Art director for hire.

"Tom Knighton, a once-promising athletic phenom plagued by a beer belly who changed tack in hopes of leaving this world a little less boring than when he found it."

With over a decade of experience as an art director who thinks he can write, Tom has delivered compelling ideas and campaigns for some of the biggest brands in Australasia. After cutting his teeth in global agency networks, Tom has managed to freelance his way back and forth across the ditch and run several of his own clients in the process. There have been numerous awards in that time, but good luck getting him to toot his own trumpet in a public forum.

He's a bit of an onion, old Tom. Some say he's just a pair of well-defined calf muscles, but once you start peeling back the layers of beard and dry wit, there's an infinitely curious, empathetic chap in there, eager to learn, theorise, strategise, and create. Given half a chance, Tom would prefer not to wear shoes, but he knows the drill and is adaptable to any workplace, brand, or brief.

 
 

Awards.

Adstars: Bronze 
Print Craft.

Adstars: Bronze
Print.

Adstars: Bronze
Public Service.

Award: Bronze
Design.

Award: Bronze
H&W - Disease Awareness.

Award: Finalist
Direct - Integrated Campaign.

Award: Finalist
Creative Strategy.

Axis: Bronze 
Craft (Copy).

Axis: Finalist 
Direct Broadcast.

Best Awards: Finalist
Design Communication.

Cannes Lions: Shortlist
Press.

D&AD: Finalist
Copywriting for Design.

D&AD: In-book 
Copywriting for Direct.

Effies: Finalist
Social Marketing/Public Service.

Effies: Finalist
B2B.

MAD Stars: Bronze
Video - NFP/Charity/Govt.

MAD Stars: Finalist
PSA - Health & Well-being.

Mumbrella Awards: Finalist
Bravery.

NAOTY: Gold
Copywriting.

NAOTY: Silver
Ad of the Year.

NAOTY: Silver
Art Direction.

New York Festivals: Shortlist
Direct - Healthcare.

One Show: Merit
Design.

The Work
Work for Good.

TVNZ Awards: Best
B2B Marketing Campaign.

TVNZ Awards: Excellence
Public Sector/Govt. Marketing Strategy.

TVNZ Awards: Excellence
B2B Marketing Strategy.

YoungGuns: Finalist 
Public & Community Service Campaigns.

 
 

Get in touch.

tom.likes.to.draw@gmail.com
+64 27 775 7950

Based in New Zealand.
Open to working anywhere.