Mark Shanley

Executive Creative Director at adam&eveDDB and firm believer that nobody wants to see your ad, so it better be good.

Bio

1982: Born in Dublin.
2004: Graduated with Nat. Dip. in Visual Communications, IADT.
2005: Graduated with BA Hons. in Design for Interactive Media, IADT.
2006: Creative / Art director at DDFH+B/JWT.
2007: Graduated with Professional Diploma in Creative Advertising, DIT. 
2013: Moved to London to work at Wieden+Kennedy.
2017: Made Creative Director on Nike.
2020: Joined adam&eveDDB as Creative Director.
2024: Returned to Dublin.
2025: Appointed Executive Creative Director at adam&eveDDB.

Client Experience

Nike. adidas. Puma. Amazon. McDonald’s. The V&A Museum. Pot Noodle. John Lewis. TK Maxx. Bud Light. Foster’s. Waitrose. Peloton. Angry Birds. Candy Crush. Lipton Ice Tea. Finlandia. Smirnoff. Samsung. Huawei. Lionsgate+. Starz. Babbel. Ovo Energy. Stride Gum. KitKat. Smarties. Lucozade. Kenco. Graze. Quorn. Philadelphia. Knorr. Radox. National Lottery. Failte Ireland. Vodafone. Fyffes. Dublin City Council. Special Olympics Ireland. Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. SodaStream.

Interviews/Talks

The Irish Times
It’s Nice That
Fast Company
Adweek
Adweek
Adweek
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Creative Salon
The Drum
The Drum
The Drum
Hey Whipple, Squeeze This (5th Edition)
Thanks For The Feedback
D&AD
Creative Moment

Guest lecturer, Goldsmiths University of London
Guest lecturer, National College of Art and Design
Guest lecturer, Technological University Dublin
Guest lecturer, Danish School of Media and Journalism

Most Contagious, London
ICADemy, Dublin
Creative Operations, London
House of Instagram at the ADE, Amsterdam
D&AD New Blood, London
Art of New Business, London
Art Start, London
Kinetic, Amsterdam
IAPI Rant Night, Dublin

Today FM Sunday Business Show
ICAD ReCreating Podcast

Contact

Awards

Cannes Lions Grand Prix x1
Cannes Lions Titanium x1
Cannes Lions Gold x4 
Cannes Lions Silver x8 
Cannes Lions Bronze x6  

D&AD Yellow Pencil x9 
D&AD Graphite Pencil x3 
D&AD Wood Pencil x5
D&AD In book x7

One Show Gold x3 
One Show Silver x2 
One Show Merit x4 

British Arrows Commercial of the Year x1
British Arrows Best Crafted Commercial x1
British Arrows Gold x10
British Arrows Silver x3
British Arrows Bronze x3

Creative Circle Gold of Golds x1 
Creative Circle Champions of Creativity Award x1 
Creative Circle Gold x8 
Creative Circle Silver x2 
Creative Circle Bronze x5 

Clios Gold x1
Clios Silver x1 
Clios Bronze x2

Clio Sports Silver x1 
Clio Sports Bronze x1

Webbys Winner x1 
Webbys Honouree x1 

Eurobest Grand Prix x1
Eurobest Bronze x2

ANDY Awards Gold x1 
ANDY Awards Bronze x1 

Art Directors Club Bronze x1

ICAD Gold x1 
ICAD Silver x5
ICAD Bronze x5

Kinsale Sharks Gold x4
Kinsale Sharks Silver x1
Kinsale Sharks Bronze x5 
Kinsale Sharks Promo x1

New York Festivals Silver x2 
New York Festivals Bronze x1

London International Awards Grand Prix x1 
London International Awards Gold x1
London International Awards Bronze x2

Ciclope Gold x2 
Ciclope Silver x3 
Ciclope Bronze x1 

Shots Awards Gold x2
Shots Awards Silver x1

AICP Awards Nomination x8

Creative Review Annual Best in Book x1 
Creative Review Annual In Book x2  

A-List Hollywood Awards Gold x1

APA Collection 2022
APA Collection 2018
APA Collection 2015

Campaign BIG Awards Gold x2
Campaign BIG Awards Judges Choice Award x1

Campaign Experience Awards Gold x1

Campaign Marketing New Thinking Award Winner x1

Campaign Media Week Awards Gold x1
Campaign Media Week Awards Silver x2
Campaign Media Week Awards Bronze x1

Campaign Ads of the Day / Week / Decade

Thinkbox Awards Gold x2

ADFX Gold x1

NNI Press ad of the year Winner x1

An Post IDM Gold x2

Music+Sound Awards Winner x1

Digital Cinema Media Awards  Winner x1

LBB Immortal Awards Winner x1

American Photographic Artists Awards 2nd place 

Creativepool Awards Gold x2

Brand Film festival London Best of the Best x1 
Brand Film festival London Gold x2

Contagious Most Contagious x2

FWA FWA of the Day x1

Adshel of the Year Winner x1

1.4 Awards Winner x1

Cresta Awards Silver x1

Epica Awards Bronze x1

Astroland Advertising Festival x1