I'm a Creative Director with twenty years of experience leading brand vision, campaigns and creative teams, on both sides of the table. I've run in-house creative studios and led work from inside global agencies, so I know exactly what each side needs from the other.
My career started at the Sunday Times Magazine, which gave me a deep respect for craft and an eye for detail that has shaped everything I've done since.
From there, I moved into senior creative & leadership roles across global agencies and in-house, working with brands including Dove, Avon, Patek Philippe, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, Liz Earle, Penfolds, Berkeley Group and Value Retail. Most recently, I was Head of Creative at Dorchester Collection, leading the global creative direction across one of the world's most celebrated luxury hotel portfolios, partnering directly with C-suite and senior marketing leadership.
That in-house experience matters. I know how to run a creative department, set the standards, brief and manage external agencies, and keep a brand's creative output consistent across markets and touchpoints. And, because I've also led inside agencies, I know how to sell an idea in and protect it through production.
Craft sits at the centre of how I work. I've been a designer, an art director, a creative and a creative director, so I lead at a strategic level while still caring about whether the kerning is right. I think both matter.
Outside of work, I'm a parent, a convert from Hackney to the Kent countryside, and a gardener of increasing ambition. I believe good work and good people tend to go together, and I've tried to build both wherever I've been.
Some of the people I've worked with have said kind things.
“Linda is my go-to creative for all the toughest briefs because she’s got every skill you need. She brings fresh conceptual thinking and big creative ideas to every project, and has a fantastic attitude to solving client feedback, coming up with creative solutions and turning obstacles into opportunities. She builds strong relationships with the whole team, and is very collaborative with everyone. The work we make together looks beautiful and premium, but I’m confident she could handle any style of brand, any look and feel. She’s got a brilliant eye for selecting the best directors and photographers to execute a job perfectly, and has great attention to detail, and can handle complex shoots. Calm in a crisis, level headed and resilient, Linda is also just a lovely person to have on the team, boosting morale and generally ensuring the success of a project and that you’ll have fun making it. Couldn’t recommend Linda highly enough!”
— Chloe Grindle, Creative Director, VML
“Linda is a most wonderful master of her craft, is great with clients and manages her teams with empathy. Love Linda and to many more campaigns together - premium, social forward & beauty adjacent… ”
“Linda excels at big ideas, attention to detail, and everything in between. She really delivered on a number of projects and was a real pleasure to work with.”
— Jo Wallace, Global ECD, Jellyfish, Founder Good Girls Eat Dinner
SELECT CLIENTS
Avon, Aston Martin, Arc Vector, Belmond, Barclays Private Bank, Boodles, Berkeley Group, Dove, IHG, Juvederm, Liz Earle, Tesco Finest, Maserati, M&S, No7, Patek Philippe, Penfolds, The Address Hotels, Rolls-Royce and Value Retail.
