Simon Cooper

Simon Cooper

Creative Director at Born Social

London, England, United Kingdom
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A creative leader with over 17 years experience across agency, radio, TV and print. I currently specialise in social media, connecting brands and broadcasters with audiences across all platforms. I build creative teams and lead the production of work to engage users with thumb-stopping, ear-rattling, eye-popping content. I'm the creator of award-winning content and shows, with extensive experience writing in comedy, music, film and TV.

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    Creative Director

    Born Social

    - Present 8 months

    London, England, United Kingdom

  • That Lot

    That Lot

    7 years 6 months

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      Creative Director

      That Lot

      - 2 years 1 month

      London, England, United Kingdom

      - Co-manage and lead a team of 25 Creatives, with responsibility for all aspects of creative output, working across clients including Spotify, Adobe, Twitter, Amazon Prime Video, Channel 4 and Have I Got News For You.
      - Led the team that won and then developed Spotify UKs 2022 Wrapped campaign across OOH and Social.
      - Creative lead on accounts including Adobe UK, Spotify, YouTube, Beavertown, HSBC, Big Bus Tours and McCain.
      - Writer and producer of the award-winning digital campaigns…

      - Co-manage and lead a team of 25 Creatives, with responsibility for all aspects of creative output, working across clients including Spotify, Adobe, Twitter, Amazon Prime Video, Channel 4 and Have I Got News For You.
      - Led the team that won and then developed Spotify UKs 2022 Wrapped campaign across OOH and Social.
      - Creative lead on accounts including Adobe UK, Spotify, YouTube, Beavertown, HSBC, Big Bus Tours and McCain.
      - Writer and producer of the award-winning digital campaigns for Channel 4's Ackley Bridge (Promax, Best Social or Digital Campaign 2017, RTS Yorkshire Awards Best Original Digital Content 2019)
      - Producer of Drag Queens' Den and Drag Queens' Den Live for BBC Sounds.

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      Associate Creative Director

      That Lot

      - 3 years 4 months

      London, England, United Kingdom

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      Senior Creative

      That Lot

      - 2 years 3 months

      London, United Kingdom

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    BBC Radio 1 / 1Xtra - Producer

    BBC

    - 4 years 2 months

    London, United Kingdom

    - Led broadcast and digital teams across daily shows and campaigns.
    - Specialised in bringing radio content onto social, pioneering use of platforms like Snapchat and Instagram.
    - Extensive experience working with talent and creative teams to produce engaging and exciting cross-platform content.

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    Digital Producer Dave

    UKTV

    - 5 years 1 month

    - Launched Dave on social media, developing Dave's TOV with the "voice of witty banter online".
    - Produced content and campaigns supporting the re-launch of Red Dwarf (Winner of Best Digital Campaign, Broadcast Digital Awards 2010) and Dave original programming.
    - Produced the award-winning 'Dave Weekly Podcast' (Loaded LAFTA Award Funniest Podcast, iTunes Best Comedy Podcast 2012)

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    Freelance Music Journalist

    Clash Music Group

    - 6 years 5 months

    Regular contributor to Clash Magazine writing features, interviews and reviews.

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    Editorial Assistant / Web Assistant – History Today Magazine

    History Today Magazine

    - 1 year 1 month

    - Sub-editor and Editorial Assistant across digital and print

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