CREATIVE.
ART DIRECTOR.
AT VML.

In just over 3 years working as an Art Director, my work has been recognised in major local and international award shows like Cannes, D&AD, Spikes, Clios, and AWARD, twice featured during prime time news segments, and talked about in mainstream media publications. Most recently, I was recognised as a top emerging creative in the region, winning AWARD's Emerging Creative Team of The Year in 2025. But above all, I’ve only ever wanted one thing — to just make great work.

Some highlights of my work include creating a beer tap that lets you buy a beer for a fallen soldier, hiding an eye test in an ad that only bad eyesight can see, using AI to answer the question: “would your younger self be proud of you?”, giving a MTV Cribs-style tour of the Navy’s biggest ship, building the world’s biggest peanut butter & chocolate ‘shoey’, and inspiring nationwide acts of kindness like encouraging neighbours to mow each other’s lawns.

As a creative, I enjoy thinking non-traditionally and making mind-bending ideas that play with psychology and human behaviour.

I’ve also supported the next generation of creative talent as an AWARD School Tutor after achieving ‘Top Ten’ —as a student myself— only a few years prior.

When I was younger, I remember seeing the Cadbury Gorilla ad on TV. I wanted to make people smile the way I smiled seeing that iconic work and to keep pushing creativity in advertising forward. Hope one of my works will make you smile too.

Making the magic happen with my award winning copywriter, Charlie Dejean.


awards & recognition

5X SPIKES

3X CANNES LIONS

3X CLIOS

17X AWARD AWARD PENCILS

5X CROCCIES

EMERGING CREATIVE TEAM OF THE YEAR @ AWARD AWARDS 2025

CREATIVE TEAM OF THE YEAR (SHORTLIST) @ CREATIVE ANNUAL 2025

#5 ART DIRECTOR @ CREATIVE POOL GLOBAL RANKINGS 2025

#1 CREATIVE TEAM @ CREATIVE POOL GLOBAL RANKINGS 2025

#5 ART DIRECTOR @ BESTADS ART DIRECTOR RANKINGS 2023-2025

6X BESTADS BADGES

2X LITTLE BLACK BOOK FEATURES

AWARD SCHOOL 2024 - TUTOR

1X TOP 10 STUDENT

12X STUDENT PIECES ON ‘THE WALL’

AWARD SCHOOL 2021

ACHIEVED TOP 10 IN SYDNEY


QUOTES

“I’ve never witnessed more of a home run in a team than with you two.”

— Paul Nagy, Chief Creative Officer at VML (APAC)

These guys work so hard, pushing creativity into the most surprising places and still manage to be the most lovely guys to work with. Absolute legends.”

— Richard Williams, Group Executive Creative Director at VML

They hound for feedback like highly caffeinated meerkats. Slide docs under cubicle doors. Pitch ideas at the panini press. Honestly, these dudes are like a pair of mosquitos in your bedroom at 3AM with brains like blenders without lids. And I love it.”

— Jack Delmonte, Group Creative Director at VML

“I make banging ads, one after the other. i am andrew play bao and charlie dejean mustard.”

— Jake Barrow, Chief Creative Officer at VML


client experience

FMCG

KitKat | Colgate Palmolive | The Coca-Cola Company | Pizza Hut | Pie Face | Tooheys | Byron Bay Breweries | Hahn | XXXX | Powerade | VOW (Forged Meats) | Ripcurl | Wendy’s | 1001 Optometry | The Hershey’s Company

Services

Health Professionals Bank | Teachers Mutual Bank Limited | Monash University | Transurban

Government

Australian Defence Force: Navy, Army, Air Force | Major Transport Infrastructure Authority | Victoria Health | Worksafe | Victorian Department of Justice

Automotive

Ford | Mazda (Global)

Entertainment & Tech

Amazon (Global) | Intel | Stake

Travel

Virgin Voyages | Tourism Australia

Not For Profit

Legacy Australia | OzFish | PLAN International | Mary’s House | Kindness Factory | Leukemia Foundation