Introduction

Over the years I’ve never lost the desire to wield the power of advertising in changing the way people think and make choices.

The buzz from creating great ads gets me as excited today, as it did when i left Belfast for ‘the big smoke’ and my first job at Lowe Howard Spink.

My track record is long and varied but in short, I’ve worked for a whole range of agencies, from large multi-nationals to small creative hot-shops and won my fair share of domestic and international awards.

Since 2008, I have been working as part of a team or solo, on a freelance basis. And whether this involves spending a few days coming up with pitch concepts, or a few months writing and producing big global campaigns, I always give it 100%.

Experience is invaluable of course - but ideas are still king.

Experience

Freelance - CD/Senior Creative

2008 – Present

McCanns. Euro RSCG. DFWG. Leo Burnett. DLKW. Innocean. Iris. The Frameworks. Scholz & Friends. DraftFCB. BBC Worldwide. 23 Red. Souk. Part two Design. Hive Bee. Euro RSCG Life. Carlsberg. Mercury Healthcare. Tidalwave. Abbey Insurance. NABS. Toshiba. The Compass Group. The KAL Group. CADD. Thames Water. Habitat for Humanity NI. Erik Almas Photography.

BBC Worldwide - Creative Director.

2006 - 2008

Winning new business with creative pitches for Mattel UK, Earls Court promotions, Panni, O2GO.

Euro RSCG – Group Creative Director

2001 - 2005

Reckitt Benckiser, UK & Europe. Peugeot. Citroen. Disneyland Paris. Vichy Paris. Danone/Jacobs. Cadbury. Trebor Bassetts.

DMB&B/D'ARCY - Group Creative Director & Board Director

1995 - 2001

Masterfoods/Uncle Bens. Unigate. COI Benefit Fraud. Wickes DIY. COI Drink Drive, Lloyds TSB. Fiat Cars.

STILL PRICE LINTAS - Creative Group Head & Board Director

1990 - 1995

Unilever/Peperami, Ragu. Crown Paints. IBM. London Buses. Manweb. (Welsh Energy supplier) Pentland. (Kangaroo sports shoes) Boddingtons. Barts Hospital. Elida Gibbs. Johnson & Johnson. P&O Caribbean Cruises. Birds Eye. Batchelors.

FCO – Deputy Creative Director

1988 - 1990

Mazda cars. BBC. British Sugar Corporation. COI Fire Prevention. Panasonic. Mazda. Guinness/Smithwicks AF.

LOWE HOWARD-SPINK - Art Director/Writer

1982 - 1988

BAT Rothmans. Heineken. Whitbread Best. Irn Bru. BBC. Vauxhall Cars. Kelly Girl. Mail on Sunday. Mobil Oil. AC Delco. Ernst & Whinney. Albany Life Insurance. Ovaltine. BAA. Eastern Airlines. BOC. Lloyds Bank. Bedford Trucks.

Education

University of Ulster – 1979 – 1982

2.1 BA Honours Graphic Design

Ulster Polytechnic – 1978 – 1979

Art Foundation Course

Awards

Specialities

Concepts -- Art Direction -- Directing -- Tv Script Writing

Hobbies & Interests

Ray Brennan Hobbies - Ray Brennan Creative

The King & I

On Location for Dassault Sytemes Global Campaign