Damon Hutson-Flynn

Win several big pitches with Advertising agencies like Farm, Digitas LBi, Gravity, Kids Industries, Havas, Positive Thinking, Remarkable, Loud House, BWM Naked, The Broadcast House, Perscription Films, Naked Health and Earnest (against much larger agencies like Saatchi&Saatchi, Leo Burnett and M&C Saatchi). Work on a very wide variety of briefs, brands, sectors and media at agencies that include Legas Delaney, BBH, Ogilvy, Sapient, FOTW, Gravity, Wax On, Sun Dog Pictures, Bandstand, Marcom, Momentum, Heavenly, McCanns, Interbrand, Open Health, VERVE, Cherry Thinking, Seven Stones, Cloud 9, MARS of London, King&Tuke, Pace Films, Oakwood, Sudler Hennesey and Irresistible Films. Create, write and direct TV commercial campaigns for Discovery Science, AETN, Bid TV and Platinum Skies. Hired to create, write and oversee campaigns for other TV broadcasters including Discovery, ITN Productions, Redbee Media, Cartoon Network, Luxe TV and Nickeloden. Work directly as a One-Person Ad Agency with clients like Fanta, E.On, Money Gram, TES, Matthew Clark, Mary Gober International, App Paye, Jackson&Willow, Kentish PIP, The Cyber Clinic, Gunna Drinks and Carrot Banana Peach to form strategy, planning, branding all the way through to producing fully integrated advertising campaigns across TV, Social Content, Radio, Poster, Print, Social, Digital, POS, DM. Working with Bear Jam Productions, I write and direct successful Social Content campaigns for Marie Curie. Move into an exciting new territory creating content and TV show ideas with broadcasters like Channel 4, Channel FIVE and London Live, while also developing movie treatment ideas for Malpaso Productions. Start writing lyrics and handle visual presentation of bands –both famous and upcoming. Keeping true to my creative roots, still find time to mentor students by helping tutor with Tony Cullingham.

Campaigns run:

App Paye (Brand launch -Posters, Radio, Social, Digital, DM and Events), Pfizer (Social and Instagram), British Royal Legion (Direct Mail), Belkin (Social and Digital), Amazon (Social and Digital), Marie Curie (write and direct Social Content), Platinum Skies (Brand Launch -write and direct TV, Social and Digital), Kentish PIP (Print, POS, Shopper), Jackson&Willow (Brand Launch -Posters, Press, Digital & Social), The Cyber Clinic (Digital and Social), SEGA Games (TV), Bid TV (TV), Zettabox (Digital), Darwin Week –Discovery Science (write and direct TV promo campaigns, teasers and stings), Brand Spot –Discovery History (TV promo), Yoothie (Shopper), Bloodwork –Crime & Investigation (write and direct live action TV promo campaign), Zettabox (Digital), Interoute (Digital, Experiential and DM), Wet Ones (tube cards), Wellman (Print), Giffard (Print and Digital), Camato (DM), First Press (DM), Mary Gober International (DM & Website), Carrot Banana Peach (Re-brand, Digital, Print and POS), Sky (DRTV, VR, Digital and Social), Pfizer (Print & Social), Belkin (Digital & Social), Pokemon (Digital, Social & Content), Chance For Childhood (Social), Royal British Legion (DM).

The thought behind this posting was to strengthen the channel's brand, creativity and strategy. Improve creative presentation and mentorproducers into having clear ideas themselves ahead of going into FCP (thus growing the standard of creative while reducing time spent editing). Leading by example, it was also my welcomed duty to create, write and direct more campaignable promo's around each show (meaning a more branded series of spots that could share the same campaign thought/strapline and work across an On and Off Air multi-media platform). Hands-on in creating and then making idents, any general fillers and animation sequences. Also work at Five as a writer, film director and storyboard artist while being in charge of the department in the absence of the Executive Creative Director (Nol Davis).

Campaigns run:

Robson Green’s Extreme Fishing (write and direct Channel ident, Teasers, Promo-campaign, Print and Press campaign), The Gadget Show –FIVE (write and direct Channel ident, Promo campaign and animated menu’s, etc), CSI –FIVE (write and direct live action shot Promo campaign and individual episode introductions from the lead actor William Petersen) also write and direct numerous Christmas themed animation stings.

Create and oversee big 360 campaigns for Nestle and Kraft foods while also acting as the Creative Director representative on behalf of the agency facing the client.

Campaigns run:

Nestle GO FREE! (TV, Posters and Press), Kraft Philadelphia (TV, Posters, Press, Alternative Media and Events), Dairylea (Radio).