Meet the judges
Ailsa Billington
Ailsa started at P+S over 30 years ago as a designer, and has helped the agency to grow from a small team of around 10 people to a 70-strong creative, strategy and technology powerhouse.
From a designer to Client Services Director, and now, Managing Director, Ailsa knows the value of collaboration, and truly understands from all creative perspectives what it takes to delight global clients.
With a keen eye for commercial design, Ailsa will be looking for first-class creative projects – ones she’d be proud to present to her clients.
Think you can capture this creative leader’s imagination?
Charles Golding
Charles worked for P+S during his graphic design degree at London's LCC. Since then, he’s spent years traversing the digital media landscape, developing expertise across a spectrum of creative fields, from filmmaking to interactive design.
Now, Charles is a confident and dynamic project leader with a star-studded CV. He has been the lead creative on many large-scale award-winning projects for big clients like the BBC, MTV and Red Bull. And he has directed and collaborated with Rita Ora and Yohji Yamamoto, among other stars.
He currently works for creative agency Hello Charlie and established Cargo Movement, a Bristol-based non-profit organisation revolutionising representation in education and diversity in media through art and storytelling.
Have you got what it takes to delight this digital media maven?
Chris Roberts
Chris was a winner of the original Proctor + Stevenson Design Awards back in 1994! In fact, it kick-started his career, and he joined the Proctors studio, where he worked on projects for clients such as Canon and Hewlett Packard.
After nearly a decade, Chris moved to creative agency Thirteen, next, Mytton Williams, and finally Dyson – landing a role on the in-house creative team. Fast-forward over a decade and Chris is responsible for managing and developing Dyson’s global reputation. No pressure, Chris!
How could you grab Chris’s attention?
Aimi Bodiam
Aimi is a highly collaborative and hugely experienced manager with a well-rounded skillset across all marketing disciplines. She also loves a challenge (marketing is about problem-solving after all).
Having worked with design agencies for many years, Aimi knows a thing or two about what makes a creative concept work. When she’s working on a campaign, she’s focused on impact and engagement, from concept to delivery.
Can your work catch Aimi’s eagle eye?
Maryanne Beavers
Maryanne has nearly twenty years of brand and design experience in the legal sector, working for Osborne Clarke.
During this time, she has witnessed the firm's international growth and played a key role in delivering a successful brand refresh, so she understands the nuances and complexities involved in revitalising and defining a brand's identity.
Maryanne works closely with design teams to strike the right balance between brand consistency and innovation, ensuring the brand continues to evolve and remain relevant in a competitive market. She is passionate about the role intelligent design plays in the corporate world, where it's not just about aesthetics but also first-class storytelling and communication.
Will this brand guardian champion your work?
Alli Nicholas
For almost a decade, Alli Nicholas has been at the heart of the Bristol Creative Industries community as Membership Manager. Bristol Creative Industries connects talented people with creative opportunities and matches businesses with ideal candidates in the area, so Alli enjoys seeing the incredible range of creative output from Bristol and the South West.
With all this industry insight, Alli is always on the pulse of the latest trends. So, she’ll be looking for fresh thinking and timeless design.
Reckon your design will stand out to Alli?
Emily Hawkins
Former SWDDSA winner and all-round legend, Emily Hawkins received the coveted P+S paid work placement in 2021 before joining the P+S digital design team full time in 2022. She has since worked with some of our biggest clients from Panasonic and Osborne Clarke to Rathbones and the UK Hydrographic Office, as well as heading up the design of the new P+S website.
With such a broad skillset and an impeccable eye for detail, Emily is most inspired by work that combines a strong story and sense of purpose with stand-out typography and crisp execution (she's a perfectionist, after all).
Will your project follow Emily’s winning formula?
Is it written in the stars?
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