Who is Joe Jones?
Joe Jones is a creative who likes building things: ideas, brands, campaigns and the teams behind them.
With over 10 years’ experience working across brand, campaigns and digital-first content, Joe spends most of his time turning strategy into creative that people actually want to engage with. He works across social, digital, film, animation and print, taking ideas from early scribbles through to finished work out in the world.
Joe is hands-on by nature. He enjoys setting creative direction, shaping strong platforms and art directing work, but he’s just as happy jumping into the detail when it helps make the idea better. He believes the best work comes from clear thinking, strong craft and a willingness to play, test and push ideas a little further than feels comfortable.
A digital native, Joe is particularly interested in work that entertains, sparks curiosity and feels human rather than over-polished. He’s a big believer in creativity as a team sport, and enjoys supporting other creatives, encouraging curiosity and creating space for ideas to grow.
Joe is drawn to brands that value imagination, optimism and creativity as serious tools and to environments where making things is as important as thinking about them.
This portfolio is a selection of work that reflects how Joe approaches creativity: thoughtful, collaborative, hands-on, and always built to connect with people.
Work
Curriculum Vitae
Work experience
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Lead the in-house creative function within Marketing & External Relations, responsible for developing and delivering integrated campaigns that build brand reputation, engagement and differentiation across digital and offline channels.
Act as senior creative lead and brand guardian, ensuring all campaign work expresses a coherent, contemporary brand identity across social, digital, film, animation and print.
Own and steward the Bayes Business School brand, taking full responsibility for its visual identity, application and evolution, and ensuring consistent, high-quality brand expression across all touchpoints and markets.
Develop campaign concepts and creative platforms from brief to execution, balancing strategic objectives with bold, audience-led creative thinking.
Provide hands-on art direction across high-impact design and motion projects, while guiding the wider creative process through informal leadership and clear creative direction.
Partner closely with marketing, communications and senior stakeholders to translate insight and strategy into effective creative solutions.
Line-manage and mentor creative and social talent, raising creative standards and encouraging experimentation and innovation.
Oversee multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment, ensuring quality, consistency and timely delivery.
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Played a central role in shaping and delivering a digital-first content strategy, producing integrated campaign content designed to engage global audiences across multiple platforms.
Led the development of social and digital campaigns, creating content ecosystems spanning video, animation, interactive experiences, blogs, and social media.
Collaborated with senior marketing leadership to develop creative approaches aligned to institutional strategy and brand positioning.
Owned the end-to-end content production process, from ideation and storyboarding through to execution and optimisation.
Created original campaign artwork and visual assets across social, digital and print, ensuring strong art direction, visual consistency and alignment with the wider brand and campaign objectives.
Used analytics and audience insight to refine creative outputs and improve campaign effectiveness.
Commissioned and art-directed external creative where required, ensuring consistency with brand and creative vision.
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DescriptDelivered creative solutions across print and digital campaigns for a major global university brand.
Developed creative concepts and visual identities for faculty-level campaigns, working across digital, social and print.
Supported integrated marketing initiatives through strong art direction and high-quality design execution.
Worked closely with social and communications teams to ensure consistency and effectiveness across channels.ion text goes here
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Worked with clients across the creative, cultural and retail sectors, delivering brand identities and campaign assets.
Developed brand and campaign work for independent businesses, artists and national retail brands.
Built experience working directly with clients, shaping briefs and delivering creative solutions under tight timelines.
Education, skills and training
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University of the West of England | Media Practice | 2:1 BA Hons | 2009 – 2012
My degree in Media Practice provided an in-depth understanding of the media industry and equipped me with essential skills including video recording and editing, project management, post-production, media asset management, sound recording and editing, web content and design, copywriting, analytical skills, attention to detail, networking, and client relations.
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Design:
Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premier Pro and Audition
Productivity software:
Trello, Outlook, Teams, Office 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
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Strategic Brand Management – CIM,
Strategic Marketing Masterclass – CIM
Content Strategy – CIM
Visual Identity – UAL
UI and Visual Design – UAL
Leading with Clarity and Impact – City St George’s, University of London
Practical Skills for Managers – City St George’s, University of London
Advanced Adobe After Effects, Illustrator and Premier Pro – Media Training Ltd