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James Greening - Integrated Creative Director / Creative / Writer 

I believe powerful ideas transform brands. Ideas that sit at the junction of culture, storytelling and technology.   

I'm a multi-award winning creative that has been recognised at the biggest industry award shows such as Cannes, D&AD and Clios. I started my career on placement at Wieden and Kennedy, eighteen years later becoming Creative Partner (Head of Creative Studio) at SharpEnd.

​I have extensive experience in sports - having worked on major brands and events including; Nike Running and Football, Eurosport’s Summer and Winter Olympics, Sure's Summer Olympics, Allianz’s Paralympics, Capital One’s sponsorship of the Football League Cup and Xbox's FIFA campaign. 

Employment

Current 

Freelance 

2 years   

SharpEnd / io.tt 

7.7 years 

R/GA

3 years 

Engine (Jam)

1.2 years

The Mill

3.2 years

20:20 London

2 years

Wieden + Kennedy / TBWA / Leo Burnett's / BMB / Lowe / Work Club 

Shiny stuff

Madri - Conectada

Clean Slate - Mark The Time

Pentawards Bronze - Connected packaging (2024)

Clio Gold - media - OOH - public service (2023)

Clio Silver - PR - public service (2023)

Clio Bronze -Ambient - OOH - public service (2023)

D&AD - Press & outdoor / poster ad  (2023)

D&AD - Impact / campaign comms - shortlist (2023)

Cannes Lions - Outdoor Lions: Ambient & Experiential: Displays 

Cannes Lions - Outdoor Lions: Sectors: Not for profit  

Cannes Lions - Sustainable Development Goal: Reduced Inequalities - shortlist 

One Show - sustainable developments goals

LIA Gold - Billboard: Public Service/Social Responsibility

LIA Bronze - Creativity In PR: Public Service / Social Responsibility

ADC - Design for good - single 

ADC - OOH / print - shortlist 

Webby Honoree - design for good - single 

Fast Company - World Changing ideas awards - social justice 

Allianz - Day 1 Done

Discovery+ - Escape To Tokyo

Clio Sports Bronze - social good (2023)

Clio Sports Bronze - social media (2023)

One Show - Fusion pencil - shortlist (2023)

One Show - Health & wellness - branded content shortlist

ADC - Interactive - design for good 

ADC - Direct - digital - single 

ADC - Design for good - shortlist 

ADC - Fusion pencil - shortlist 

Clio Sports Silver - Film craft (2022)

Creative Circle Bronze -Film craft 

LIA Gold - Music & Sound (2022)

LIA Bronze - Sound mixing & editing  

ACIP - Sound Design 60" and under - Finalist (2022) 

ACIP - Sound Mix 60" and under - Finalist (2022)

 

Discovery+ - Stream The Extreme

Clio Sports Gold - Film craft (2022)

LIA Silver - Music & Sound (2022)

British Arrows Silver - craft sound design

Music Sound awards - Best audio mix in a commerical

Promax Europe - Gold  

Promax Global Excellence Awards - Gold

Nike - 720 Air Store

Cannes Lions - Design retail environment & experience design (2021)
Cannes Lions - Design UX, UI & journey design (shortlist 2021)
One Show - Digital design (merit 2021)
One Show - Digital craft: Interface design
One Show - Digital craft:  Utility/e-commerce
Clios - Design: Digital/mobile (shortlist 2021)
ADC - Interactive: Online/mobile sites: E-commerce site (bronze 2021)
ADC - Interactive: UX/UI: User experience design
ADC - Interactive: UX/UI: User Interface design

McDonald's - Happy Readers

Bima Finalist -product and service design (2019) 

Samaritans - Radar

D&AD Graphite pencil - social good (2016)

SXSW Keynote 2015

Tesco Mobile - #NoJoke

Cannes Lions - cyber real-time activity (2014)

Kinsale Shark Bronze - copywriting

New York Festival - copywriting

New York Festival - mobile

Lovie Gold - overall social presence

Lovie Silver - copywriting

Dadi Grand Prix

Dadi Gold - app or campaign

Dadi Gold - use of social media

Bima Finalist

Bima Finalist

Social Buzz Finalist x 7

Fast Company Top 20 ad of 2013 

Xbox - Play Like A Legend

Bima Grand Prix (2014)

Bima Gold - engagement

Bima Gold - Social media 

Campaign Big Award

Kinsale Shark Bronze

Lovie Gold - social media marketing

Dadi Gold - interactive, entertainment website or campaign

Dadi finalist - use of social media

Dadi finalist - consumer product or services website

Social Buzz Finalist x 4

Capital One - Superstars

Webby Award Honoree - promotion and contest (2013)

Lovie Silver - branded game or app​

Campaign Big Award - direct financial services

Bima - corporate

Bima Finalist - community building

Bima Finalist - content marketing

Other 

Bima Hot 100 list ​(2015)

Student D&AD Graphite winner 2005 - Carhartt

Juror: BIMA, DMAs, Creative Circle  

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