I'm Pete Way, an award-winning creative with 15+ years of experience shaping high-impact campaigns for global brands. I specialise in brand strategy, copywriting, editorial, production, and team leadership, delivering results that raise awareness, boost engagement, and drive revenue across consumer, D2C, healthcare, and beauty/wellness sectors. My work has earned recognition from PRWeek as a Top 10 UK Creative Director, with Cannes Lions, Clios, Sabres, and BAFTA wins and nominations. Before switching to the creative world, I spent years as a journalist and TV producer, which fuels my storytelling and collaboration across disciplines. My journey spans agency and client-side work, including building BCW’s creative/content team from 6 to 40, creating global rebrands, and launching category-defining campaigns. Highlights include healthcare content hubs for Novartis, editorial and multimedia campaigns for Pfizer, Sanofi, Bayer, Colgate; Unilever’s AllThingsHair; a global New Balance Football launch; the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation fundraising campaign; and working for a number of D2C brands including BabyBlooms. I thrive on turning ideas into compelling content that resonates across markets and channels.

Pete Way

I'm Pete Way, an award-winning creative with 15+ years of experience shaping high-impact campaigns for global brands. I specialise in brand strategy, copywriting, editorial, production, and team leadership, delivering results that raise awareness, boost engagement, and drive revenue across consumer, D2C, healthcare, and beauty/wellness sectors. My work has earned recognition from PRWeek as a Top 10 UK Creative Director, with Cannes Lions, Clios, Sabres, and BAFTA wins and nominations. Before switching to the creative world, I spent years as a journalist and TV producer, which fuels my storytelling and collaboration across disciplines. My journey spans agency and client-side work, including building BCW’s creative/content team from 6 to 40, creating global rebrands, and launching category-defining campaigns. Highlights include healthcare content hubs for Novartis, editorial and multimedia campaigns for Pfizer, Sanofi, Bayer, Colgate; Unilever’s AllThingsHair; a global New Balance Football launch; the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation fundraising campaign; and working for a number of D2C brands including BabyBlooms. I thrive on turning ideas into compelling content that resonates across markets and channels.

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I’m Pete Way, an award-winning creative with 15+ years of experience shaping high-impact campaigns for global brands. I specialise in brand strategy, copywriting, editorial, production, and team leadership, delivering results that raise awareness, boost engagement, and drive revenue across consumer, D2C, healthcare, and beauty/wellness sectors. My work has earned recognition from PRWeek as a Top 10 UK Creative Director, with Cannes Lions, Clios, Sabres, and BAFTA wins and nominations. Before switching to the creative world, I spent years as a journalist and TV producer, which fuels my storytelling and collaboration across disciplines.

My journey spans agency and client-side work, including building BCW’s creative/content team from 6 to 40, creating global rebrands, and launching category-defining campaigns. Highlights include healthcare content hubs for Novartis, editorial and multimedia campaigns for Pfizer, Sanofi, Bayer, Colgate; Unilever’s AllThingsHair; a global New Balance Football launch; the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation fundraising campaign; and working for a number of D2C brands including BabyBlooms. I thrive on turning ideas into compelling content that resonates across markets and channels.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Creative and Copywriter at Various clients (W + Ketchum, Betway, Lululemon, Omnicom Health, Havas, Brazen)
September 1, 2024 - Present
Created multi-market creative campaigns and content for Southern Comfort, Persil, Endura, REI, Buzzballz, Labubus, Aston Martin, and The Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Served as Creative Content Lead at Ketchum for Mars brands (Galaxy, Ben’s Originals, Dolmio, M&Ms and Mars Pet Food). Led a regulatory awareness campaign for Betway targeting unlicensed betting sites; developed a social-first running content campaign for Lululemon; contributed to the Global Gilead HIV pitch with Omnicom Health; supported Alzheimer’s and Pulmonary Fibrosis awareness campaigns for Boehringer at Havas; contributed to new business wins for Brazen (Showcase Cinemas, West Lab Bath Salts, Dr Beckmann, Slay).
Creative Content Director (FTC) at Lucky Generals
July 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024
Joint-headed Special Ops Team across DTC, PR, social, content, and partnerships. Launched Slice Mobile and supported campaigns for Cruzcampo, USwitch, National Express, Co-op.
Executive Creative Director at BCW Global (WPP)
October 1, 2016 - July 1, 2023
Ran content, creative, social, design, and production teams (50+ staff) delivering integrated campaigns across digital, print, video, and experiential. Board Member, PRWeek Power List 2019–23, WPP Creative Council, WPP Diversity Mentor.
Senior Creative Lead (Copy) at Paddy Power
August 1, 2015 - August 1, 2016
Delivered award-winning, headline-grabbing stunts (Jamie Vardy Walkers Crisps, topless Cheltenham campaign, teased Boris Johnson & Tyson Fury).

Education

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Qualifications

MSC Sociology
January 11, 2030 - January 28, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization