Nicola Kemp

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Nicola Kemp is Editorial Director for Creativebrief, where she oversees consumer trends, innovation, and interviews with industry thought-leaders from across the creative industries for all areas of the business. She is a member of the Associate Board and focused on growing the reach, relevance and reputation of Creativebrief and BITE. She started her career as a financial journalist before specialising in technology, social trends and marketing. Her work has appeared across titles including Campaign, WGSN, M&M Global, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Guardian and The Observer. A passionate advocate for diversity in all its forms she won The Women in Marketing Journalist of the year award for her work championing diversity in the creative industries, and was featured in Timewise’s Power 50 for her work on flexible working. She was named as one of the 200 women redefining the creative industry by The Dots an #EverydayAction award winner by Bloom, a Pitch 100 Superwoman and a Campaign Trailblazer of the future. With a 5-year-old daughter and a 7-year-old son, Nicola is always on the look-out for new feminist fairy-tales to add to their ever-increasing book collection.


More from Nicola Kemp

Interviews

Joan London proves the power of diverse thinkers

By Nicola Kemp

Joan London’s Tom Ghiden and Kirsty Hathaway on why culture is the new viral video, the power of reality TV and the danger of forgettable advertising

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Interviews

‘Focus on potential rather than past success’

By Nicola Kemp

McCann London’s Chief Strategy officer on curiosity, corporate jargon and creating culture

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Voices

Creative Equals invests in Disabled Creatives

By Nicola Kemp

The second training scheme will offer free training to 20 disabled and neurodivergent creatives in the UK

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Voices

Chloe Davies launches It Takes A Village Collective

By Nicola Kemp

The inclusion trailblazer is paving the way for accountable social impact with a pioneering study into the experience of Black Women in the creative industries.

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Trend

Canon brings accessibility to photography with World Unseen

By Nicola Kemp

The groundbreaking exhibition and film series in partnership with the RNIB was created by VML UK

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Thought Leadership

Should creative businesses do more to drive happiness?

By Nicola Kemp

To mark International Day of Happiness we asked if the creative industries should do more to prioritise staff happiness

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Trend

Richmond and Saatchi & Saatchi celebrate the joy of missing out

By Nicola Kemp

Authentic portrayal brings to life the unabashed joy of unscheduled relaxation and sausage sandwiches

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Voices

WACL Talent Award 2024 winners announced

By Nicola Kemp

Celebrate the 21 trailblazers who have been awarded WACL Talent Awards in recognition of their commitment and creativity.

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Fuel Your Imagination

Tom Ford secures fashion first with Ocean Outdoor

By Nicola Kemp

The luxury fashion brand brought a live stream fashion experience to outdoor

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Trend

Amazon celebrates the grit of women’s football

By Nicola Kemp

The European-wide brand campaign from Adam&EveDDB celebrates the confidence-building power of women’s football.

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Voices

John Lewis leads with action for International Women’s Day

By Nicola Kemp

The new campaign will see women-owned brands and businesses stocked in John Lewis stores.

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Voices

Flexibility is vital for underrepresented talent says SheSays Study

By Nicola Kemp

The SheSays Study underlines that flexible working is vital for underrepresented talent

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Thought Leadership

International Women’s Day demands deeds not words

By Nicola Kemp

In the second part of our series industry leaders ask if 2024 will be the year of communication through demonstration

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Voices

Creative Equals expands returners programme into the US

By Nicola Kemp

The trailblazing CreativeComeback programme is back ahead of International Women’s Day

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Thought Leadership

IWD needs communication through demonstration

By Nicola Kemp

We asked industry leaders if brands need to do more to place action at the heart of their approach to International Women’s Day

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