My name is Josh Brown. I'm an awarded associate creative director making ads big & small, weird & wonderful.
I have an obsession with interesting ideas that I combine with a deep love of craft to create ways for brands to communicate with their audiences in a way they'll actually like.
In the process I've created a cult of moustachioed men to improve mental health, posted bread internationally to homesick customers, summoned witches to help angry exes enjoy their dark side, invented a way to win Fortnite with kindness to reduce toxicity in gaming and designed a board game to teach healthy boundaries in young relationships.
I've worked on some of the world's most recognisable and valuable brands including Movember, McDonald's, Porsche, Dulux, Coles & New Balance; a range of FMCG, auto and behaviour change clients; and both global and local not-for-profits and charities.
Currently making ads at Special Wellington.
Awards &
Recognition
AA Insurance - Born Ready
LBB
Work of the Week, Global
Campaign Brief
Best of the Year
Vogel's - Toastcards
Cannes
Shortlist - Direct - Mail
Axis
Gold - Direct - Physical
Bronze - Creative Use of Media - Single
Spikes
Bronze - Direct - Mail
LIA
Bronze - Direct - Mail
AWARD
Bronze - Direct - Mail
Finalist - Copywriting - Best
LBB
Work of the Month
Vogel's - Breadywear
LIA
Silver - Direct - OOH
AWARD
Silver - Art Direction - Experiential
Finalist - Brand Innovation - Engagement
Finalist - Experiential - Retail
Axis
Silver - Advertising - Retail
Bronze - Advertising - PR/Experiential
Finalist - Advertising - Art Direction
Finalist - Advertising - OOH / Non-Traditional
Finalist - Advertising - OOH / Transit
Best Design Awards
Finalist - Designed Objects
LBB
Work of the Month
The Line - Comfort Zone
Best Ads
Winner - Best Interactive
Movember - The Mo is Calling
The International ANDY Awards
Finalist
AWARD
Silver - Sound Design & Music
Finalist - Craft - Visual Effects
Clio Awards
Shortlist - Use of Music
The Work
Winner - Film, TV and Cinema
Winner - Out of Home
Winner - Film/TV Craft - VFX
Winner - Film/TV Craft - Music
Winner - Film/TV Craft - Sound
Best Ads
Winner - Best TV
Winner - Best Outdoor
LBB
Campaign of the Week
Berger - The Painter's Secret
Effies
Bronze - Business to Business
The Work
Winner - Out of Home
Winner - Radio Campaign
Winner - Radio Single
Vodka Cruiser - Hex Your Ex
The Work
Winner - Social Media
Winner - Direct
Winner - Digital
Best Ads
Winner - Best Interactive
Asahi Kando Award
Winner - Best Global Earned Media
Winner - Best Oceana Earned Media
Funlab - Office Party From Hell
The Work
Winner - Film/TV Craft - Music
Mr Chen's - Find Aunty Chen
The Work
Winner - Experiential
Winner - PR
Best Ads
Winner - Best Interactive
British Paints - You're Better Off
LBB
Campaign of the Month
Project Rockit - Kind Royale
AWARD
Bronze - Advertising - Health
Bronze - Purpose - Branded Content
Bronze - Purpose - Digital
Finalist - Purpose - Innovation
Caples
Silver - Not for Profit
Bronze - PR
Bronze - Digital
Bronze - Gaming
MADC
Gold - Digital & Social
The Work
Winner - Experiential
Winner - Branded Content
Winner - Social Media
Best Ads
Winner - Best Interactive
Coles - The Longest Table
The Work
Winner - Film, TV and Cinema
Best Ads
#6 Art Director Australia 2023
Cannes Future Lions
Finalist - Student
DDB New Zealand
Cannes Lions Network of the Year
Pacific Region 2026
Contagious Pioneer
One of only eleven agencies recognised globally
AWARD
#1 Agency Network of the Year 2026
#3 Agency of the Year 2026
Campaign Brief - The Work
#1 New Zealand Agency of the Year 2026
DDB Melbourne
Cannes Lions Network of the Year
Pacific Region 2026
AWARD
#1 Agency Network of the Year 2025
#2 Agency of the Year 2025
Campaign Brief - The Work
#1 Australian Agency of the Year 2026
#2 Australian Agency of the Year 2025
#2 Australian Agency of the Year 2024
Caples
DDB Australian Agency of the Year 2023