University of Canberra

• Working with creative teams to develop powerful brand ideas that matter to people.

• Led creative on product launches and brand projects for Samsung.

• Pitched for and won a major Olympic project, leading teams across countries and timezones, including Japan, London, New York and Sydney.

• Pitched for and won Jim Beam, and led development of their new global brand platform.

• Led creative on Beam Suntory brands including Basil Hayden, Knob Creek and Legent.

• Led creative on a successful new business pitch for a leading Fortune 500 company.

• Managed and mentored creative teams—internal, external, and freelance.

• Pioneered a new approach to creative that developed and pitched 9 fresh and unexpected ideas to clients within three months.

Leo Burnett

EVP Executive Creative Director (2018-2024)

• Led creative on Canon Australia, working directly with client teams to shape the brand, advertising, content, and powerful participation platforms.

• Created Run That Town, a mobile game that enticed everyday Australians to engage directly with Census data, and ultimately won a Cannes Creative Data Gold Lion.

• Concepted a way to connect product design and AR, so Bundaberg Rum fans could remix their own stories, right from the pack. 

• Successfully pitched for new business including Suncorp and Emirates.

• Led award-winning projects for Canon, Australian Bureau of Statistics, McDonald’s, Samsung.

• Developed new work processes and models for creative collaboration and investing in ideas.

Creative Director

• Won the Cannes Lions Media Grand Prix for work on Canon Photochains, a campaign that built a network of emerging creative photographers.

• Led digital projects for the record-breaking launch of Earth Hour, both in Sydney and then across the globe.

• Created Spotlight, an award-winning data-driven interactive film for the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

• Oversaw all digital projects throughout the agency, including award-winning projects for Samsung, McDonald's, Diageo, Subaru, Heineken and Kellogg's. 

• Managed and mentored the digital creative team.

Digital Creative Director

• Created award-winning work for brands including Subaru, Kellogg’s, Heineken, and the World Wildlife Fund.

Digital Designer

• Led creative and design on award-winning interactive project that digitized James Cook's Endeavour Journal.

Kieran Ots