Hello, I’m James, a copywriter, Creative Director and artist. I’ve written ads for agencies including Uncommon, Wieden+Kennedy, Anomaly, Mother, adam&eve, BBC Creative, Homeground and Copa90, and continue to put a passion for all sports* to good use for brands such as Nike, Jordan, adidas, Under Armour, Puma, Umbro, FIFA and Google.
I also moonlight as a ‘custom creator’, by hand-painting denim jackets into iconic football kits, some of which have been made personally for icons including Kaká, Ronaldinho, Djibril Cissé, Didier Drogba, Patrice Evra, James Harden, Louis Saha, Sophia Smith, Romeo Beckham, Alexi Lalas, Ed Sheeran, Iván Zamorano, Drake Ramberg, Tim Howard, Daniel Kaluuya and Sébastien Frey.
My personal projects have been featured in the physical and digital pages of Vice, Esquire, The Athletic, The New York Times, GQ, Wired, Fast Company, Sky Sports, BBC Sport, BBC Three, Art of Football, SoccerBible, Cult Kits, Complex, Gawker, BuzzFeed, The Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail, LA Weekly, GOOD, DesignBoom, The Inspiration and It’s Nice That, and appeared on the BBC's Q.I. television programme.
After fulfilling a lifetime ambition to appear in Playboy, I have also exhibited in galleries in London, Los Angeles, Gothenburg, Seoul and Amsterdam.
*except horse racing
Agencies
Uncommon, Wieden+Kennedy (Portland & London), adam&eveDDB, Anomaly, 180LA, Copa90, Homeground, The Midnight Club, Azzerad NYC, Vice/Virtue, R/GA, BBC Creative, Mother, Iris, TenToes Media, 72andSunny Amsterdam, TBWA Amsterdam, Pablo, Zerotrillion, Achtung!, Mr. President.
Clients
Nike Football, Jordan, adidas, Puma, Umbro, Under Armour, Manchester City FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Portland Thorns, FIFA, UEFA, The FA Cup, EA Sports, Sky Sports, KNVB, Nike Running, Nike Basketball, Google, Budweiser, Michelob, Corona, Converse, Diesel, BBC, Amnesty International, Honda, Peloton, Tropicana, Lucozade, Stella Artois, VW, San Miguel, Mini, Pepsi, Lay’s, Lurpak, Allstate, Visa, Three Mobile, UNICEF, Lego, Gymbox, Uber, Miller, Sony, Skype, Coca-Cola, Universal Music, Global Radio, The Body Shop, Craghoppers, Tim Hortons.