Justin is an award-winning Associate Creative Director at McCann Canada. He's a copywriter turned art director with a decade of experience working on some of Canada’s largest brands. He's not above writing in third person.

On weekends you can find him in the mountains – camping, hiking, or snowboarding. Most importantly, he fathers the world’s happiest dog, Jasper.

MCCANN WEST
Associate Creative Director, 2026 – Present
Senior Art Director, 2022 – 2025
#2 Digital Agency of the Year, 2024
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DAUGHTER CREATIVE
Senior Art Director, 2021 – 2022
#3 Small & Design Agency of the Year, 2022

LEO BURNETT TORONTO
Art Director, 2018 – 2021
Copywriter, 2016 – 2018
#1 Agency in Canada, Strategy Creative Report Card 2016, 2017
#1 Design & Interactive Agency of the Year , ADCC 2016
#3 Agency in the World, Ad Age, 2016

2025 – ADCC – Shortlist
2025 – Effie Awards – Bronze – x2
2025 – Effie Awards – Finalist – x2
2025 – Strategy Awards – Shortlist
2025 – 2025 – Anvil Awards – x6
2025 – Marketing Awards – Craft – Shortlist
2025 – Marketing Awards – Design – Shortlist
2024 – CAMA Awards – x4
2024 – ADCC – Shortlist – Print & OOH – Advertising Billboard, Single
2024 – ADCC – Bronze – Design – Public Service Design, Single
2024 – Effie Awards – Finalist – Government & Public Service
2024 – Effie Awards – Finalist – Pet Care
2024 – Effie Awards – Finalist – Local Market Success
2024 – CMA – Social Causes – Brand Building – Bronze
2024 – Communication Arts – Advertising – Posters – Shortlist
2024 – Marketing Awards – Brand Marketing – Merit
2024 – Marketing Awards – OOH Single – Gold
2024 – Anvil Awards – Gold x6
2024 – Anvil Awards – Silver x4
2024 – Marketing Awards – Advertising Shortlist
2024 – Marketing Awards – Public Service Shortlist
2024 – The One Show – Shortlist – Art Direction Craft OOH
2024 – Agency of the Year – Shortlist
2023 – Anvil Awards – Silver x2
2023 – Canadian Marketing Awards – Bronze
2023 – MIA Awards  – Silver – Best in Experiential
2022 – Communication Arts – Winner – Advertising Series
2022 – Marketing Awards – Shortlist –  Public Service Announcement
2022 – The One Show – Shortlist – Editing Single
2022 – Anvil Awards – Gold x8
2022 – Anvil Awards – Silver x4
2021 – Communication Arts – Shortlist – Illustration
2021 – Communication Arts – Winner – Advertising / Public Service
2021 – Canadian Marketing Awards – Silver
2021 – LIA Awards – TV/Cinema: Public Service Campaign – Bronze
2021 – LIA Awards  – TV/Cinema: Tone of Voice – Finalist
2021 – Applied Arts – Pro-Bono Video Single – Winner
2021 – The One Show – Film Under 50k – Shortlist
2019 – National Advertising Challenge (NAC) – Bronze
2018 – ADCC - Design, Posters, Campaign – Gold