Richard Pittham

Current

• Creative Director at Syzygy

Past

• Creative Direction & Strategy at LBi, Ogilvy, FutureBrand
• Creative Director at SixandCo
• Group Brand Experience Director at Fullsix / SixandCo UK

• Creative Director at Modem Media / Digitas
• Senior Art Director at Digitas
• Art Director at Webfactory
• Senior Designer at Millini
• Creative at Module Communications

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Education

• The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, Epsom
• Reigate School of Art & Design, Reigate

Recommended

16 people have recommended Richard

Connections

127 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Richard Pittham’s Summary

Richard wants to help create innovative creative experiences to encourage long-term relationships between brands and their customers.

Richard Pittham’s Specialties:

• Creative direction
• Future thinking
• Creating innovative brand experiences
• Creative strategy & planning
• Integrated marketing
• Creative process development & implementation
• Department motivation & management

Richard Pittham’s Experience

• Creative Director

  Syzygy

  (Public Company; SYZ; Internet industry)

  June 2009 — Present (2 months)

• Creative Direction & Strategy

  LBi, Ogilvy, FutureBrand

  (Internet industry)

  February 2009 — April 2009 (3 months)

  Freelance Digital Creative Direction/Strategy

• Creative Director

  SixandCo

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  May 2008 — January 2009 (9 months)

  Clients Included: Adidas, Alfa Romeo, Alpari, Hertz, P&G Global Healthcare (Vicks, Fibresure), P&G Global Beauty (Aussie, head&shoulders, Max Factor, Olay, Pantene), Orange, Sky, Travelex
  
  As Creative Director of SixandCo I led the creative vision for the agency.
  
  By providing the agency with forward-thinking guidance and inspiration I increased strategic pro-activity for all clients. Consistently proposing breakthrough creative ideas that translated into measurable business success, along with a vastly improved agency reputation as a pro-active partner.
  
  I also influenced strategic capabilities at group level, showcasing UK ‘ways of working’ by regularly sharing best-practice creative thinking across the network.

• Group Brand Experience Director

  Fullsix / SixandCo UK

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)

  Clients Included: Adidas, Alfa Romeo, Alpari, Hertz, P&G Global Healthcare (Vicks, Fibresure), P&G Global Beauty (Aussie, head&shoulders, Max Factor, Olay, Pantene), Orange, Sky, Travelex
  
  In this role I restructured the creative process of two agencies, so as to fundamentally improve the quality of creative output.
  
  By introducing ‘super-skills’ (conceptual teams, information architects, experiential designers, illustrators and animators) along with appropriate high-level and detailed briefing principles, I established two efficient creative departments that were engaged and motivated.

• Creative Director

  Modem Media / Digitas

  (Public Company; MMPT; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 1 month)

  Clients Included: GSK, Lloyds TSB Group, Scottish Widows, Sega Europe, Shell, Travelex
  
  As well as countless campaigns and site builds, I helped both Lloyds TSB and Scottish Widows transition through major re-brands, and ensured that Shell.com offered a consistent user and brand experience to it’s customers, partners and investors in over 100 languages. For GSK I educated thousands on how to quit smoking, the triggers of heartburn, and how to avoid eczema re-occurring. I developed a site for Sega as rich and immersive as it’s games, and made sure people got the most from their foreign currency with Travelex.

• Senior Art Director

  Digitas

  (Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 2003 — August 2004 (1 year 2 months)

  Clients Included: Ericsson, The Glenlivet, Hertz, RBS, GSK

• Art Director

  Webfactory

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 1997 — May 2001 (3 years 10 months)

  Clients Included: Heineken, Vodafone (formelly Eircell), ESB, Ask Ireland, Aer Rianta, The Commonwealth Institute, Riverdance, Gateway, Shell, Budget Travel, Coca Cola

• Senior Designer

  Millini

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  November 1996 — August 1997 (10 months)

  Clients Included: Body Shop, Gaggia, JB Scotch, Jones Lang Wooten

• Creative

  Module Communications

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 1995 — November 1996 (1 year 4 months)

  Clients Included: Shell, Ticket Master, British Airways, Disney, Nabbaro Nathonson

Richard Pittham’s Education

• The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, Epsom

  BA Hons Graphic Design , Design , 1992 — 1995

• Reigate School of Art & Design, Reigate

  ND Graphic Design , Design , 1989 — 1992

Additional Information

Richard Pittham’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Richard Pittham’s Interests:

• Design • Photography • Music • Travel • Technology • Cooking/eating

Richard Pittham’s Groups:

http://www.designcouncil.org.uk
http://www.iabuk.net
http://www.bima.co.uk

•    Digitas Alumni
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Papervision3D
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    ThoseinMedia
•    The Recruitment Network
•    Digital Marketing
•    Social Media Today
•    User Experience
•    FWA
•    London Advertising & Design Group
•    Creative Social
•    Creative Intensive Network - For All Advertising Creatives
•    Creative Design Professionals
•    D&AD
•    Internet World - Future of Social Media
•    LawtonWare Search and Selection
•    Eurobest 2009

Richard Pittham’s Honors:

The Over-the-Counter Marketing Awards ~ 2008
Vicks ~ Highly Commended
Best OTC Consumer Advertising in other Media

The Over-the-Counter Marketing Awards ~ 2008
Fibresure ~ Winner
Best OTC Marketing Campaign on a Big Budget

Online Finance Awards ~ 2008
Scottish Widows ~ Winner
Best Financial Advice Site

Campaign digital ~ 2006
NiQuitin CRM Campaign ~ Finalist
Best Relationship Marketing Programme

Revolution Awards ~ 2006
NiQuitin CRM Campaign ~ Highly commended
Best Digital Direct Campaign

The Over-the-Counter Marketing Awards ~ 2005
NiQuitin CRM Campaign ~ Winner~ Best Direct Marketing Campaign
Zanprol ~ Highly commended ~ Best OTC Direct Marketing Campaign

Zeddy awards ~ 2001
Webfactory ~ Winner ~ Best of Irish Design

Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland Awards ~ 2001
Eircell Formula 1 ~ Winner ~ Best New Media Advertising

Richard Pittham’s Contact Settings

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