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A solid experience of creative management in advertising & interactive communication
-Creative management of multiple client projects from conception through production
-Providing idea leadership, defining vision, direction and goals for creative teams
-Organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks
-Experience of both advertising and interactive environments
-Good knowledge and everyday use of the major publishing/web software : Photoshop, Illustrator, Image Ready, InDesign, X-Press, Go-Live, Dreamweaver,..
A strong « web-culture »
-Online and producing web-content since 1995
-10 years experience in interactive entertainment & communication (Atari, web-agencies..)
-Strong sense of what makes interactive communication work
-Creative direction and project management for over 75 corporate web-sites
-« Hands-on » experience of web production (several personal web-sites created and maintained)
-Good knowledge of interactive technologies: HTML, Flash, PHP, Javascript, etc..
Conceptual and writing skills.
Good conceptual and writing skills (French & English)
Strong copywriting background, for a wide range of accounts
Consistent experience of creative management (advertising & web)
Bi-cultural (French/English), and ready to move.
-Born in the U.K, where I lived for 8 years
-Dual nationality, British passport
-Bilingual French/English (TOEIC test : 960/990)
-Willing to work in an motivating international environment, and ready to move
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Lewis Wingrove
Web Project Manager & Creative Director
Lyon - France
| English | French |
Since 2005: Forum JNSM |
Forum Admin & Freelance Consultant
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I created in march 2005 a forum as a complement to my blog. I am admin of this forum since then, with a team of 7 moderators. The Forum has around 500 permanent members, and does an average 20 000 page views per day. It is based on a SMF/TinyPortal technology. >http://www.jnsmforum.com/smf While searching for an exciting job opportunity, I propose my services as a freelance consultant : web consulting and content, copywriting, web banners…. | |
Sector: Internet |
2005 - 2006 : Singapour |
Creative Director
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During this period, I worked on several competitions. Some of them where won by the agency. Major accounts : 9 Cegetel (9 Pass), Cellicium (GSM software) Google France, Symantec, Autodesk, AFNIC, Panasonic, SAS, Mercury… | |
Sector: Communication and Media |
2005 - 2006 : Robert Laffont |
Author
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I published my first book « Des Souris et un Homme » (Robert Laffont), based on a successful blog I created in 2005 (read below). | |
Sector: Litterature |
2005 : JNSM |
Blogger
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In 2005 I issued a blog (JNSM) relating my one year experience on a dating site (Meetic). The blog was a huge succes, with 500 000 visitors and over 2,5 million page views in 5 months. It had quite a big media coverage, and I was contacted by several editors to publish a book about the experience. I wrote the final manuscript in 5 months, and the book was published in october 2005 (Robert Laffont). It was adapted as a radio serie for a Swiss radio, and I wrote 50 2mn episodes, and did the voice. I continue this wrting activity, and am working on other projects. >read more: http://www.nickblog.org/?cat=9 | |
Sector: Internet |
2001 - 2005 : dubuzz.com |
Freelance Consultant
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Web project management, web content & copywriting -Copywriting and web content, web project management, banner design... -Clients : advertising agencies, web agencies, companies -My advertising references visible here (French) http://www.dubuzz.com/Refs-Comm -My web references visible here (French) http://www.dubuzz.com/Refs-Web | |
Sector: Marketing and Advertisement |
1997 - 2001 : ZawStudio (webagency) |
Founder and Creative Director
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-Start-up created in october 1997 -Recruitment and management of creative teams -Creative management of clients’ projects -Content management and copywriting -In charge of the agency’s promotion (PR, advertising) -Major accounts: Adecco, Alstom, Aventis Pasteur, Cap Gemini, Cegid, Essilor, Go Sport, Grand Lyon, Infoconcert.com, Infogrames (ATARI), Lever, MBK, Mc Donald's, Opéra de Lyon, Rhodia, Schneider Electric, Yahoo! France… -References visible here (French) http://www.dubuzz.com/Refs-Web/Zawstudio | |
Sector: Internet |
1994 - 1997 : Atari (Infogrames) |
Webmaster & Communication Manager
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-Creator and Webmaster of the first version of Infogrames corporate website (1995) -In charge of web-design, content management, updates, product modules, promotion, … -In charge of communication for product launches (video games & multimedia programs) -Strategy, PR, mediaplanning, in collaboration with marketing department -Creative management, copywriting -Many product launch campaigns supervised: Sim City, Alone in the Dark, Prisoner of Ice, ... -Production of a corporate CD Rom -References visible here (French) http://www.dubuzz.com/Refs-Web/Infogrames | |
Sector: Software publishers |
1991 - 1994 : Freelance Consultant |
Freelance Creative Director & Copywriter
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Clientele of advertising agencies and companies | |
Sector: Marketing and Advertisement |
1989 - 1991 : Jump-BDDP |
Senior Copywriter
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-Several creativity awards for campaigns I conceived (radio, print, poster, …) -Major accounts: Beaujolais wines, Lustucru, Björg, BMW, Adecco, Angénieux, Casio, Laboratoires Boiron,… | |
Sector: Marketing and Advertisement |
1986 - 1989 : Prominter agency |
Creative Director
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-Mission: reorganization of creative department to stimulate the agency’s creative image -Recruitment and management of creative teams -The agency received several creativity awards (87-88) and was awarded Agency of the year in 1987 -In charge of the agency’s communication (PR, advertising) -Major accounts: Kelly, Mutasudest, Vision StreetWear, Karting, Floriane, France Air, Credit Agricole, Lyonnaise de Banque,… | |
Sector: Marketing and Advertisement |
1982 - 1986 : Euro-JWT, Capricorne |
Copywriter
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Copywriter J. WALTER THOMPSON agency and CAPRICORNE agency Major accounts: Look, Duret, Cofradel, Rockwool, Sopexa, Rossignol (ski & tennis), Black & Decker, Val Thorens, Lombardini,… | |
Sector: Marketing and Advertisement |
Interests |
-blogging -admin of a big Forum -motorbiking -music |