Gavin Chimes

Gavin Chimes

Associate Creative Director at Marcel Sydney
Sydney, Australia

Positions

Associate Creative Director
Sydney, Australia
May 2017 - Present (7 years 7 months)
Copywriter
Sydney, Australia
September 2012 - December 2015 (3 years 3 months)
Worked across Tiger Beer (lead creative), Qantas, QFF, Kraft, Woolworths Group, GSK, NRL Australia. Won two silver Cannes Lions and an AWARD pencil. Won pitches for Tiger, GSK and NRL.
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BRAND:
Tiger Beer
AGENCY:
Droga5
Tutor
AWARD School
March 2014 - July 2014 (4 months)
Copywriter
Milsons Point, Australia
May 2011 - June 2012 (1 year 1 month)
Worked on major brands like GSK, Day of Difference (charity), Animal Welfare League, Vitek Vodka, Alibi Bourbon and 4Pines Beer. Ads featured in Lurzer’s Archive. Winner of Siren Radio award for Stem Cell Research charity ad. Flew to New York to work on global Panadol campaign.
Copywriter
Sydney, Australia
November 2009 - May 2011 (1 year 6 months)
Worked across a range of above and below the line clients including EMI, Pepsi Max, Pizza Hut, Qantas, Nestle, IAG. Won pitches for Pepsi Max, Cottee’s, IAG and Bupa. Received awards from AWARD, ADMA, Caples. Flown the the US to work in the M&C Saatchi, Los Angeles office after successfully solving a global brief.
Copywriter (intern)
Sydney, Australia
October 2009 - November 2009 (1 month)
Worked on Harley Davidson, RSVP and pitches for Dynamo and Heart Foundation.
Social Media Coordinator
East Sydney, Australia
March 2009 - October 2009 (7 months)
Assisted and co-ordinated social media activities: ideas generation, monitoring and digital PR.
Intern and Freelance Copywriter
Naked Communications
Surry Hills, Australia
April 2008 - July 2008 (3 months)
While at university, I cut my teeth crafting copy for brands like Museum of Victoria, Contiki and Russell Investments.

Education

- Media, Marketing, Philosophy

2005 - 2008 (3 years)

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