Ellie Morton is an Art Director based in Manchester. Over the past 6 years, she has produced and delivered several award-winning campaign ideas and creative. With experience across a range of design disciplines, including web design and illustration, she has worked on brand campaigns, photoshoots, visual identities, editorial design, videos and websites for brands such as DoorDash, Kraft Heinz, Mack Trucks and GE Healthcare. She has a keen eye for detail and believes all work should be concept-driven, long-lasting and progressive within its category.  

Experience

Art Director at Stein IAS, Manchester, UK
March 2020 - Present

Key responsibilities:

  • Conceptualizing and creating high-quality, impactful creative work across a range of clients,

  • Effectively communicating across the delivery value chain to ensure project delivery is clearly understood and handled: from Account Services, Operations, and Creative Directors.

  • Regularly converting ideations into pitch-level adcepts or live campaign imagery, using advanced drawing skills.

  • Actively managing multiple project deliverables, tracking their progress, and meeting demanding timescales efficiently.

  • Self-development in design and art direction skills through individual learning projects and internal opportunities to take part in cMBA programs.

  • Creating winning entries for the Drum Chip Shop Awards.

  • Supporting and collaborating with other team members daily.

The LIONS Creative MBA in May 2025

I was part of the first cohort to complete the 10-week online cMBA offered by LIONS. It allowed me to deep dive into Lion-winning ideas and better understand how to create more impactful creative work, all driven by the minds of the industry’s best creatives.

Junior Creative Intern at Home Agency, Leeds

In 2019, Ellie worked on a creative brief for Jet 2: the biggest and longest-running client, for this award-winning integrated agency. She gained experience in group creative ideation and presenting ideas effectively whilst working alongside the Creative Director and Copywriters. This was an invaluable insight into the industry whilst finishing her MA course. 

Select Client Experience

Kraft Heinz
Mack Trucks
DoorDash
Celonis
GE Healthcare
Tritax
Ingredion
Elanco
NRS
Dechra
Trelleborg
Tetra Pak