James, Chief Creative Officer
James Dowd doesn’t do safe, doesn’t do boring, and doesn’t do forgettable.
As a lead creative consultant and strategist, James is someone C-suites call when they need an expert who understands not just the business of creativity but the business of business. He doesn’t deal in creativity for the sake of creativity. He builds brands that stand for something, break through nonsense & noise, and drive true impact.
Rebel at his core, his career has never followed a straight line — because straight lines lead to predictable places. From being a huckster in Italian markets to writing for MTV, and from writing a book on creativity to leading creative agencies, James has built a reputation for rejecting the comfortable, questioning the obvious, and forcing the conversation forward. Complacency is the enemy. Onward is the only direction.
At Rebellion Group, he’s helped forge a culture of fearless, strategic creativity — work that doesn’t just win awards but shifts industries. Now, as Chief Creative Officer of Virtuoso, he’s redefining how brands connect, disrupt, and stay ahead. Executives bring him in because he won’t tell them what they want to hear — he’ll tell them what they need to hear.
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