John

Internship Specialist

John’s career spans leading advertising agencies J. Walter Thompson, Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy & Mather, Chiat Day Mojo and The Campaign Palace in Australia, the UK and Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. He also drove the business development program for Billy Blue graphic design agency in Sydney.

In his roles in client and agency management he has worked with companies like Qantas Airways (Global account director), Westpac, Carlton & United Breweries-Foster’s, DHL, Coca Cola Co, Gulf Air (Middle-East, Africa, India, Asia), American Express (Middle-East), Unilever, Nestle, Orlando Jacob’s Creek Wines and Cadbury’s. John was deeply involved in the launch of Jacobs Creek wine, Australia’s biggest selling wine brand globally, and the iconic Qantas “I still call Australia home” campaign.

John has special experience in orchestrating multi country and cross-cultural marketing communications.

John has a Diploma in Advertising from the University of South Australia, the Communications Advertising and Marketing Diploma (CAM) from the London College of Communication and the Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training (Australia).

John has been an Internship Specialist at Boston University Sydney program since April 2010. He was a lecturer/tutor in advertising strategy and principles and practice at the University of Technology Sydney, at APM Business College and for The Advertising Federation of Australia.

John’s email is: wrighty@bu.edu