The Short:
British-born, Brooklyn-Dwelling (Green-Card-holding) Art Director & Conceptual Creative with a responsible clothing business and boss of two micro monsters.
The Long…
Advertising
Laura started working in the London advertising industry back in 2009, working across a diverse portfolio of brands, from global, fully integrated campaigns to one-off projects and pitches (she’s still trying to beat her 7 for 7 pitch-winning streak). It’s that very same work that took her from London to Paris, and in 2016, to New York City, which Laura refers to as her adopted home.
Laura has worked for large global, network agencies to small, start-up shops as both freelance and full-time. She believes in a single philosophy that she applies to all her work — It’s not all about big budgets, it’s about conceptually strong ideas, beautifully crafted executions and making work that people genuinely care about.
A Responsible Clothing Brand.
Speaking of things people care about, back in 2019, Laura founded Fly By Night NYC a responsible clothing brand that creates pieces from dead-stock designer fabrics, vintage salvage, and movie-set fabrics (The Mummy, Snow White & The Huntsman, Renée Zellweger’s “Judy” [Judy Garland] and The Irishman, to name just a few.). Any and all scraps and threads are shredded and recycled in housing insulation.
What started as a passion, soon exceeded expectations and very quickly became a successful, fully-fledged female-owned and operated business, quickly being featured in a number of major publications and press, such as NYLON, The Business of Fashion, The New York Times and Teen Vogue.
Fly By Night’s pieces can be found across the continental U.S. and is currently in 10 nationwide boutiques. Along with a broad portfolio of private commissions, Laura’s work frequented the shoulders and silhouettes of Regina Spektor and Helena Christensen.
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2023 - The other most creative thing I’ve ever done - gave birth again
2022 - Present // Freelance Conceptual Creative
2021 - The most creative thing I’ve ever done - gave birth
2019 - Present // Founder
FlyByNight.NYC
2017 - 2018 // Ambassador
Tours for the Blind (yes, really).
The Whitney Museum
2011 - 2019 // Creative Director [Freelance]
Young Creative Council
2015 - 2016 // Associate Creative Director
Recipe London
2014 - 2015 // Senior Art Director [Freelance]
Grey London, Iris Worldwide, Fold 7, Oliver, Proximity, Pablo, Recipe, TBWA London, FCB Inferno, Wunderman, AnalogFolk
2009 - 2014 // Art Director
JWT London -
3 Barrels – 3M – 888casino – Aero – Andrex – Army – ASDA – Aspire – Better Gyms – BiC – Birds Eye – Calpol – Canesten – Campari –Carlsberg – Citi –Clean&Clear – Coca Cola – Debenhams – Dulux – Economist – Ecover – Ed’s Dinner – Energiser – Fly By Night NYC – Glaceau Smartwater – Greenpoint Fish – Gumtree – Haagen Dazs – Halls – Harvester – Holiday Inn – Homebase – Hovis – HSBC – Imodium – John Lewis – Kenco – Kit Kat – Kleenex – Lacoste – Lego Duplo – Lidl – Listerine – Lucozade – Malibu – McDonalds – McVites – Mini – Mr Kipling – Nissan – Nokia – Office – Orange – Oxo – Pantene – Pataks – Philadelphia – Philips – Post Office – Quality Street – Ribena – Rimmel London – Rowntree’s – Royal Caribbean – Sailor Jerry’s – Schweppes – Shell – Sky Atlantic – smarTrikes – smarTrikes – Smirnoff – St John Ambulance – Starbucks – Sun Silk – Teenage Cancer Trust – Timotei – TomTom – Toni&Guy – Tourism Ireland –Trident – Unilever – Virgin Holidays – Vodafone – VW – Water Aid – Wilkinson Sword – Yorkie – Yorkshire Building Society
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02 - 24 // Creative Equals AI Adobe Training
06 - 09 // BA (HONS) in Advertising
Buckinghamshire New University05 - 06 // National Diploma [Foundation] in Art & Design
Bournemouth Arts Institute -
Pitch Win // Campari Rare
Grand Prix // Direct Marketing Awards - The Economist
Pitch Win // Energizer Special Projects
Pitch Win // 888 Casino Full UK Campaign
Pitch Win // Coca-Cola Global Social Responsibility Campaign
Pitch Win // Volkswagen & Sky TV Partnerships
Pitch Win // SmarTrikes UK/EU Product Launch
Pitch Win // Birdseye FMCG Digital Campaign
Pitch Win // Clean & Clear
Connected // Campaign of the Month - KitKat
The Sound // H2 Radio Advertising Bureau - Mr Kipling
D&AD //