ABOUT
August is an award-winning Art / Creative Director & Director working internationally. Educated as an Interactive Art Director at Hyper Island Stockholm and at Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.
He has experience working at world top agencies like McCann London and B-Reel Stockholm with global brands such as Xbox, Oneplus, Coca Cola, Google, Absolut Vodka, and Nike Running.
August is a constantly curious and ambitious soul with several years of experience in the creative field. He always aims to push boundaries and has strong skills within art direction, design, branding, directing and developing creative concepts.
EDUCATION
Alma Löv Script Academy
Scriptwriting for Film & Television
2017-2018
Hyper Island
Interactive Art Director
(2012 – 2013)
Central Saint Martins
Art Direction
(2011 – 2011)
Kulturama
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
(2011 – 2011)
Lunds University
Marketing, entrepreneurship and Organization
(2009 – 2009)
Södra Latin School of Art
Acting, Directing & Photography
(2006 – 2009)
Media Attentions
BBC News
Mashable
Creative Review
The Huffington Post
Wired
PSFK
NBC
Fast Company
GOOD
Resume
PFO Tech
ADFORUM
Gizmagazine
Adsoftheworld
Dailymail
Advertolog
Trendhunter
Forbes
DeltaDoc
Urbanista- Global Creative Director & Director 2020-2021
Working hands-on and leading the creative processes. Developing campaigns, new products, the Urbanista app, and working with brand development.
Yes Studios- Creative Director & Director 2018-2020
Selected Clients: Absolut Vodka International, KFC, Google, Re_fabric, Yesss, Volumental, Nordic Entertainment Group.
House of Radon- Art Director & Director 2017-2018
Clients: Electrolux, AEG, Ericsson, RFSU.
Seventy Agency- Creative Lead I Art Director & Director 2017
OnePlus International, 18 films. Ericsson.
Commercial Director 2016
Naturskyddsföreningen, Transportstyrelsen & several music video productions.
B-Reel- Digital Art Director/Creative 2015
Clients: Axe, Telenor & Coca Cola.
McCann London- Interactive Art Director 2013-2014
Clients: Xbox, MasterCard, Nestle, Heart Research UK
Lost Boys London- Creative Intern 2013
Clients: Sony, Google- Converse, Clarins & Barrets)
Freelancing Art Director
Clients: Ted X Stockholm, an upcoming fashion app and a Civil Right Defenders.
(2013)
Clients: Sony Mobile, Converse, Google & Clarins.
A World Beneath- Creative Intern
Clients: Nike, Brother and Devoted.
(2012)
Fashion film Director
Maasai, Warner music
(2013)
Grandpa Sweden
(2012)
Smiley Vintage
(2011)
Production Assistent
Camp David Production for Phillips
(2012)
Photographer
Radarzine
(2011 – 2012)
Film Assistent
Studio 24, working for the Cannes Film Festival winner
Roy Andersson
(2011)
Actor
Der Komissar und das Meer- German Television
(2010)
Livet i Fagervik- Swedish Television
(2009)
HONOURS AND AWARDS
2014 Cannes Mobile Lions, Social for Mobile — Silver
2014 Cannes Direct Lions, Digital & Social — Shortlist
2014 D&AD, Innovative Use of Mobile Technology — Yellow Pencil
2014 D&AD, Innovative Use of Mobile Technology — Shortlist
2014 Webby Award, Experimental & Innovation — Winner
2014 Webby Awards, Best Use of Social Media — Shortlist
2014 Guldagget, Alternative Media — Winner
2014 Guldagget, Mobile — Winner
2014 Guldagget, PR — Winner
2013 Eurobest, Mobile — Gold
2013 Eurobest, Interactive — Bronze
2013 Eurobest, Promo & Activation — Shortlist
2013 Epica Awards, Social Networks — Gold
2013 Tomorrow Awards — Winner
2013 Cannes Mobile Lions, Other Technology for Mobile — Silver Lion
2013 Cannes Promo & Activation Lions, Best use of Social Media — Bronze Lion
2013 Cannes Cyber Lions, Other Digital Channels — Shortlist
2013 Cannes Innovation Lions — Shortlist
2013 Cannes PR Lions, Charity and Not for Profit — Shortlist
2013 Cannes PR Lions, Best use of social media — Shortlist
2013 Cannes Promo & Activation Lions, Charities — Shortlist
2013 Cresta Awards, Interactive —Shortlist
2013 100 Wattaren, Non-profits — Gold
2013 100 Wattaren, Smart — Silver
2013 100 Wattaren, International — Bronze
2012 Sweden Short Film Festival, Best Short film — Shortlist