A little background...

I'm an Executive Creative Director originally from Cape Town, South Africa, currently based in Toronto, Canada.

 
At the age of 18 I had no idea that advertising existed as a career, and in fact got into it later than most after a successful culinary career as a Chef in Europe and Africa. 

Since then I’ve been working hard to make up lost time by creating the best work possible, and have been lucky enough to have had incredible people help me do that along the way.

Some of the work I’m proudest of has made global headlines, won agency business, sparked furious debate within the NBA, and resulted in me working alongside celebrities and some of the most talented people in our industry. For the full story there's a podcast here: https://created.theadcc.ca/episodes/oh-no-i-cursed-the-raptors

Multiple campaigns have featured in major award shows and also resulted in me being interviewed in the media, and invited to speak in front of industry experts.

I’m currently at Juniper Park/TBWA heading up the Creative Department. I’m very close with my clients, and that relationship shows, as for the most part we have created work that goes above and beyond the brief. 

Fully engaged and excited about where our industry is headed, I also lead the digital and social push for the agency, making the best possible use of data, as well as keeping a keen eye on performance marketing.

Hugely passionate about fostering creativity, for the last twenty years I’ve worked closely with creative departments from Dubai to Toronto to inspire and engage those around me. Over the years I’ve spearheaded huge growth and brand uplift for GoDaddy in Canada, seen our Virgin Airlines launch make front page news in Dubai, tackled Pepsi with a Coke campaign in Egypt and won, and landed  new business accounts including Cadbury, Pfizer and TurboTax to name a few.

I’m a firm believer that the creative mind is still the most powerful tool we have at our disposal, and that if you work in an agency, regardless of your department or title, you’re a problem-solver first and foremost. I also believe that you should love what you do, and am always keen to jump in, help out, and if needed lift spirits.

Outside of advertising I race bicycles as hard as I can. And when I travel, I generally travel for sport… Climbing, surfing, cycling, cricket, rugby, snowboarding, you name it, I’ll travel to play. 

Awards.

New York Festivals

Cannes

One Show

D&AD

Bessies

Campaign Awards

MENA Cristal

ADCC

Loeries 

Dubai Lynx

NBA Sports Marketing

Clios

Mobius

neildenzilwalkerwells@gmail.com

+1 647 298 7516