Russell is currently the ECD of Pulse creative London,
part of The&Partnership. He’s responsible for The Times,
The TLS, Times Radio, Virgin Radio and Talksport.

During his career Russell has won dozens of the world’s most
prestigious creative and effectiveness awards, including the
covetted Black pencil at D&AD, seven yellow pencils and eight
Cannes Gold Lions. Ash to Art won Best Experiental campaign at
the Campaign Big awards 2017. The Break the Routine film against
Domestic violence won a Gold award at the Campaign and PR
Week awards 2017 and a Cannes silver Lion. His campaign for
Listerine was also Campaign’s number one digital innovation.

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Russell started his career at Saatchi & Saatchi and won awards

for brands such as Allied Breweries, British Airways and NSPCC

before moving to BBH to work for John Hegarty. More awards

followed for work on Levi’s, Audi, Lynx, Sony, Paddy Power and

many more. He helped to launch a content channel for Audi and

won pitches for Bailey’s Irish cream global, Bertolli, Parker pens,

Smirnoff Ice, Paddy Power and Warburtons. He became Deputy

Executive Creative director in 2005 and helped the agency to win Campaign’s agency of the year, three years in a row.
 

At the end of 2007 he became Executive Creative director of

JWT London. More creative awards followed including 5

golds and numerous silvers at Cannes, Golds and Silvers at British
Arrows and Campaign Big awards. A Webby for KitKat Android
and Effectiveness awards for First Direct and Kenco Coffee v Gangs.

Listerine, Feel every Smile was Campaign's number one digital

innovation in 2015.

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He became an Executive partner in 2012 and Chairman

of the European creative council in 2014.

JWT Europe had their best ever year at Cannes in 2016.

Russell is a regular on awards juries and contributor

 to Campaign, The Drum and Shots. He was asked by
Campaign to write The Year Ahead for Creativity 2015.

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