DESIGNER.FOUNDER.ADVISOR.

Creative Director
& Brand Consultant

CONTACT
LONDON
BASED
Operating
worldwide

By Jaw is the personal website of James Wood. Design, Brand, and everything that refuses to fit neatly in between.

INTRO
James is a Creative Director, designer, founder and advisor with over 20 years’ experience at the intersection of brand, technology and business growth.

He co-founded ShopTalk, acquired by DEPT® in 2022, where he became Director and Partner, working at the forefront of AI across brand experience, creative leadership and marketing technology.

His work spans industries and disciplines, from brand strategy, full rebrands and digital experiences to IPOs and high-growth businesses. Across it all, he has helped scale-ups find their voice, global businesses stay relevant and creative teams do the best work of their lives, always with a commercial lens and a belief that great creative work should move businesses forward.

Today, James works across a select mix of brand design, consultancy, creative leadership and advisory roles.
ADVISORY ROLES & PROJECTS
(01)
Rosemaund
Farm
Distillery
James is an advisor, shareholder and Creative Director at Rosemaund Farm Distillery, an English whisky distillery on a working farm in Herefordshire, founded by the Chase family with filmmaker and farmer Guy Ritchie as creative collaborator.

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(02)
AdVictus
James is an advisor to AdVictus, a growth studio helping sports-facing businesses scale and athletes build long-term value beyond their sporting careers, advising across brand, marketing and growth.

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(03)
Altogether More
Human
Founder of Altogether More Human, James works with founders, CMOs and creative leaders on the senior hires, team structures and leadership decisions that help creative functions thrive.

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