James Cooper

James Cooper

Head of Creative at Betaworks
New York, United States

About me

Creative Director at Betaworks and some of the betaworks products that we make. Currently making Poncho the Weathercat and The Intern Podcast.

Sector Experience
Awards

Positions

Chief Creative Officer
Poncho
January 2016 - Present (8 years 2 months)
Poncho is like being friends with the Weatherman. If you're weatherman was the coolest.
Download the app at http://beta.works/poncho
Head of Creative
betaworks
September 2013 - Present (10 years 6 months)
Exploring creative opportunities for Betaworks products and to helping tell the Betaworks brand story. Recently produced highly acclaimed Betaworks book, led wholesale internal branding rework and won a One Show Silver for in mobile advertising for a GE and Dots campaign.
Co-Founder
Thompson Punke
July 2011 - Present (12 years 8 months)
Thompson Punke is the world's only badass ping pong clothing brand. We bring the street to the table.
Mentor
TechStars
June 2011 - Present (12 years 9 months)
TechStars is the #1 startup accelerator in the world.

TechStars provides seed funding from over 75 top venture capital firms and angel investors who are vested in the success of startups, as well as intense mentorship from hundreds of the best entrepreneurs in the world.
Advisor
ADstruc
April 2011 - Present (12 years 11 months)
ADstruc is the leading technology services company for the outdoor advertising industry. Our workflow automation software, Drive, delivers unprecedented ease and efficiency for agencies that plan and buy OOH in-house. Project X, our managed services division, leverages Drive to deliver audience focused OOH campaigns for brands and agencies that require a strategic, full-service planning and buying solution.
Interactive Director
Tool of North America
November 2012 - December 2013 (1 year 1 month)
Directing digital and film content for clients such as Doritos, Sundance and Help Remedies and Nature Valley. One Show Entertainment Silver Pencil winner for Help and SXSW Film winner for Nature Valley.
Creative Lead - Creative Lab
Google
January 2013 - April 2013 (3 months)
Temporarily helped out on some fun Chrome Experiments for the mobile web including the Cannes Gold Lion winner, Chrome Racer.
Chief Creative Innovation Officer, JWT New York
New York, United States
November 2010 - May 2012 (1 year 6 months)
Signed an industry first deal between JWT and TechStars to connect the agency with the New York Startup scene.
Produced innovative work for clients including the Gold Lion winning Band Aid Muppets AR App.
Led the successful J&J Global FIFA World Cup pitch in Sao Paulo
Ran the digital part of the Global Creative Council helping JWT have it's best ever year at Cannes in 2011.
Editor and Founder
Celebrity Ping Pong
January 2008 - October 2011 (3 years 9 months)
www.cppmag.com
I wrote and designed a magazine where I interviewed celebrities and interesting cultural figures over a game of Table Tennis.
Creative Director
New York, United States
March 2009 - October 2010 (1 year 7 months)
Creative Partner
Another Anomaly
January 2008 - December 2008 (11 months)
Creative Director
Dare, London
January 2005 - December 2007 (2 years 11 months)
I ran a 50 strong creative department with my partner Flo Heiss. Dare was Digital agency of the year 2003,4,5 and 7 and Digital Agency of the Decade because of our unique ability to win big clients and creative awards. I was part of the management team that sold the agency to Cossette for $50m in 2007.
Creative Director
Agency Republic
March 2003 - December 2004 (1 year 9 months)
Copywriter
Ogilvy London
January 1999 - March 2003 (4 years 2 months)

Education

BA, History

1991 - 1994 (3 years)

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