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Cambian fostering campaign billboard showing Fostering: Meltdowns, Makeovers, Dramas, Dance Moves, Sleepless Night and Sleepovers. We Are Here for It All headline with an upside-down laughing child, used as the hero image for the advertising service page by Julie Nicholls

Freelance

Advertising

• Press advertising
• Outdoor campaigns
• Digital display ads
• Campaign artwork
• Ad resizing
• Social graphics
• Headline copy

Advertising that gets noticed for the right reasons

Good advertising is deceptively simple. A clear message, a compelling visual, and a reason to act. Getting there takes a combination of creative thinking, strong headlines and design that knows when to be bold and when to get out of the way.

I've worked on advertising projects across outdoor, press and digital for clients ranging from NHS trusts and national charities to luxury travel brands and consumer products. Some briefs come with a fully formed idea that needs bringing to life. Others start with a blank page. I'm comfortable with both. Sometimes I'm involved from the very beginning, developing the concept, writing the headline and designing everything from scratch. Other times I'm adapting existing artwork across different press formats, or turning a print ad into a suite of social graphics. Whatever the brief needs, I can flex to fit it.

NHS Croydon Trust Bring Us Your Superpower recruitment poster displayed on a large billboard at a busy Croydon road junction

NHS recruitment campaigns

Outdoor and press campaigns for two NHS trusts, designed to attract school nurses, health visitors and healthcare professionals to the boroughs. Campaign concept, headline copy and design throughout.

NHS Croydon Trust Bring Us Your Superpower recruitment poster displayed at a Croydon tram stop, featuring a real NHS staff member
Suite of poster designs for the NHS Croydon Trust Bring Us Your Superpower recruitment campaign, designed by Julie Nicholls
Two NHS Croydon Trust recruitment press advertisements designed for the Metro newspaper as part of the Bring Us Your Superpower campaign by Julie Nicholls
Three outdoor poster sites showing the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Be More recruitment campaign featuring real members of NHS staff, designed by Julie Nicholls for Verve Communications
Bus shelter advertising poster for the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Be More NHS recruitment campaign showing a real member of staff, designed by Julie Nicholls for Verve Communications
Large format station billboard showing the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Be More recruitment campaign poster featuring a real NHS staff member, designed by Julie Nicholls

Fostering campaign for Cambian Group

A full campaign concept developed for a national fostering and adoption agency, from the initial idea through to headline copy, design and final artwork. The campaign went to pitch and won.

Cambian fostering campaign billboard showing Superheroes Disguised as Ordinary People headline with a mother and child baking together, designed by Julie Nicholls
Cambian fostering campaign billboard showing Fostering: Meltdowns, Makeovers, Dramas headline with an upside-down laughing child, displayed on a Primesight outdoor site, designed by Julie Nicholls

OneLondon

A suite of digital ads encouraging Londoners to have their say on the use of their health data. Created as part of a wider brand and communications project for an NHS programme.

OneLondon public engagement digital advertisement displayed in a bus shelter showing My Data Our Choices Our Decision messaging encouraging Londoners to have their say on health data use, designed by Julie Nicholls

Travel and leisure

Press advertising for luxury cruise brands, commissioned through Brazil Street. The brief was to review existing ad formats and improve visual hierarchy, layout and calls to action across the suite.

Two Emerald Yacht Cruises luxury press advertisements showing Nothing Beats the Feeling headline with cruise ship photography and Mediterranean itinerary details, designed by Julie Nicholls via Brazil Street
Scenic luxury cruise press advertisement showing Sail Beyond Expectations headline with aerial river photography and all-inclusive messaging, designed by Julie Nicholls via Brazil Street
Scenic Eclipse Discovery Yachts press advertisement showing The World's First Discovery Yachts headline with aerial island photography, designed by Julie Nicholls via Brazil Street
Two Shearings holidays press advertisements showing Experience More of the World and Discover More of the World with the Trusted Experts headlines with destination photography, designed by Julie Nicholls via Brazil Street

Local and regional press

A selection of local press ads for Knebworth House, produced as part of an ongoing design support relationship covering their full marketing output.

Selection of local press advertisements for Knebworth House events and attractions in multiple sizes, designed and artworked by Julie Nicholls

Services

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and stay for everything else

Got an advertising project in mind?

Whether you need a fresh concept or an extra pair of hands on production, I'd love to hear from you.

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I’m Julie Nicholls, a freelance designer based in Essex, UK. I work remotely for design, digital and media agencies whenever they need a little extra support. I also work directly with all kinds of businesses to help them connect with their audiences through good design. Let's chat about how I can help your business.

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