James Allan

James Allan has a diverse work experience in the advertising and marketing industry. James started their career as a Clerk at Richard Lockhart and Associates from September 2011 to December 2012. James then interned at Spitfire from January 2013 to April 2013. James joined J. Walter Thompson New Zealand in June 2013 as an Account Executive and later became an Account Manager from September 2015 to March 2016. James then moved to Clemenger BBDO in April 2016 where they served as a Business Manager, responsible for clients such as Airbnb, NAB, Mercedes-Benz, Australia Post, Fonterra Australia, and Draftstars. James also played a key role in launching Clemenger's Exceptions to the rule recruitment programme. From January 2019 to June 2020, James was a Business Director at Clemenger BBDO, working with clients like National Australia Bank and BMW Group Australia. James was then promoted to Senior Business Director from July 2020 to August 2021. James is currently working at The Monkeys as a Senior Business Director, a position they started in August 2021 and has since been promoted to Group Business Director starting in January 2022.

James Allan attended Auckland Grammar School from 2005 to 2009. James then pursued a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree in Management and Marketing from The University of Auckland from 2010 to 2013. In 2019, they completed a Marketing Week Mini MBA with Mark Ritson.