pets, WeAreLuxe, Aqaufina and RockStar Energy.
I have worked at some of London’s most respected agencies, managing creative departments large and small. I’m a hands-on CD; I have a passion for nurturing talent to get the very best creative out of the teams I work with.
But I’m equally at home presenting to clients, helping them shape their business with category defining creative ideas, whilst growing the account with proactive thinking.
My career has covered all disciplines - TV, DM, OOH, Shopper, CRM, Social, B2B, B2C and ecommerce. And I’m proud that I’ve had work recognised and awarded in every channel. Nailing the big idea and then flexing it to work across all touchpoints of a consumer journey is something that still excites me after all these years.
A writer first and foremost, I’m just at home on a shoot or in front of a design spec as I am in front of a keyboard. And when I’m not creating, I’m still creative. I’m a keen wildlife photographer – swapping Cannes Lions for the real thing on the African plains, and producing travel-related content for blogs and publications.
Key skills
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Creative Direction
Copywriting and SEO copy
Keyword analysis
Concept ideation
Storyboarding
Directing
Creative strategy
Advertising
Content creation
ecommerce
Social and digital content
Creative audits
Editing and proofreading
Talent nurturting