James Rickard

James Rickard
Creative Director + Copywriter

James began his advertising career in the eighties as an Art Director, but a little over a decade ago he traded in his markers for a fountain pen (and then a keyboard) to become a Writer.

He has plied his trade at large multinational ad agencies as well as smaller shops and was Creative Director at one of Australia’s most successful and respected independent advertising agencies.

Over the years he has been fortunate enough to work with some great people and on some fantastic brands including Coopers Brewery, Yalumba Family Vignerons, Royal Automobile Association, Daimler-Chrysler, Tenneco, Ford Performance Vehicles, Australian Red Cross and South Australian Tourist Commission to name but a few.

Along the way James has managed to pick up a few gongs and trinkets and his work for the South Australian Tourism Commission, “Barossa. Be Consumed.” in addition to 7 Grand Prix and 10 Trophies in 11 countries, was awarded the 2014 CIFFT Best Tourism Film of the Year award at the Festival of Festivals in Vienna.