They say, “Write what you know.”

Lucky for you, I know heaps about me.

Before I jumped into advertising, I was an IT engineer, mostly hitting restart buttons and pretending to know why things weren’t working. Thankfully, a mate pointed me toward AWARD School, and I swapped error messages for punchlines.

I was the first student to land a gig (before I even graduated) at Australia’s biggest agency, M&C Saatchi. There, I learned the dark and mysterious art of copywriting from some of the world’s best.

Then after further sharpening my skills at BMF and AJF Sydney, I returned to M&C Saatchi for an 8-year stint. Winning business, snagging awards, and having an unreasonable amount of fun along the way.

These days, I’m a Creative Director at Octagon Sydney, working across all clients and cooking up ideas that (hopefully) make people smile.

If you want to chat about opportunities, or if your Wi-Fi is acting up, I’m all ears.

michaelacharris@gmail.com
0416 046 020
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References

Brendan Donnelly

Creative Director
Freelance, Sydney
0412 642 428

Guy Futcher

Executive Creative Director
Octagon, Singapore
grfutcher@gmail.com

Cam Blackley

Chief Creative Officer
Bureau of Everthing, Sydney
0438 854 626