Kean is an award-winning art director with a decade of experience as an editor, film maker and art director. He’s worked with brands like Toyota, L'Oréal Paris, Strike Bowling, Nando's, TAC, and Peters Ice Cream. In 2023, he clinched the Young Spikes Silver award and was a finalist in the Cannes Young Lions film category for two consecutive years. This year, he achieved Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards at Spikes Asia, AWARD, Adfest, and Cannes in Cairns, all while mentoring at AWARD school and travelling to Vegas as a mentee for LIA (unfortunately what happened there will have to stay there).
Liam is an award-winning copywriter with over five years of experience building brands from the ground up and crafting compelling copy for established names like Cadbury, AAMI, Coca Cola, and KFC. His talent was recognised early on when he won a D&AD New Blood Pencil in his first year in the industry. Since then he’s received mentoring from Ad Age’s Creative Director of the Year, Bianca Guimaraes, and just last year was selected as one of only 30 creatives globally for the Cannes Lions Creative Academy.
After years of flirting with the idea of teaming up, Liam and Kean are finally ready to join forces.
Together, they’re strategically-minded, creatively-inspired, commercially-savvy, ready and raring to go.
"Liam made me even more excited about the future of our business. Immensely talented, infectiously charming, curious, insightful, and just plain amazing to chat with over the course of our series of great conversations.”
Jeff Cruz, Chief Creative Officer, McCann Detroit
“Kean doesn't enter a room, he bounds into it - and that incredible energy is evident in everything he does - he is passion for ideas and people, personified. Every brief is attacked with unfailing positivity and energy, he lifts up those around him and clients simply can't say no to him. He's a joy to work with and creates ideas that are insightful and beautifully crafted - he's a wonderful addition to any department.”
Sarah McGregor, Executive Creative Director
"Liam is incredibly talented, ambitious, and more importantly, nice. He is a student of the advertising business, a sponge for more learning and driven to make his mark. He is passionate about ideas, technology, and having a say in the future his generation will inherit. I am confident that this business will be in good hands with creatives like Liam coming through."
Esther Clerehan, Founder & CEO
WHERE WE’VE WORKED
AWARDS
2024
Cannes in Cairns - Gold x2
Second Chance Champions
AWARD Award - Silver
Second Chance Champions
Spikes Asia - Bronze
Second Chance Champions
Adfest - Bronze x2
Second Chance Champions
The One Show: Shortlist x1
Second Chance Champions
Spikes Asia : Shortlist x4
Second Chance Champions
Adfest - Shortlist x4
Second Chance Champions
Cannes Young Lions Film Finalist
Cannes Lions ‘The Brief’ Finalist
2023
Young Spikes - Silver
Carbon Sink .Inc
Cannes Young Lions Film Finalist
#TreadFor10
2022
Effies - Bronze
AAMI Bargain Regret
Mad Stars Finalist
AAMI Bargain Regret
BestAds OOH ad of the week
AAMI Bargain Regret
“Kean is the definition of a modern creative—versatile, energetic, and deeply committed to the craft of ideas. With a diverse skillset and a "can-do" attitude, he seamlessly moves between conceptualizing, shooting, and directing, bringing incredible value to any project or department. His passion, energy, and understanding of what makes ideas truly resonate set him apart”.
Mandie van der Merwe, Chief Creative Officer Saatchi & Saatchi AU.