Emma Brooke is a writer and creative director at Leo London. She primarily works on McDonald’s, creating work for the UK and Ireland and leading global campaigns for Happy Meal.
Born and raised in America and a dual citizen of the UK, Emma has 15 years of agency experience from New York to London and San Francisco. She has worked at agency and broadcast shops including BBC Creative, Grey, VMLY&R and Digitas. Her work has been featured in everything from Adage to Rolling Stone and BBC News, and has been recognised by D&AD, The One Show, Campaign, Promax and more. Emma likes creating work that is simple and disruptive, and has a passion for digital innovation and reinventing the way we use existing media.
When she’s not working, Emma is busy being a mum, making art and taking far too many photos.
WHERE I’VE WORKED
London
Leo Burnett: 2021 - Present
BBC Creative: 2018 - 2021
Freelance: TBWA, McCann, BBC Creative: 2017 - 2018
San Francisco
Grey: 2015 - 2017
Y&R: 2013 - 2015
Digitas: 2012 - 2013
New York
Y&R: 2010 - 2012
EDUCATION
2023
University of Oxford - Continuing Education, Art History
2009- 2021
Fashion Institute of Technology - BS Advertising and Marketing Communications
2007- 2009
Fashion Institute of Technology - AAS Advertising and Marketing Communications
Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
