CREATIVE DIRECTION / COPY / ART / STRATEGY / SOCIAL / Ai

THE WORK

Troy began his advertising career in Cape Town, South Africa, before heading to London where he helped TBWA\London Group win its first Cannes Lion in eight years for The British Army, as well as creating award winning work for Pedigree & British Airways, and helping to launch Skittles on social with “Like the Rainbow”. He also wrote the number one viral in the world “Huge Bear Surprises Crew” at The Viral Factory, amassing over 100M Views.
From there, Troy moved to the U.S., playing a pivotal role in transforming JWT Atlanta into the most awarded network office in North America for two consecutive years and securing its first-ever Cannes recognition for the Pennzoil Film Series, including awards at the One Show, Clios and the Grand Prix at the London Motor Film Festival. He also created the global brand platform for Shell, ‘Drive On’, which brought the creative account from JWT London to Atlanta.
That momentum took him to the epicenter of social at R/GA New York during its Cannes Agency of the Year run as creative director on the McCormick account. While there he also worked on AMG Mercedes, Samsung and PwC.
He then took the creative helm at VML Atlanta, working alongside the ECD & CCO (out of Kansas) where he helped build the then P&E agency into a creative and campaign led agency, growing the creative department from 3 to 14 and winning three major accounts back-to-back, all the while winning Cannes Lions and D&AD honors for Amblyopia World. He also played a pivotal role in helping the network win a slice of the gigantic Ford account. During his time at VML worked very closely with the Bogota office as Creative Director on special projects.
Troy then brought his creative firepower to the LVCVA, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority running the world-famous tourist destination as Creative Director, rebranding the destination with two TV spots that ran during the Grammys and the SuperBowl, as well as helping successfully guide Sin City through the challenges of COVID-19.
Since then, Troy has run the creative department for Walmart Digital, spearheaded a special project for Ed Bastian and Delta Airlines at CES 2020, helped Kennedy Space Center become the number one tourist destination in the USA, and launched national brand campaigns for Chinet and Trex. And at the end of 2025, he was strategic and creative consultant for CPG, helping them get on the roster of INSPIRE Brands.

AWARDS

  • 2025 : Silver Graphis : Trex ‘Trex Vs’

  • 2022 : Shorty Finalist : Walmart ‘Joyshop’

  • 2020 : ADC Merit : Delta ‘Future Travel You’

  • 2020 : One Show Shortlist : Delta ‘Future Travel You’

  • 2020 : Addy : National Silver : Delta ‘Future Travel You’

  • 2018 : D&AD Silver Pencil : Amblyopia World Campaign 'I Rescue'

  • 2018 : Cannes Bronze : Amblyopia World Campaign 'I Rescue'

  • 2018 : Cannes Shortlist : Amblyopia World Campaign 'I Rescue'

  • 2018 : Silver Clio : Amblyopia World Campaign 'I Rescue'

  • 2018 : Communication Arts - Winner : Amblyopia World Campaign 'I Rescue'

  • 2018 : Silver El Ojo De Iberoamerica : Amblyopia World Campaign 'I Rescue'

  • 2018 : Bronze Eldorado : Amblyopia World Campaign 'I Rescue'

  • 2018 : Bronze Eldorado : Amblyopia World Campaign 'I Rescue'

  • 2018 : Epica Shortlist : Amblyopia World Campaign 'I Rescue'

  • 2018 : Bronze Clio : First Call ‘Pillcase

  • 2018 : Communication Arts Shortlist : First Call ‘Pillcase

  • 2017 : Webby Honoree : Mccormick 'Lost Recipes'

  • 2017 : One Show Merit : Mccormick 'Lost Recipes'

  • 2017 : Shorty Finalist : Mccormick 'Lost Recipes'

  • 2017 : Clio Shortlist (x2) : Pennzoil 'Tundra'

  • 2017 : One Show Merit (x2) : Pennzoil 'Tundra'

  • 2017 : Gold LIA (x2) : Pennzoil 'Tundra'

  • 2017 : Cannes Shortlist : Pennzoil 'Tundra'

  • 2017 : Cannes Shortlist : Pennzoil 'Tundra'

  • 2017 : Bronze Clio : Pennzoil 'Tundra'

  • 2017 : New York Festivals Finalist (x2) : Pennzoil 'Tundra'

  • 2016 : ONE SCREEN WINNER, One Show : Pennzoil 'Joyride Prequel'

  • 2016 : Addy Judges Choice : Pennzoil 'Joyride Prequel'

  • 2014 : Silver : The Internationalist Awards : Pennzoil 'Mario Karting Reimagined'

  • 2014 : Gold Omma : Pennzoil 'Mario Karting Reimagined'

  • 2014 : Iab Mixx Finalist : Pennzoil 'Breaking Barriers'

  • 2014 : Iab Mixx Shortlist (x2) : Pennzoil 'Mario Karting Reimagined'

  • 2014 : BEST USE OF ALTERNATE MEDIA, Adweek : Pennzoil 'Mario Karting Reimagined'

  • 2014 : BEST IN SHOW, Creative Media Awards : 2014 : Pennzoil 'Mario Karting Reimagined'

  • 2014 : BEST NEW MEDIA EXPERIENCE, Creative Media Awards : Pennzoil 'Mario Karting Reimagined'

  • 2011 : Bronze Creative Circle : Pedigree 'Ghost Dog'

  • 2011 : Winner Tripadvisor Media Competition : British Airways 'Lucky Breaks'

  • 2010 : Cannes Bronze : The British Army 'Start Thinking Soldier -Decision Making'

  • 2010 : Webby Nominee : The British Army 'Decision Making'

  • 2009 : Silver DMA: The British Army 'Bigger Picture'

  • 2009 : Campaign Big Award Finalist : The British Army 'Decision Making'

    (Over 200 Addy Awards Local and National.)

  • "Troy consistently brings fresh, strategic ideas to the table that elevate our work, and push them forward...his creativity is innovative and grounded...he's a Swiss army knife, effortlessly switching between creative strategy, problem-solving and tactical execution with ease ."

    Omar Rubi (New Business Director, CPG, and R&R Partners)

  • "Troy has been very influential for me...he not only helped me grow as a writer, he helped me become one...under is creative leadership i got tremendous support."

    Gina Cassaro (Deputy Director, COX Enterprises and VML)

  • "Troy is an original. He has great ideas and a way with words that is seen not only in his work but in his daily interactions...I was always impressed with his ability to tell a story and come up with creative ideas for anything."

    Jaime Povirk (Associate Director of Production BCG Brighthouse and J. W. Thompson)

  • "This guy is my favorite...he knows what works and what doesn't, and he's willing to push for ideas he's passionate about..."

    Purvi Sheth (Executive Producer/ Producer Meta and R/GA)

  • "Troy is a fabulous creative partner. He digs into the brief, and is super collaborative throughout the concepting process. He appreciates strategic partnerships...he has great ideas and is a fantastic writer."

    Alexandra Stieber Brown (Strategy Director @DropBox and J. Walter Thompson)

  • "Troy consistently demonstrated the rare ability to transform a well-crafted strategic brief into bold, memorable creative ideas...Troy is also a gifted writer...he understands how modern ideas must travel..."

    David Crane (Head of Accounts, Peter Mayer)