I was born in the antipodes where I shared my backyard with the deadliest animals in the world. I went to the beach, earned a degree in architecture & industrial design, then started a rock’n’roll band. The band needed posters, so I designed and printed them, then graduated to CD covers, ads and editorial design for other Australian music and publishing clients.
In 1996 I moved to New York and worked as an alien of extraordinary ability at a boutique design agency called VB Concepts. We created branding and merchandise for entertainment and fashion clients including Marvel, Warner Brothers, Federated Department Stores and Playboy.
I started my advertising career in 2000 at Bates working on integrated campaigns for Beefeater and Canadian Club. Publicis New York hired me in 2003 to work on liquor brands including Courvoisier and Tia Maria. I created a pitch-winning campaign for the travel goods brand Tumi, then worked on a diverse range of clients including Buitoni, Hot Pockets, Garnier, Whirlpool, LensCrafters and Citi. My campaign for MiraLAX won the account for the agency in 2011 and my campaign for Hilton Hotels in 2013 consolidated the business at Publicis Kaplan Thaler. In 2014 I created the launch spot for Cadillac which aired at the Academy Awards and won the account for the agency. Soon after I created an award winning viral video for Similac. Since 2019 I’ve been freelancing at agencies including FCB Health, McCann, Havas and Wunderman Thompson.
Lately I’ve been learning ukulele. It’s not quite the same adrenaline rush as singing in the Plug Uglies, but I figure it suits my hat.
Thanks for looking at my site. I’m available for freelance or staff positions.
Email: rogermnorris@gmail.com
Phone: 917 687 3715