Stephen de Wolf

Stephen de Wolf

Creative Director at Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
Melbourne, United Kingdom

About me

After two unsuccessful attempts at a swimming career, it was clear the time had come for me to try my hand at something new. I hung up my Speedos and goggles, picked up a black marker and begun my career as an art director.

I’ve been lucky enough to have spent time working in some of Australasia's top agencies including Clemenger BBDO and Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand. In that time I’ve made a volcano erupt and transported the voices of a nation to the other side of the world. I’ve managed creative on businesses as varied as New Zealand Defence Force, Kellogg’s, Telecom New Zealand and Dominion Breweries (Heineken, Sol, Tiger, Export Gold, Tui) to name a few.

For the past two and a half years I’ve been the Creative Director of London’s fastest growing independent creative agency 18 Feet & Rising.

Creative Director
London, United Kingdom
January 2011 - April 2014 (3 years 3 months)
Key Clients: Nationwide Building Society, Selfridges & Co., LOVEFiLM, Freeview, Akzo Nobel, Virgin Media, Nando's Restaurants, Kopparberg Premium Cider, Kabuto Instant Noodles, British Library
Creative Group Head
Sydney, Australia
2010 - 2011 (1 year)
Key Clients - Kellogg's Australasia; All-Bran, Coco-Pops, Crunchy Nut, Frosties, Just Right, Special K, Sultana Bran, Rice Bubbles
Creative Group Head
Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland
2006 - 2010 (4 years)
Key Clients - Telecom New Zealand, Dominion Breweries, NZ Post, Toyota, Sealord
Senior Art Director
Saatchi & Saatchi Auckland
2006 - 2007 (1 year)
Key Clients - Telecom New Zealand, Dominion Breweries, NZ Post, Toyota, Sealord
Art Director
West Perth, Australia
2002 - 2004 (2 years)
Key Clients - Red Rooster, The Art Gallery Of Western Australia, LotteryWest, The West Australian News
Art Director
JMG Marketing
2001 - 2002 (1 year)
Key Clients - RAC Insurance, StateWest Insurance, Australia Post

Education

Art Direction / Copywriting / Creative

2001 (1 year)
AWARD School is an industry run course by AWARD (Australian Writers and Art Directors) for people who want to become copywriters and art directors in the advertising industry.AWARD School students are chosen purely on the merit of their ideas in their application. To be accepted into the course, each person must submit a folio of work based on the brief set by the co-ordinators of AWARD School. AWARD School accepts up to 200 students throughout Australia and New Zealand every year.

Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design & Multimedia - Graphic Design & Multimedia

2000 - 2001 (1 year)
Majoring in Art Direction and Photography

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