HOWDY!
I'm an American-born but UK-based writer and creative director, currently living in London. I've been lucky enough to work at a bunch of great agencies with a bunch of great people, and gotten to do some fun work along the way. In addition to loving advertising, I'm a huge pop culture/comic book nerd and can happily talk your ear off about multiple different types of Kryptonite and their various effects on Superman.
CANNES
Titanium Lion
Grand Prix – Creative eCommerce
Gold Lion – Creative eCommerce
Gold Lion – Media
Gold Lion – Mobile
Silver Lion – Creative Strategy
Silver Lion – Social & Influencer
Silver Lion – PR
Silver Lion – Social & Influencer
Silver Lion – Mobile
Bronze Lion – PR
Bronze Lion – Brand Experience & Activation
Bronze Lion – Creative Strategy
Bronze Lion – Creative eCommerce
Bronze Lion – Creative eCommerce
Bronze Lion – Cyber Lions
Shortlist – Social & Influencer
Shortlist – Social & Influencer
Shortlist – Creative Business Transformation
Shortlist – Creative Business Transformation
Shortlist – Direct
Shortlist – Direct
Shortlist – PR
Shortlist – Social & Influencer
Shortlist – Creative Strategy
Shortlist – Mobile
Shortlist – Creative Strategy
Shortlist – Direct
Shortlist – Print & Publishing
Shortlist – Sustainable Development
Shortlist – Cyber Lions
Shortlist – Design
Shortlist – Industry Craft/Art Direction
Shortlist – Print and Publishing/Corporate
Social Responsibility
D&AD
Yellow Pencil – eCommerce
Yellow Pencil – Digital
Yellow Pencil – Digital
Graphite Pencil – Impact
Graphite Pencil – PR
Wood Pencil – Impact
Shortlist – Impact
ONE SHOW
Gold Pencil – Innovation & Transformation
Gold Pencil – Digital & Online
Gold Pencil – Product & Mobile Integration
Gold Pencil – Utility / eCommerce
Silver Pencil – Cross-Channel UX/UI
Silver Pencil – Utility
Silver Pencil – Innovation & Transformation
Silver Pencil – Cultural Driver
Bronze Pencil – PR: Brand Partnerships
Bronze Pencil – Social Media: Brand Partnerships
Bronze Pencil – Websites & eCommerce
Bronze Pencil – Non-Traditional & Guerrilla
Bronze Pencil – Innovation in Direct Marketing
Merit – Integrated Digital & Physical Product
Merit – Innovation in Mobile
Merit – Sustainable Development Goals
OTHER
ADC Bronze Cube – Social Media
Campaign Big – Best Use of Digital Technology
Campaign for Good Winner
Campaign Brand Leadership & Partnership Awards
Clio Gold – Digital & Mobile
Communication Arts – Typography
Communication Arts – Typography
Communication Arts – Print Advertising
Communication Arts – Interactive & Technology
Drum Awards – Best Use of Social Media for Good
Drum Awards – Best Use of LinkedIn
Drum Awards – PR Corporate & Social Responsibility
Eurobest Grand Prix for Good
Eurobest Award for Creative eCommerce
Eurobest Bronze – Mobile
Eurobest Bronze – Direct
Eurobest Bronze – Print & Publishing
Gerety Bronze – Work for Good
LIA Silver – Print eCommerce
Luerzer’s Archive
Marketing Week – Brand Purpose
WHAT ELSE I'M PROUD OF
Two of my pieces are in the permanent collection
of the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
I helped create a pop song for an anti-bullying campaign
that currently has over 60 million plays on Spotify.
I built the first-ever spambot officially sanctioned by Twitter.
Multiple people actually got married to a track I
created for a commercial about banking.
email: austin.r.hamilton24@gmail.com
mobile: +44 (0) 7576 347899
EXPERIENCE
Creative Director at McCann London
August 2024-May 2025
Clients include Nurofen, Dettol
Creative Director at FCB London
October 2016 - August 2024
Clients include ABInbev, Huawei, BMW, Listerine, Premier League, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, and The Big Issue
Freelance Copywriter at Rolling Stone, NYC
February 2013 - Present
Clients included Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Ray Ban, Bose, Texas Tourism and P&G products.
Copywriter at Deutsch Inc, NYC
January 2013 - September 2016
Microsoft Office 365, Milk, Epiduo, PNC Bank, and TNT's Mob City.
Copywriter at mcgarrybowen, NYC
February 2011 - January 2013
Clients included Chase Liquid, Chase Freedom, Chase Slate, Chase Sapphire, Reebok, Residence Inn, and Marriott Hotels.
Junior Copywriter at Merkley + Partners, NYC
January 2010 - February 2011
Clients included Arby's, Mercedes-Benz, Duncan Hines, Tic Tac, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Mitchell's Fish Market, and Barnes & Noble.
Research Coordinator at the Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta
April 2006 - September 2009
Clients included large drug companies and people with lung, head and neck cancer.
Emergency Medical Technician at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta
May 2001 - April 2006
Clients included people suffering from every real and imagined medical malady you can think of. Go ahead. Yes, I've seen it. And yes, it was gross.
EDUCATION
The Creative Circus, Atlanta
Oct 2007 - Oct 2009
Earned a certificate. Won 14 student show awards, including best copywriting.
Emory University, Atlanta
Sept 1998 - May 2002
Earned a BA in history with a minor in biology. Had stupid haircuts that I now regret.