clemmie telford

clemmie telford

Creative Director in London & Kent Coast

About

Creative Director with extensive brand repositioning, ideation, and copywriting experience. My specialism is in native content; building communities, and storytelling. My superpower (and part of my job that excites me the most) is finding the nugget of human truth within a business problem and transforming it into impactful and thought-provoking creative

Instagram

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Creative Director at The Sunshine Company

Leading the rebrand and repositioning of Tommee Tippee

2018 — Now
Founder & Creative Director at CT Communications

Creator of: @clemmie_telford (120k followers) & @thetookforeverhome (12k followers). Curator of: motherofalllists.com (1 million annual reads)
Host of BUT WHY? podcast & Honestly podcast (1 million downloads).

Brand partners: Nike, Waitrose, Farrow & Ball, M&S, Paypal, Ebay, Barbie, Natwest.

I also offer consultancy and workshops.

2016 — 2018
Creative Strategist at Facebook
London

Focused on the launch of Instagram Stories. Plus the 'Retail' vertical across all platforms (FB, IG, Messenger)

2011 — 2016
Creative Director at Grey London

Clients: Lucozade, British Heart Foundation, Mcvities, The Times, The Sunday Times

2006 — 2011
Creative / Copywriter at BMB

Selfridges, Yorkshire Tea, TUI Holidays, McCain, Carling

Side Projects

Ongoing

I run the comms and social for 2 boutique gyms

Ongoing

Honest conversations about tricky subjects.

Previous guests: Davina McCall, Joe Wicks, Ed Miliband, Holistic Psychologist, Caitlin Moran, Matt Haig, Emma Bunton, Dr Shefali, Jessica Ennis, Alain de Botton

600k downloads to date

Ongoing

A curation of over 300 first-person stories about all sorts of significant life alternating experiences: cancer, infertility, divorce, birth, mental health and everything in between.

1 million annual reads

**New site currently under construction**

Ongoing
Mother Of All Meet Ups

I organize and host meet-ups for Creative Directors who are also Mums. Mother Of All Meet Ups offered a chance to create a network of support for one another.

Speaking

2023
Ask Her to Stay at UK Creative Festival
Margate
2023
The Truth About Womanhood at AMVBBDO
2022
Brands & Podcasting at The National Podcast Show
London
2020
Juggling Career & Kids at Havas Media
2019
Modern Womanhood at Hay Literary Festival
2018
Honest Parenting at Stylist Live

Writing

2023
Calling for Honesty about Difficult Subjects, Stylist Magazine
2021
Not Knowing Everything is a Super Power, Grazia Magazine
2021
'BUT WHY?: How to answer tricky questions from kids whilst having an honest conversation with kids', Hatchette

A book answering 36 of the most challenging questions from kids on everything from sex, race, technology, love, body image and mental health

2016
Finding Sisterhood in Male Dominated Industry, Campaign Magazine

Education

2005 — 2006
Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising at Watford College
Watford
2001 — 2004
BA (hons) Drama, Culture & Media Studies at UWE