Lynsey Atkin

Lynsey is the outgoing Executive Creative Director of 4creative, Channel 4's in-house creative agency. She has led the team for 5 years, responsible for making risky, innovative and culturally potent work across all Channel 4 brands and services. She joins McCann London in the autumn as Chief Creative Officer.

Lynsey previously worked as Creative Director at Havas London, Head of Creative at Condé Nast Video (British Vogue, GQ and WIRED UK) and as Creative Strategist at BBH London. Lynsey started her working life as a designer for Neville Brody before co-founding the print / publishing company, Ditto Press. Specialising in counterculture, Offprint Paris called them, “Lords of the English underground”. Overground in advertising, Lynsey has led creative work awarded at all major shows, including several Yellow Pencils at D&AD and multiple Cannes Lions including the Film Grand Prix. 

Lynsey is from the North East of England and studied at Camberwell College of Art in London.