Saatchi’s Nic Buckingham Palace bound

The Campaign Palace, Sydney has poached top art director Nic Buckingham from Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney to team with writer Hywel James (who was lured from Saatchi’s New Zealand in July last year).

Buckingham has spent most of his creative life at Saatchi’s Sydney starting out as the creative department craftsman with a particular interest in typography. After a stint at Team One, Los Angeles, he returned to Saatchi’s and merged his craft skills with his ideas and made the switch to art direction.

At Saatchi’s, Buckingham worked under and learnt from some of theregion’s best CDs including Nobby and Steve Back. His work on Sony,Olay, Foxtel, the UN and Toyota has been awarded at Cannes, The OneShow, D&AD and Young Guns.

Says Palace, Sydney CD CameronHoelter: “Nic is one of those rare breed of art directors; greatconceptual skills married with exquisite craft sensibilities. He’s afantastic addition to the team.”