John Mescall
- ECD
- Australia
- Member since 2013
John is Global Creative Council President and Global Executive Creative Director at McCann Wordgroup.
In this role, John has helped McCann Worldgroup rise to #2 global network in the Gunn Report, in addition to numerous Network of the Year recognitions.
Prior to this, he was Chief Creative Officer of McCann Australia. Under John’s leadership, McCann Melbourne became the world’s most awarded agency.
Honors include The Gunn Report Agency of the Year, D&AD Agency of the Year, Cannes Agency of the Year (Runner Up), AWARD Agency of the Year, Spikes Asia Agency of the Year and Campaign Brief Agency of the Year.
As both a writer and a creative director, John has won over 60 Cannes lions including 6 Cannes Grand Prix, Black and Yellow Pencils at D&AD, One Show Best of Show, and multiple Clio, Spikes, LIA and Webby awards.
John was named in the 2013 Creativity 50: AdWeek’s annual listing of the world’s 50 most influential creative thinkers and doers, and Business Insider ranked him the 8th most creative person in advertising worldwide.
Contact John.
D&AD Awards (20)
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Dumb Ways to Die
- Integrated & Earned Media
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Integrated & Earned Media
- Earned Media Campaigns
- 2013
-
Phubbing: A Word is Born
- Writing for Design
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Macquarie Dictionary
- Writing for Design
- Writing for Brands
- 2014
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Digital Advertising
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Digital Advertising
- Web Films
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Outdoor Advertising
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Outdoor Advertising
- Poster Advertising Campaigns
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- TV & Cinema Advertising
- TV Commercials 120-240 seconds
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Writing for Advertising
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Writing for Advertising
- Writing for Film Advertising
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Radio Advertising
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Radio Advertising
- Sound Design & Use of Music for Radio Advertising
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Art Direction
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Art Direction
- Art Direction for Poster Advertising
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Art Direction
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Art Direction
- Art Direction for Digital Advertising
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Crafts for Advertising
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Crafts for Advertising
- Animation & Illustration for Digital Advertising
- 2013
-
Share a Coke 1,000 Name Celebration
- Media
- Fitzco//McCann
- Coca-Cola
- Media
- Use of Radio & Audio
- 2018
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Share a Coke 1,000 Name Celebration
- Crafts for Advertising
- Fitzco//McCann
- Coca-Cola
- Crafts for Advertising
- Sound Design & Use of Music for Digital Marketing
- 2018
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Advice Wipes
- Integrated & Innovative Media
- McCann New York
- Tommee Tippee
- Integrated & Innovative Media
- Earned Media - Small Business (under 50 employees)
- 2016
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Digital Advertising
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Digital Advertising
- Integrated Digital Campaigns
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Film Advertising Crafts
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Film Advertising Crafts
- Animation for Film Advertising
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Film Advertising Crafts
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Film Advertising Crafts
- Use of Music for Film Advertising
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- Crafts for Advertising
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- Crafts for Advertising
- Illustration for Advertising
- 2013
-
Dumb Ways to Die
- White Pencil
- McCann Erickson Melbourne
- Metro Trains
- White Pencil
- White Pencil
- 2013
-
Shirt
- Ambient Media
- J Walter Thompson
- Square
- Ambient Media
- Ambient Media
- 2002
-
Tune Out Pain
- Impact
- Impact
- Design
- 2022
