James Nolan

James Nolan

Global Creative Director at The Lucid Group
London, United Kingdom

About me

An award winning senior creative director and mentor with over 25 years industry experience in consumer and corporate advertising, design and branding.

Experience across multiple local and global accounts providing senior level creative thinking and brand strategy to a range of clients and markets on a day-to-day basis. Founder and CD/CSD for 10 years to a full service creative agency working with various global clients including the NHS, LEGO, Symantec-Norton and The Inhealth Group (European acute and primary care diagnostic company with over 3m+ patients per year).

Experienced in delivering on high-level award-winning campaigns that include multiple channel touch points in OOH, print, digital, moving image and experiential events within consumer, FMCG and healthcare rare disease areas, diabetes and skin health. A driver of creative excellence and an advocate of disruptive thinking to spark radical belief shifts in challenging and stagnant markets.

Positions

Creative Director (Global)
Lucid Group
United Kingdom
2023 - Present (2 years 3 months)
Group Creative & Innovation Director
Obsidian (Formerly Elements Communications)
United Kingdom
2021 - 2023 (2 years)

Obsidian Healthcare Group Limited
Creative Director
Havas Health & You
United Kingdom
2017 - 2021 (4 years)

Education

MA Design Studies

January 2000 - 2002 (2 years)

BA Visual Communication Design

1993 - 1996 (3 years)

Other professional activities

PM Society Advertising Award

Awards Jury Member
2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)

PHNX 2025

Awards Jury Member

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