John Doe

2024 wrapped!💥 I document almost everything to make sure what has been achieved doesn’t get lost in the noise of a busy life - especially in a year of highs and challenges seen or unseen So… if you asked me how my 2024 went, I would tell you that team collaboration & building an undeniable network of networks that I’m truly obsessed with was the main highlight ✨ However, if you asked me on a deeper level, I would tell you to ‘read more’ for the full highlights 👇🏾 2024 with John Doe 🖤 - started my new role as impact & marketing lead - saw a successful year of UNLOCKED, more than doubling in paid opportunities, debuting a workshop stream, speaking at The Marketing Society Scotland changemakers conference and winning the Marketing Week x Advertising Association Talent Trailblazer Award - planned social events for the UK-wide team including: PRIDE Drag Queen sip & paint, BHM dinner & storytelling evenings and our Let’s get wickedly festive christmas party 2024 with The Social Hub 💚 - invited to the amsterdam flagship hub & later becoming a glasgow ambassador  - hosted the first ambassador sold out lunch & learn, talking about audacious career moves & being a covid graduate (audacity of we) - became one of the ambassador's fronting the Glasgow Faces social and OOO campaign across Glasgow & Edinburgh 2024 with Ok Mentor 💜 - hosted & moderated 3x IRL sold out events - collaborated with exciting partners including Stefanie Sword-Williams FRSA (she/her) & SevenSix Agency - launched our podcast Thank You in Advance hosted by Abby F. & Jessica Taylor - expanded to 2x out-of-london major UK citities, Manchester & Glasgow - announced a new advisory network - became head of mentors & advisory network 2024 with UK Black Comms Network 🤎 - chaired the BCN middle leaders group for another year  - organised IRL and virtual check-ins throughout the year with our 55 members strong group - Attended BCN’s 4th birthday in-person (which is a rare blessing for me) Bonus Highlights ❤️🔥 - earned 2024 top marketer of the year with Alt Marketing School - produced 16 eps of 'something we gotta talk about' podcast with my best friend Dr Diana Githwe  - earned a spot on Campaign UK’s IPA iList - attended the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity festival for another year  - featured in PRWeek UK sharing my 24 words on what makes a good BHM campaign (thanks Elizabeth Wiredu for having me) - featured on the Imagen Insights' podcast with Jay Richards and Phil Clark - chatted at Advertising Week talking about the power of mentorship with Elizabeth Anyaegbuna - invited on a panel talk about taboo’s in the workplace around menstruation and menopause with Bloom Scotland - invited to the Adobe express summit in london with a big thanks to Hannah Rafter & team WHAT A YEAR - I hope you all have a festive break that is as joyful as me in this pic & see you in 2025 when we go again 🚀 #yearwrapped #highlights #marketing #creative #collaboration

Happy Monday. I am on the hunt for a freelance PR person AD/ASD level equivalent, who's based in Ireland and can cover ROI and NI. No recruiters. It is for 3 days a month roughly for 12 months project next year. DM me if that's you or tag someone you know! TIA :-)

Absolutely loved working on The OOOFT Licence. A night of top DJ sets, cans of Tennent's and all round good vibes 🍻🎵

✍ Looking for a copywriter to help create a children's storybook ✍ Must haves: - Experience in children storybook writing - Based in UK - Avail in December and into early next year If this is you please get in touch and send me portfolio. Thanks!

Tennent's x LF System 🍻 What a night, and what a great project to be involved in. Cans of T, top talent and an amazing venue = The OOOFT Licence! Thanks to the guys at John Doe for bringing this brilliant idea to life.

OOOFT, what a night! 🍻 Last month we transformed a Glasgow off-licence into a pop-up gig venue: The OOOFT Licence. For one night only, the OOOFT Licence opened its doors for an evening of epic DJ sets, headlined by LF System, enjoyed with cold cans of Tennent’s - the ultimate oooft moment Celebrating Scotland’s favourite lager and Scotland’s favourite DJ duo, fans of Tennent’s could bag themselves a ticket, all for the price of a can Our accounts and studio teams delivered the creative concept, event production, social content & PR. Well done to Ollie Adams, Gillian Lamont, Bethan Mackenzie, Kirsty Stevenson, Suzanne Waters & Pamela Scobbie for bringing this to life 👏 🔗 Links in comments for coverage

Had such a blast at The Marketing Society Scotland‘s St Andrew’s Day Dinner earlier this week with the John Doe UNLOCKED team 🎉 It was so lovely get to know some of the other interns and hear about their experiences over dinner! Was great to see some familiar faces from STV Creative too! Any excuse to ceilidh 💃🏻

A lot can happen in two years 💛 In 2022, I headed to my first The Marketing Society Scotland St Andrew’s Dinner in Edinburgh. On the train back home, the concept of UNLOCKED (before it even had a name) was born after having an honest convo with Pamela Scobbie on how we can play a part on improving representation and opportunity in Scotland’s creative industry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fast forward two years, this Wednesday our John Doe team headed to the same St Andrew’s Day Dinner in Glasgow but this time we were invited to bring what we now know as UNLOCKED interns with us 🙌🏾 Shoutout to UNLOCKED interns, Alyssa Campbell & Stephanie Hunter from Leith, Maria Mulvenna from STV Creative and Alexander Blair from The Scottish Government for getting suave and glam to experience their first industry dinner event and lighting up the ceilidh dancefloor ❤️🔥💃🏾 Ideas becoming reality being manifested so tangibly like this is truly one of those pinch me moments ☺️ 📧 If you want to learn more about UNLOCKED, please email unlockednorth@johndoehub.com

Today is the day. A once-in-a-generation vote that we are so honoured to have played a part in at John Doe. It’s a complicated, nuanced and, for many, uncomfortable subject. But having spent the past couple of months sitting with hundreds and hundreds of incredibly moving personal stories, I’m more convinced than ever. Assisted dying should be legalised. Over the past few days, we’ve had our Dignity in Dying adverts - featuring real people, brave enough to share their powerful personal stories - vandalised. But they’ve also been featured across every single major media title, and talked about positively by those who welcome change, creating a important focal point for the debate. If you’re just joining the conversation now, here are some things to know: 🩷 contrary to what the opposition will tell you, this is not assisted suicide. This is assisted dying. It’s for people who are terminally ill, with less than six months to live, who do not want to suffer. 🩷 the argument is for choice. For many people who are terminally ill, fearing the end is a huge anxiety. It will be a comfort to know that they have the option to control the end of their lives. But it does not mean that they will, or have to, exercise that choice. 🩷 if MPs vote positively today, that is not the end of the story - it’s the beginning of a long, layered legal journey, where safeguarding and practicalities will continue to be crafted. 🩷 the overwhelming majority of the British public want this Bill to pass - a majority across every constituency. It’s been emotional. But I wholeheartedly hope today brings change. And I hope that change is choice.