jamesbarrs
I am an experienced, passionate, team focussed and results driven digitally-led Creative Director, Creative Strategist and Designer. I am keen to work on projects and initiatives, and with organisations that have a desire to make the world a healthier place for us all.
26 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
I am a passionate, team focussed and results driven Creative Director, Creative Thinker and Designer. I have worked primarily in a digital creative / tech agency environment working on projects for a huge range of brands across multiple sectors including: Automotive, FMCG, Finance, Property, Press / Media, Telecommunications, Internet Technologies and many more. I have also worked client side in a few of my roles including: Head of Creative Services, EMEA @ Google; Investor, Creative and Marketing Director @ Greengage Lighting; Co-founder & Director of Creative and Product @ Wayblaze Crowdfunding and Founder @ Nutrileaves Microgreens Farm.
More recently, through my work at Wayblaze Crowdfunding, I have been involved with organisations that have a high sustainability agenda and work on projects and initiatives that help us move towards a healthier planet for all. This is something that I have real drive and passion for.
I am now open to new opportunities where I can share my passion for creativity and sustainability.
Over the years I have been involved with most aspects of a business from administration, operations and strategy through to new business, account direction and project delivery. However, my passion, and forte, has always been for the creative side.
I am very familiar and proficient with a range of industry tools, apps and languages (some of which can be seen below) and am comfortable learning new ones as required.
my otherpassions
I love to make my own music in my 'small' home digital recording studio. I am still waiting for that elusive hit of course, but I also experiment with atmospheric audio soundtracks to bring content to life.
For me, the best place to be creative and come up with ideas is when I am in 'the great outdoors', walking my dog, Brodie. Before the Covid-19 pandemic I regularly travelled to Canada to enjoy wilderness experiences with my brother.
Through my involvement with Wayblaze, and my love of the natural world, I continue to explore how I, my family and others can have a positive impact on this beautiful planet we live on.
my otherpassions
I love to make my own music in my 'small' home digital recording studio. I am still waiting for that elusive hit of course, but I also experiment with atmospheric audio soundtracks to bring content to life.
For me, the best place to be creative and come up with ideas is when I am in 'the great outdoors', walking my dog, Brodie. Before the Covid-19 pandemic I regularly travelled to Canada to enjoy wilderness experiences with my brother.
Through my involvement with Wayblaze, and my love of the natural world, I continue to explore how I, my family and others can have a positive impact on this beautiful planet we live on.
what others think
James is a rare creative talent. He has this wonderful ability to extract the most innovative ideas from the simplest of briefs and then deliver a response that far exceeds all expectations. Add to this his extraordinary grasp of digital tech and the result is someone who is up there with the very best. He’s also a very lovely bloke too.
One thing that impressed me most about James, is his great dedication to the job. There are not many creatives who care so deeply about the work they're producing. He made sure every member of the team understands and thinks the brand, brief, market and audience from the start. The best ingredient to come up with a very successful creative idea and win over clients' hearts.
James is an incredibly passionate and talented Creative. He is also that very rare (and priceless) commodity - a Creative with a real understanding of commercial factors and an appreciation for what ideas will and won't 'sell'. James will always question and interrogate a brief so as to enable him to arrive at the very best creative solution. It was a pleasure to work with James and a real education for me.
James is an inspiring creative and strategic thinker who will always strive to create the very best work for clients.
He is generous with his time and knowledge, making him a highly effective mentor to team members wanting progress in their careers. With James' experience launching, running and selling a successful company, he is also a valuable asset for account directors, board directors and small business owners, not just creative and strategists.
James is an exceptional creative director who helped shape the team and also brought out the best in pitch and finished work.
His passion for creative and strong commercial learnings helped challenge briefs and ensured we delivered a detailed and highly thought out product.
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