Patrick Jeffrey

Lead the LIONS Advisory division, bringing together the best of the Cannes Lions, Contagious, WARC and Effie Advisory teams into a unified and collaborative offering for our clients

I lead the Contagious business, overseeing the P&L as well as the day-to-day operations across commercial, product, content and marketing.

Ran Operations and Innovation at the company. Managed and maintained all digital platforms. Developed new product ideas that aligned with company goals - then built and launched them.

Headed up the global Advisory practice. Managed the team, oversaw workflows, collaborated with commercial team on the P&L and helped set and implement department goals and strategy.

Led a team of UK-based strategists that specialised in delivering inspiration, training and consultancy projects for some of the world's biggest brands.

Headed up the Editorial team and oversaw the content output across all Contagious products, both online and in print. Line-managed a team of 8 researchers, writers and editors.

Established the new Trends division at Contagious. Responsible for spotting and developing new trends in creativity and technology, and delivering these to marketers around the world (in print and in person).

Wrote in-depth features and best-in-class marketing case studies. Helped the team ensure all internal editorial targets were hit each week.

Covered the world's most innovative and creative companies. Interviewed agency heads and CMOs to uncover the insights behind the world's most accomplished marketing ideas.

Creative lead on a selection of the agency's most-valued brand accounts. Responsibilities included devising and pitching ideas, agreeing upon the strategy and overseeing the delivery of the projects. This included devising experiential ideas for Beck's beer to support the TV work created by Mother; Planning a year-long creative strategy for Absolut vodka; and working with JLL to increase footfall and media awareness of its key shopping centres throughout the UK.

Tasked with delivering projects, on time and on budget for a range of cultural events. These included organising an exhibition and talks series for EMI and Blur to celebrate the band's 21st Anniversary and new album; launching a nationwide photography competition for the British Beer and Pub Association to celebrate Pub Life; and working with Zippo to programme a three week experiential campaign in association with Mick Rock, The Man Who Shot the 70's.

Skewed as much towards anthropology as history; specialising in international migration and refugee studies