About
Hello, I’m a multidisciplinary ECD/Creative/Copywriter born in Melbourne, Australia and now living and working in Sydney, Australia.
I’ve been fortunate that my career has taken me all over the world and allowed me to work in some fantastic agencies, on brilliant brands with brilliant people.
Most recently I was ECD At CHEP Sydney, where I led a 20 strong creative department creating award winning work on Samsung, Karicare and IKEA.
Prior to that I was at The&Partnership NYC and before this I was a GCD at Droga in NYC where I won and ran the Chase business and many other accounts; including Diet Coke, Trident Global and Kraft/Heinz. On Kraft I won multiple awards for my Bagelgate and Potato Pay campaigns.
My formative years were spent in Australia working at Publicis Mojo and BMF in Sydney, two of Australia’s most iconic agencies.
I’m passionate about creative ideas and the impact they can have on both brands and society.
I believe in building brand platforms that can go all the way through the funnel and talk to consumers in different ways, depending on the medium.
I am currently available for freelance projects, please feel free to say a virtual “Hello” at mrjustinruben@gmail.com
Justin Ruben
ph: +61411788087
mrjustinruben@gmail.com
Work
04/21-03/23 CHEP-SYDNEY (Executive Creative Director)
Accounts: Samsung, Danone, IKEA, Bayer, EBAY and AMP
02/19- 02/21 THE&PARTNERSHIP NY (Executive Creative Director)
Accounts: Wall Street Journal, Hasbro, NYSE.
04/15-12/18: DROGA5- NEW YORK (Group Creative Director)
Accounts: Chase, Global Trident, Kraft/Heinz,Global Motorolla, Xfinity, Diet Coke, Pizza Hut and Ancestry.
05/11- 04/15: BMF- SYDNEY (Creative Director)
Accounts : Lion (Tooheys,5 Seeds Cider, Tap king, Beer Culture and XXXX) George Weston Foods(Abbotts Village Bakery, Tip Top and Burgen bread) Weight Watchers and Meat and Livestock Australia.
09/09-05/11: FREELANCE- PUBLICISMOJO- SYDNEY, THE MONKEYS- SYDNEY, DDB-SYDNEY.
09/07-09/09: BARTLE BOGLE HEGARTY- NEW YORK (Senior Copywriter)
Accounts- AXE, Vaseline, City of New York, Becel, Sobe (Nutritional water)
10/04- 05/07: PUBLICISMOJO-SYDNEY (Creative Lead)
Accounts- Nike, Coke, Toyota, Diego, P&G, Nestle, WaterAid
02/02-08/04: PUBLICISMOJO- SYDNEY
Accounts Toyota, Nestle, Diego
06/00-09/01:SAATCHI AND SAATCHI- LONDON
Accounts- Toyota, Visa, Sony
04/98-08/99: LEONARDI BRANDHOUSE-MELBOURNE
Accounts- Cadbury Schweppes
02/97-06/98:DDB- SYDNEY
Accounts McDonalds, Dell, Hyundai
Shiny Things
2023
Cannes Grand Prix
2020
D&AD-Wooden Pencil
2019
Cannes- Gold lion, Mobile
Cannes- Bronze Lion, Mobile
Cannes- Bronze Lion,PR
Cannes- Shortlist, Mobile
Cannes- Shortlist, Social
Cannes- Shortlist, Social
Cannes- Shortlist, Social
Cannes- Shortlist, Film
D&AD- Wooden Pencil, Social
D&AD- In-book, Social
D&AD Impact
One Show- Merit, Film
One Show- Shortlist, Film
One Show- Shortlist, Integrated
One Show- Shortlist, Social
One Show- Shortlist, Social
One Show- Shortlist, Social
2016
D&AD- Wooden Pencil, Art Direction
One Show- Merit, Art Direction
One Show- Merit, Out-of-home
2014
D&AD- Graphite Pencil, Film
Cannes- Silver Lion, Film
New York Festivals- Gold Award, Film
2013
Cannes- Shortlist, direct
2008
Cannes Shortlist, Film
One Show, Shortlist, Film
2006
Cannes lions- Bronze, Film
D&AD, Wooden Pencil, Integrated
One Show, Bronze pencil, Film
Other Stuff
One of the top ten Australian ads of the decade-Drumstick Summer Rituals.
Top sports campaigns ever in Australia- Nike, Stuff History
Stuff History, Nike campaign is on permanent exhibit at the Australia Centre for Moving image, Melb.