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JAMES MULLALLY
Brand & creative strategy New York

Selected work

2015 to now
J.Crew

Men’s rebrand / 40 Years in the American Landscape

First brand playbook in a decade. Ten photographers, ten billboards, the Oarsmen back.

300M+ impressions
Hawthorne

Rebrand and Surround Scent

Repositioned a fragrance brand around gaming, sport, music, fashion.

500%
Samsung x BLACKPINK

#DanceAwesome

A global duet challenge on TikTok. 4.7M people made one.

16B views
Starface

Starface Live

TikTok Shop livestreams, three times a week.

2.2x ROAS
Hawthorne x SEGA

Jet Set Radio

Two scents built off the game’s spray cans.

25th anniversary
Stray Rats x New Balance

574 anniversary drop

Strategy, shoot direction, wholesale.

20 min to sell out

What I get hired for

Project, retainer, or fractional
01

Brand positioning and platform

Positioning, messaging, identity, and the creative territories that come out of it.

02

Influencer and creator programs

Who to work with, what to brief them on, and how to pay for it.

03

Go to market and channel

Launch plans for DTC, retail, social commerce, and gaming.

04

Fractional creative leadership

Senior direction a few days a week. Briefs, reviews, hiring.

Worked with

J.Crew / Hawthorne / Samsung / Nike / Starface / SEGA / New Balance / ASICS / Foot Locker / Marc Jacobs / Canada Goose / DuPont / Tonal / Nolla Health / Stray Rats

About

Dubai, then New York
James Mullally, New York

I grew up in Dubai and now work out of New York. The projects I take on are usually a brand that needs to stand for something different than it did a year ago.

Outside of work I run a vintage business in outdoor ephemera and Americana. I surf when I can, game often, backpack often, and spend weekends with my Maine Coon, Django.

Now
Schoolhouse Studios
Based
New York
Agency
BBDO, R/GA
Brand side
J.Crew, Hawthorne, Nolla
Categories
Fragrance, fashion, retail, CPG
Level
Director, creative strategy
Shelf

D&AD Graphite Pencil / ANDY Gold / One Show Merit / AICP Shortlist / AdWeek Ad of the Day

Contact jamesmullallystudio@gmail.com