Darren Endicott
Account Manager
“I love a challenging brief, I love underpinning the solution with good thinking, and I still love the feel and smell of print.”
You could say I’m a child (or a nephew) of the advertising boom of the 1980s. My uncle, only 16 years older than me, was the Creative Director of a Soho agency called Timms, Triefus, Maddick – he was the Maddick in it.
Heard of the Lions of Longleat? We lived on the estate, just metres from the animals. Longleat Safari Park was home to the longest-running Doctor Who exhibition, where I worked weekends in the Tardis and later gained experience with the team who put the exhibitions together at Ealing Film Studios.
My career began at a Bath-based ad agency, followed by Future Publishing and Business 2.0 magazine, which relocated me to London. I worked on several gaming and lifestyle magazines before moving to Australia, where I became part of the launch team for Future Publishing there. Back in the UK, I joined Ink Global to help launch Metropolitan, Eurostar’s first in-train magazine, and later oversaw the business division at Think Publishing before freelancing on various titles, including British Airways’ High Life magazine at Cedar.
Over the years, I’ve designed a little bit of everything and won some nice awards along the way. They don’t define me, but they’re always nice to have.
At Parker Design, I initially joined as an Art Director. As projects grew in scale and complexity, my role naturally evolved into a hybrid of design and client management. That progression has now become a full transition into Account Manager – a role focused on building relationships, understanding client goals, and ensuring every project delivers exactly what’s needed.
Away from the studio, and when my daughter lets me, I enjoy long-distance running and playing guitar while slowly rebuilding my vinyl collection.
Latest Projects
IFoA
Corporate video content
IFoA
Digital performance report
Cambridge Past, Present & Future
Charity brochure design
University of Manchester
University prospectus design
IFoA
Performance report design
United Insurance Brokers Ltd
Marketing brochure and translation
Sage
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