Tom Manning

Creative Director & Writer



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I’m Tom, a culture-obsessed Creative Director and writer.

I gravitate towards ideas that hook into the stuff people care about, and lives where we do: social media, the news, and real life. 


Awards

Wins
  • 1x Wood D&AD Pencil
  • 1x CommsCon Award
  • 1x Mumbrella Travel Award
  • 2x AMI Awards
  • 2x Gold Golden Target Awards
  • 1x Silver Golden Target Awards
  • 3x Bronze Golden Target Awards
  • 3x Silver PR Awards Asia
  • 1x Bronze PR Awards Asia


Shortlists
  • 4x PR Awards Asia
  • 3x CommsCon Awards
  • 3x B&T Awards
  • 2x Gold Golden Target Awards
  • 1x AWARD Awards



 Clients

Consumer goods
Reckitt (Durex, Gaviscon, Lempsip, Finish, Vanish, Senokot, Mr Sheen, Optrex), Saputo, PZ Cussons (Original Source, Five:am, Morning Fresh, Rafferty’s Garden), Revlon Professional, Glow Lab

Food & Drink
Accolade Wines, Hungry Jack’s, Ballentine’s, Chivas Regal, Molson Coors (Carling, Blue Moon, Madri, Pravha), William Grant & Sons (Hendrick’s, Monkey Shoulder, Glenfiddich), McCains

Travel & Tourism
Toyota, Lexus, Tourism Tasmania, Booking.com,  Avis, Budget, Heathrow Airport, Tourism Australia  
Retail
BIG W, PUMA

Technology
Afterpay, Huawei, Netflix, Ausgrid, Sonos, Uber

Healthcare
Virtus Health, Roche, Blackmores

Not-for-profits
Canteen, St John Ambulance, Gotcha4Life


 Work

Read my full CV here

Poem (2025–Present)
National Creative Director, earning attention with some of the best in the business.

Freelance (2024–2025)
I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate with: Thinkerbell, History Will Be Kind, Havas London, Havas Red, Reconnected, and Because.

Havas Red (2019–2024)
Senior Creative—Creative Director

Havas London (2015–2019)
Creative—Senior Creative

Work Club  (2015)
Junior Creative


Education

School of Communication Arts
2014-2015
The UK’s top ad school.

Kingston University
2011-2014
BA Hons Graphic Design
First Class Honours

UAL
2010-2011
Foundation Diploma Art & Design
Merit


Out-Of-Office

I mentor creative talent, helping them to break into the industry and come after your job. It’s incredibly energising. I’ve had the pleasure to mentor at:

  • AWARD School
  • School of Communication Arts
  • HKX Platform
  • Creative Mentor Network
  • D&AD New Blood
  • D&AD Shift (Sydney & London)
  • Art Directors Club Europe
  • UAL Futures
  • Kingston University



I’ve volunteered producer at Melbourne’s community radio station 3CR.

I’m a keen gardener, committee member, and former plot holder at Rushall Gardens. Let me know if you want some silverbeet.

© Tom Manning 2024