Jacob Newton | Creative & Copywriter

As a creative, I’ve picked up over 100 oddly-shaped accolades from around the world, including the coveted D&AD Yellow Pencil, 15 Cannes Lions, and 10 varieties of Grands Prix.

In 2024, I was named one half of the #2 Individual Creative Team of the Year at AWARD Australasia.

I’ve launched a sperm bank, made rugby fans fight at airports, and corrected the world’s largest search engine. I’ve also mentored a bunch of student creatives, scored a free trip to Cannes, met at least 15 All Blacks, and misplaced an embarrassing amount of Tupperware around the office.

After 8 years at DDB New Zealand, I'm now playing for Saatchi & Saatchi London. If you want to chat, or return one of my missing lunchboxes, get in touch at emailjacobnewton@gmail.com or via LinkedIn.

“Jacob is one of the best creatives I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Over the course of a few years, not only did he manage his day-to-day workload at a high standard, but he also managed to win a Grand Prix each and every year for groundbreaking work. A go-to person for the creative department and the agency at large, Jacob is one of those quiet, humble achievers who always excites you with their thinking.”

Matty Burton, Group CCO @ DDB Australia / New Zealand

"Jacob is the kind of creative whose screen you’re tentative to walk past, because he’s always working on an idea that makes you feel a bit jealous. A must hire."

Brett Colliver, CCO @ Dentsu New Zealand

“His unassuming and humble nature is completely at odds with his talent and drive.”

Mike Felix, CCO @ Dentsu New Zealand

“Jacob doesn't make sense: a genuinely kind and happy person who is an absolute killer when it comes to the work? An assassin who's never an asshole? It sounds impossible, but, somehow, that's the enigma he is.”

Haydn Kerr, ECD @ Tribal New Zealand

“Yeah, he's alright.”

Josep Jover, previous creative partner @ DDB New Zealand