In this episode:
hosts Dan Maudhub and Phil Jones are joined by Trevor Chambers, Creative Director of kindred TSB Bank. Highlights include leading global agencies to moving into banking, winning and losing pitches, the impact of workplace cultures, what it’s like working as Creative Director at TSB Bank and more.
About this Wonderful Person:
Trevor Chambers is a senior executive level Creative Director with over 30 years of industry experience on both agency and client-side. Experienced in brand ideas, brand strategy, digital, advertising – TV, radio, OOH, press, digital and social content; his industry experience spans across a range of sectors. These include: Fashion, financial, gaming, alcohol/spirits, technology, sports, motor, education, Energy, consumer products and charity.
He was brought on as Creative Director and partner with Phil Jones at Real Time from 1991 – 2005, creating Real Time Interactive in 1994. They launched their first digital commerce shop for Diesel fashion brand in 1998, which won DBA effectiveness and many awards.
Real Time merged with direct marketing agency group EHS in 2000 to create the first direct, digital and data agencies in the UK. Come 2006, Trevor joined Start Creative as Executive Creative Director, helping create the brand for Virgin Media and launch it. The same year created the logo and brand for Visit Britain and Englands 2006 FIFA World Cup Bid (we lost to Germany).
Today, Trevor is Creative Director at kindred TSB Bank, an internal creative agency set up in 2019 and is a member of the leadership team of African conservation and wildlife charity Tofauti.
Trevor’s real passion, is cycling and has proudly cycled into London almost everyday for 30 years.
He is a regular creative and marketing judge, and speaker at industry events, the Drum DADI Awards and Caples to name a few. He has also been a mentor and supporter of The School of communication Arts 2.0.
Awards include Campaign Digital, DMA, Revolution, BIMA, IPA, NMA and D&AD, Design Effectiveness from the DBA and a BIMA for eCommerce.
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