bio

James' career spans some of the most elite advertising shops in the country. He started at Doyle Dane Bernbach on Madison Avenue, where he quickly produced award-winning and memorable work for NY Lottery, Hershey’s, USS Intrepid Air & Space Museum, and YouthAids. 

He then joined Fallon, Minneapolis where he again graced the award shows with his work for Holiday Inn, Citibank, BMW, and Travelers. After Ellen DeGeneres robbed him of an Emmy for his Travelers Snowball commercial, he joined Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to launch a new brand campaign for Netflix, an iPhone-killer for Sprint (spoiler alert; it was made by the now-defunct Palm) and produce award-winning work for the NBA.

For the next six years, as Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi, James helped the agency quadruple in size & billings while managing a staff of 85+ strong and 13 clients (Reebok, Casamigos, Vizio, UGG, & Oakley) and installing a social department (SHARE) and an entertainment industry-specific agency (Heavenspot).

Currently, as an ECD at Arnold Worldwide (Cox Communications, New England Revolution, Barclays, Red Cross and ESPN) James has helped the agency return to glory - garnering many of the industry’s top awards across a wide range of clients - and registering it #9 on the 2020 D&AD rankings.

ARNOLD

executive creative director

m&c saatchi

executive creative director

goodby silverstein & partners

associate creative director, senior writer

fallon

writer

doyle dane bernbach

writer

d&ad
07, 08, 19x2, 20x3

cannes
01, 03, 08, 14, 18, 19, 21x7

one show
00, 03, 06, 08, 10, 14, 17, 20x9, 24

clio
03, 07, 18, 20x7, 21x3, 22x3, 24

addy
24

google hall of fame
12

webby
19

emmy
07