Daniel Westgate

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ABOUT DANIEL WESTGATE

Along with over 20+ years of experience in advertising and marketing, I have brought my enthusiasm and passion to everything I do. Working with prestigious clients like Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Rogers, TD Bank, Kraft, Xbox, Tangerine Bank, Whirlpool, KitchenAid, and Kellogg US & Canada gives me a perspective in the industry that is unrivalled. I am dedicated to developing smart, creative work for my clients. I take pride in creating and maintaining a collaborative team environment, one that delivers work that everybody, from the ground up, is proud to present. What I do: • Oversee all creative. • Oversee the creative process. • Review all creative work and maintain the quality of the work. • Lead the creative on all clients. • Provide on-going personal mentorship to the creative department. • Be the creative presence at creative management meetings and town hall meetings. • Develop, implement, and monitor the annual creative department growth plan. • Clearly articulate to clients and the agency our creative philosophy. • Lead creative in the new business process. • Partner with strategy and account teams to develop unified creative briefs. • Manage the work for national and international awards. What I have: • 20+ years of agency experience. • Demonstrate fantastic communication skills and an eye for detail. • Experience in both campaign creation and digital experience design. • Proven ability to deliver great work on time and on budget. • Delivered award winning creative work. • Ability to manage and deliver on multiple client engagements at the same time. • Proven ability to manage and sell ideas to clients. • Track record of winning new business. • Ability to work and collaborate with other disciplines within the agency. • Track record of hiring and building strong creative teams.