• Creative direction and design direction for Vaseline and Kyndryl. Creative lead
on brand design, brand book creation and digital content creation.
• Creative direction, design direction and creative strategy for luxury watch brands Rolex and Tudor. Creative lead on brand content, print, social media, out of home and retail.
• Creative direction for Puma, in collaboration with Rihanna. Creative lead on brand campaign for TV, print, out of home, social, experiential and retail.
• Creative direction and design, print, digital, and retail design for multiple campaigns for clients including Ilori eyewear, Sunglass Hut, Kleenex, Macy’s, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Simple Shoes.
• Art direction, design and branding for VPL - Fashion brand. Created experiential fashion events during the New York Fashion Weeks. Designed multimedia installations and created sound design to accompany the events.
• Concept and creative strategy for original content for a multi screen video installation at The CDC (Centers For Disease Control).
• Invited to art direct and design the Iceland and Upstate Issues of Big Magazine. Commissioned illustrators and photographers and art directed photo shoots. Typography and editorial design.
• Art direction and design for Atlantic Records and Electra Records recording artists. Commissioned illustrators and photographers and oversaw photo shoots.
• Developed graphic prints for Club Monaco.
• Developed graphic prints for retail wear for Marc Jacobs /Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs International.
• Developed the Belgo Restaurants branding for the UK and American market. Creating graphics, interior branding and installations for the bi-level NYC flagship restaurant. Lafayette St. New York City.
• Design, and art direction for CD packaging and promotional materials.
• Worked directly with artists and artist management on concepting for album art.
• Managed budgets, commissioned illustrators and photographers and art directed photo shoots.
• Designer for CD packaging and promotional materials.
• Typography and art direction.
JOHN CODLING
CREATIVE DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR
WORK HISTORY
www.jwcodling.com
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Creative Director
WundermanThompson,
(formerly JWT)
New York. NY
2007-2022
Chief Creative, co-founder
The Fold Associates,
New York, NY.
2001-2007
Creative Director, founder
Codswollop,
New York, NY.
Art Director
Atlantic Records,
New York, NY.
Designer
Tommy Boy Records,
New York, NY.
APPAREL
Club Monaco
DKNY
Puma
Simple Shoes
VPL
B2B
Kyndryl
BCG
EYE WEAR
Ilori
Sunglass Hut
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Merrill Lynch
T Rowe Price
HEALTHCARE
CDC
Johnson and Johnson
Kimberly Clark
Unilever
LUXURY GOODS
Lois Vuitton
Marc Jacobs
Rolex
Tudor
MEDIA
MTV
MUSIC
Atlantic Records
Electra Records
Island Def Jam
PUBLISHING
Big
Black Book
Rizzoli
Trolley
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft
SKILLS
AWARDS
EDUCATION CLIENT LIST
CREATIVE DIRECTION, DESIGN,
TYPOGRAPHY, CONTENT
DEVELOPMENT AND DIRECTION,
PHOTOGRAPHY, BRANDED CONTENT,
DIGITAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA,
CREATIVE STRATEGY, CREATIVE
MARKETING, BRAND DESIGN AND
MARKETING, ADOBE SUITE, MEDIA
AND BRAND PARTNERSHIPS,
EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN, TEAM
LEADER AND COLLABORATOR.
WINNER ‘THE SOCIETY OF
PUBLICATION DESIGNERS’ NY. BIG
MAGAZINE. UPSTATE ISSUE.
365 AIGA DESIGN AWARD FOR BIG
MAGAZINE ICELAND ISSUE.
WINNER ‘THE SOCIETY OF
PUBLICATION DESIGNERS’ NY. BIG
MAGAZINE. ICELAND ISSUE.
‘YOUNG GUNS’ -NEW YORK
ART DIRECTORS/DESIGNERS/
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
UK
Bachelor of Arts,
Visual Communication.
Photography and Art History
JOHN CODLING
CREATIVE DIRECTOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR
www.jwcodling.com
ad3gce@r.postjobfree.com
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INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
CONTEMPORARY ART,
MUSIC & FILM.
Staying educated in these spaces is
an essential part of my daily creative
practice.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
Photography keeps me curious.
That’s very important to me.
YOGA.
My daily practice provides me with
fitness, health, and mindfullness.