Special London has brought on board the highly acclaimed creative team of Gregory Fazal and Thomas Worthington as senior creatives. This dynamic duo will collaborate with top clients such as Employment Hero and Uber, reporting directly to David Day, the Chief Creative Officer and partner at Special London.
Fazal and Worthington previously made waves at Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam, where they famously lit up Manchester’s skies with the Aurora Borealis in a Nike campaign that garnered over 8 million views in just one week, becoming one of Nike Football’s most-watched films of the year.
While at W+K, they also crafted the impactful “Every Decision Counts” campaign for Google, marking one of the tech giant’s first ventures into sustainability.
The pair’s career took off when they became the first team to win a Yellow, White, and Black Pencil for a single piece of work at D&AD New Blood for their “How it should be” campaign for Nationwide. This achievement led to their first role at Grey London under the mentorship of Vicki Maguire and Nils Leonard, followed by stints at BBC Creative, Havas, and Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam.
Their portfolio includes work for iconic brands such as Nike, BBC, Volkswagen, Comic Relief, Durex, and Google. Beyond advertising, Fazal and Worthington have also directed short films, authored a children’s book, launched a football magazine, and comic book, and even produced an Apple Top 100 podcast titled “Walking on Jupiter,” a moving narrative on surviving suicide, narrated by actor Stephen Graham.
David Day, Special London’s CCO, expressed his excitement, saying, “As Special London continues to grow, finding talent that embodies our values and ambitions is crucial. Greg and Thomas not only meet but exceed those expectations. With their experience at some of the world’s most creative agencies and their work for brands like Nike, Volkswagen, and Google, we feel incredibly fortunate to have them with us at Special London.”
In their own words, Fazal and Worthington shared, “Our mothers never called us special as children, so that was our main motivation for joining. The free Jammy Dodgers were a close second. But most importantly, we were excited about the opportunity to help build an agency with such wonderfully talented people.”
