Experience
MICHAEL VENNER CREATIVE
Bringing 12 years’ experience, blending integrated thinking, a strategist’s eye for opportunity and an obsession with tone.
March 2025 - Present
HOMEGROUND (LONDON)
Senior Copywriter (Freelance)
March 2025 - May 2025
Shaped CRM and campaign storytelling across integrated assets for the FIFA Club World Cup, the biggest football event of the summer.
VICE/VIRTUE (AMSTERDAM)
Senior Creative & Copywriter
May 2022 - July 2024
Working on Captain Morgan, Deutsche Bahn, Gordon's, Jaguar, Johnnie Walker, J&B, Old Parr, Pullman Hotels and Tango. Pitch wins for Captain Morgan and Pullman Hotels.
Senior Creative & Copywriter
January 2020 - April 2022
IRIS WORLDWIDE (LONDON)
Working on Adidas, Alcon, Formula E, KFC, Original Source, Samsung, Stonewall, Suzuki and Wacom. Pitch wins for Lloyd’s of London and the National Lottery.
Creative & Copywriter
April 2019 - January 2020
ANALOGFOLK (LONDON)
Working on Costa, Fanta, Hellmann’s, Johnnie Walker and Knorr. Pitch wins for BT, OnePlus and Walkers,
R/GA (LONDON)
Creative & Copywriter
(November 2013 - April 2019)
Working on BBC, Beats, Baileys, Coca-Cola, Fanta, Game, Google, Guinness, Heineken, Johnnie Walker, Magnum, Malaria No More, McDonald’s, Samsung, Shiseido, Signal, Simple, Sure, TikTok, Nike and Zendium. Pitch wins for Eurosport.
AWARDS
Awwwards
Sites Of The Day
CAMPAIGN
Campaign - Top 10 Innovations
Cannes Lions
Digital Craft - Data Storytelling (Shortlist)
Campaign Tech Awards
Best Audience Engagement
Campaign Tech Awards
Best Use of Data/Insight
Eurobest
Bronze (Creative Data)
D&AD
Wood Pencil, Impact Awards
Eurobest
Bronze (Design)
Eurobest
Shortlist (Media - Use of Digital Platforms)
Eurobest
Shortlist (Interactive - Corporate Social Responsibility)
Eurobest
Shortlist (Interactive - Charities & Non-profit)
FACEBOOK AWARDS
Global Winner
FWA
Site of the Day
Lovie awards
Gold (People’s Choice - Charitable Organisations/Non-profit)
Lovie awards
Gold (Best Design)
MMA SMARTIES
Best in Show EMEA
MMA Smarties
Gold (Marketing within a Mobile Gaming Environment)
MMA Smarties
Gold (Mobile Social)
MMA Smarties
Gold (Mobile Video)
ONE CLUB
Silver (Interactive: Online / Mobile / UX / UI)
ONE CLUB
Silver (Interactive: Online / Mobile / Websites)
ONE CLUB
Bronze (UX / UI: Web / Utility)
SHORTY AWARDS
Finalist
The Webby Awards
Webby for Good - Winner (Best Use of Photography)