About me.

 

I'm Jake Holmes and I've worked at some of the UK's leading advertising, digital and direct agencies.

 

Beginning my career as a junior writer at MSW Rapp & Collins, I became creative director before being persuaded to have a quick stint in the era's fastest-growing agency, Barraclough Hall Woolston Gray. The quick stint lasted over ten years and I helped it morph into the global beast that was Proximity London, becoming creative director on multinational accounts such as Shell, NEC and Qatari Diar. 

 

I was then poached by CHI & Partners (now The & Partnership) and worked on the whole portfolio of the agency's business, from luxury superbrands such as Coutts and Lexus to retail heavyweights, Argos and Carphone Warehouse. 

 

Recently I have freelanced at BBH, TBWA, OgilvyOne, Ogilvy Healthworld, Lida and Rapp. I've worked with some of the world's biggest brands and have experience in just about every market sector. To name a few:



Automotive: Volkswagen, Volvo, Lexus

Charity: British Red Cross, Cancer Research, World Wildlife Fund, UNICEF

Financial: RBS, Barclays, NatWest, Barclaycard, Coutts

FMCG: Persil, Pedigree Petfoods, The Famous Grouse, Bacardi,

Education: Henley Business School, LSBU, London Met, Birkbeck

Energy: Shell, Mobil, EDF, Calor Gas, British Gas

Media: News International, Virgin Media

Retail: Argos, Sainsburys, The Carphone Warehouse, Best Buy

Utilities: BT, TalkTalk, Virgin, Royal Mail

Technology: Citrix, ServiceNow, GSMA, DXC, VMWare

Travel: British Airways, American Airlines, Thomas Cook 

 

Awards, I've had a few. My work has been lauded and awarded in two continents by D&AD, Creative Circle, DMA, Campaign, John Caples and EPICA.

 

I can work in-house or from my office. And I am available on my own or with an art director or designer.



Let's talk. Call me on 07977 414184 or email jake_holmes@sky.com