Giles Watson
About
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D&AD Ranking - Art Director - #8
The Drum, Global Creative Ranking - #43
Creativepool Creative Leader global rank - #24
Cannes Regional Network of the year (2025)
NGV - Innovation series:
“Creative Potential” Guest speaker - 2022
Published in Australian Geographic Magazine
Dyslexic U
AWARD
Gold - Strategy
Silver -PR & Promotion
Bronze - Innovation
Bronze - Integrated Campaign
Cannes Lions
Shortlist - Glass
Shortlist - Innovation
Flagmoji
AWARD
Gold - Creative Expression
Silver - Equality
Bronze - Community Building and Engagement
Mancestry - Movember
The international ANDY
Shortlist
Cannes Lions
Shortlist - Brand Experience
Shortlist - Health
AWARD
Silver - Art Direction
Bronze - Design
Shortlist - Direct
Shortlist - Health & Wellness
Shortlist - Strategy
Order of Mo - Movember
The international ANDY
Shortlist
AWARD
Silver - Sound & Music
Shortlist - Animation
Shortlist - Craft
Silver - Sound design/Music
Taycan Arcade - Porsche
Cannes - Shortlist - Brand Activation
AWARD - Bronze - Art Direction / Craft
Rejected Ales - Matilda Bay
Immortal Awards
Commendation
D&AD
Yellow Pencil – Storytelling
Yellow Pencil – Experiential
Yellow Pencil – Direct
Graphite Pencil – Packaging
Graphite Pencil – Naming
Wood Pencil – Packaging Design
Wood Pencil – Direct (Acquisition)
Wood Pencil – Product Design (Promo)
Wood Pencil – Campaign branding
Shortlist – Integrated
Cannes Lions
Silver - Experience
Silver - Design
Silver - Direct
Bronze - Packaging Design
Contagious Magazine
Campaign of the Week - 12/04/22
AWARD
Gold - Direct
Gold - Packaging Design
Silver - Integrated
Silver - Retail Marketing
Silver - Verbal Identity
Silver - Ambient Media
Bronze - Experiential
Bronze - Brand Engagement
Bronze - Best use of Copywriting
Bronze - Integrated campaign
London International Awards
Grand Prix – Ambient & Activation
Gold – Ambient & Activation - Direct
Gold – Ambient & Activation - Beverages
Gold - Non-Traditional - Beverages
Silver - Evolution
Bronze - Package Design - Beers
Bronze - Package Design - Promotion
Shortlist – Design
Shortlist – Copywriting
2022 Effies
Bronze - Most Original Thinking
Kind Royale - Project Rockit
AWARD
Bronze – Branded Content
Bronze – Digital
Bronze – Social Responsibility
Shortlist - Innovation
Caples
Silver – Not for profit
Bronze – PR
Bronze – Digital
ronze – Gaming
Creative Index - Jarden
The international ANDY
Shortlist
AWARD
Bronze – Digital Craft
Bronze – Innovation
Bronze – Digital Tools
Shortlist - Data visualisation
Shortlist – Service Innovation
SShortlist – Early Stage
Caples
Best In Show – Highly commended
Gold – New product launch
Silver – Creative use of data
Bronze – Branded Content
Square Pegs - Made by Dyslexia
AWARD
Bronze – Digital Craft
Unsubscribe - Funlab
AWARD
Shortlist – Film
Caples
Bronze – Film
Hunger Insurance - Snickers
Cannes Lions
Shortlist - Brand Experience & Activation
Immortal Awards
Finalist
Caples
Bronze - Branded Content
Bronze - Creative Use of Data
Bronze - Innovation
Bronze - Integrated
Bronze - Mobile
Shortlist - Ambient, Guerilla and OOH
Cresta
Silver - Integrated
Silver - Ambient and Experiential
Silver - Digital Design
Bronze - Creative Technology
Shortlist - Digital DesigN
AdStars
Silver - Branded Information
Silver - Creative eCommerce
Bronze - Data Insights
Bronze - Data Storytelling
Bronze - Diverse Insights
Bronze - Brand Experience
Bronze - Design
Crystal - Social Data & Insight
Shortlist - Mobile
Shortlist - Outdoor
Shortlist - Branded Viral Videos
Dubai Lynx
Grand Prix - Integrated
Silver - Digital
Silver - Brand Experience & Activation
Silver - Direct
Bronze - Media
Shortlist - Direct - Use of Mobile
Shortlist - Media - Use of Digital Platforms
Shortlist - Mobile
Contagious Magazine
Campaign of the Week - 15/09/202
Adforum PHNX
Bronze - Online Advertising
BestAdsOnTV
Best: September 30th 2020
Communication Arts Magazine
Award of Excellence - Advertising Annual 2020
Golden Nugget - Bowel Cancer Australia
Adstars
Finalist - Use of Interactive
Finalist - Diverse Insights
Finalist - Government
Homeless Delivery - Deliveroo
Adfest
Finalist - Direct, Mobile marketing
One Show
Finalist - Direct Marketing
Finalist - Interactive utility
Finalist - Innovation Mobile
Finalist - Mobile utility
AWARD
Finalist - Digital Innovation
Finalist - Service innovation & Design
THE WORK
Winner - mobile
Directory Magazine
Featured
MADC
Digital / Charity
Boxing Day PreSale - Latitude Financial
Dentsu Innovation Awards
Best in show
THE WORK
Winner - Digital
AC&E
Pinnacle - Best use of Data
Finalist - Best acquisition Strategy
Finalist - Effectiveness campaign of the year
Directory Magazine
Featured
Remove the Barrier - Dylan Alcott Foundation
AWARD
Finalist - Original Composition
THE WORK
Winner - Work for Good
MADC
Charity - Design & Photography
Great Northern
Effies
Grand Effie
Breakpoint - Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
Clio
Finalist - Outdoor Billboard
One Show
Merit - Mobile, utility
Merit - Outdoor
AWARD
Silver - Outdoor, campaign
Bronze - Digital, Integrated Social
Silver - Digital, User-Generated
Bronze - Digital, Innovative Use of Social
Finalist - Digital, Direct Response,
Finalist - Integrated
Tough Tap - Mercury Cider
AWARD
Silver - Best Use of Ambient
Mumbrella
Finalist - Social idea of the year
Sirens Round 5 Winner - Radio (Sneeze)
Sirens Round 5 Shortlist - Radio (Handshake)
Hearts Aligned - Pedigree
Cannes Lions
Finalist - Promo & Activation
Finalist - Film
Spikes Asia
Finalist - Promo & Activation
Finalist - Film
Rate my Roof - Origin Energy
Cannes Lions
Bronze - Creative Data
Shortlist - Cyber
One Show
Gold
Merit
New York Festivals
1st - Digital comms
Other
2020
Young Lions Australia - Judge
Dentsu Innovation awards - Judge
Campaignbrief Hot list - Top 10 - BWM Dentsu Melbourne
2018
AWARD - Award school tutor - Student finished 1st
Agency of the year
DDB Network of the yeat - AAward - 2025
DDB Network of the year - Cannes 2025
Howatson+Company - 2022
D&AD Independent Agency of the Year
Clemenger - 2018
One Show
Cannes Lion
D&AD
Clios
Mashies
AWARD
Big Won Report
Campaignbrief
Clemenger - 2016
Contagious Runners up Agency of the Year
Isobar - 2011
Adnews Digital Agency of the Year