WorkCase study
SM Studios / SM Dubai
Four years as Creative Director of an agency — pitching, winning and producing work across film, photography, design and web.
- Client
- SM Studios / SM Dubai
- My role
- Creative Director
- Year
- 2014–2018
- Disciplines
- Film
- Brand
- Digital
- Campaign
01
The challenge
Growing an agency means winning new clients and keeping them — with work that’s consistently excellent across very different briefs.
02
The idea
Lead with ideas in the pitch, then deliver end to end: concept, production and launch under one creative direction.
03
The execution
I developed and pitched campaign concepts that secured new projects and long-term partnerships, led production across video, photography and design, and designed and built websites including full e-commerce builds.
Work from this period includes a promo film for Jump Inc, one of the biggest indoor trampoline parks, and YourAmlak, a series of property shows in the Middle East — including films at the Ayla waterfront development and Ayla Golf Academy in Aqaba.
I managed a pool of freelance videographers to keep quality consistent, and was the main point of contact for clients’ creative direction.
Films

Credits
- Creative Director
- Craig McMillan