HELLO, I’M PAULY.
SENIOR CREATIVE /
COPYWRITER /
AWARD WINNER.

Born in Gateshead.
Brewed in London.
Dad of twins.
Dad of Roy (dog).
Bolognese.

I arrived in advertising via a council estate and spent the last 10 years or so solving creative problems with culture-first ideas across sport, entertainment, technology, innovation, social impact and behaviour change. I’ve been known to champion underrepresented groups, challenge obvious thinking and use humour and provocation to make people feel something.

Still love it.
Still chasing my best work.
Still believe every brief could be the one.
Still coming to terms with not being Eric Cantona.


BRANDS
Coca-Cola / Samsung / Lloyds / EY / Porsche / Sprite / English Premier League / Philadelphia / Nokia / Sage / Carling / Madri / Guinness / Jack Daniel’s / British Airways / Bentley and a zillion more.

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Creative / Copywriter / CD
Oct 2026 - Present

Ogilvy (Senior Creative)
2021 - 2026

MSQ Partners (Senior Creative)
2020 - 2021

The Corner London (Creative Director)
2019 - 2020

Freelance Creative Team
Adam & Eve / Keko London / The Corner London
2019 - 2019

Sage (Global Brand Writer)
2016 - 2019

Everything Different (Senior Creative)
2011 - 2016

Drummond Central (Creative)
2010-2011

HANDFUL OF SHINY THINGS (SMALL HANDS)

2026
Drum - Silver (Innovation)
Drum - Bronze (Experience)
ADDY - Gold (Sound)
ADDY - Silver (Ambient)
MUSE - Platinum (Audio storytelling)
Hermes - Platinum (Audio original)
Hermes - Gold (Immersive experience)
Cannes Lions - Shortlist
DMA Awards - Shortlist
Shorty - Shortlist
Hot Seats (Sprite)

2025
DMA Awards - Gold x 2
DMA Awards - Silver
DMA Awards - Bronze
Cannes Lions - Shortlist
We’ve never had anything handed
to us on a plate (Ey Foundation)

Drum Awards - Bronze
Makes you wonder (Samsung)

2021
DMA Awards - Grand Prix Top 3
DMA Awards - Gold x 2
DMA Awards - Bronze
Make it stop (SOLACE)