Chris James set to depart head of digital role at OgilvyOne – future plans to be revealed soon
After a year in the role, Chris James, OgilvyOne Sydney’s head of digital, is set to depart – with his future plans unclear at this stage.
James was appointed head of digital in May last year, after joining OgilvyOne as interactive creative director in August 2009.
Prior to that he was digital creative director at BMF Sydney.
Considered to be one of the most awarded and experienced Interactivecreative directors working in the Australian market, James turned his interactiveskills to advertising in 2000 when he became the creative director andone of the founders of TEQUILA\Sydney (the digital arm of TBWA).During his four years at TBWA and TEQUILA, he built one of the moststrategic and creative digital offerings in the Australianmarketplace.
In July 2004, James left to set up his ownagency, The Farm, a specialist digital agency, established tocomplement brand agencies and their work. After selling his business hethen joined BMF as the Creative Director of Interactive. As thefounding digital specialist at BMF, he was instrumental in the successof both its interactive and integrated offerings and over the course ofonly 2.5 years, successfully built a multi award winning team of over25 art directors, designers, developers, strategists and producers.
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‘I was only trying to help that sheep over the fence…..’
It was about time he got out of Ogilvy. Better men than Chris have failed to turn that place into a creative shop. What’s next Mr James?
Never follow the money again chris. Follow the work
He is one of the best Creative Directors I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with – watch this space I reckon
7:46PM Watching them spaces.
bet he’ll miss st leonards
Chris is a great bloke and at any other place he would kill it, but no one can make it happen at Ogilvy. Everyone goes in thinking it will be different for them and then come up against the same roadblocks. Now it’s Gerry’s turn. He’s an awesome planner. I give him two years tops before he gets discouraged and bails.
Ogilvy do one thing right – they throw money at good people and are great at getting them to sign up. Now they just have to let them do their job. Why is that so hard?
Best of luck, Chris. Top bloke, great CD.
Top CD it’s a pity we have not seen much from him in a few years
3.48PM. Nothing since BMF. But Ogilvy does that to good creatives.
didn’t he do that awesome Coke Summer facebook game?