Have A Magical Christmas

Leading the creative direction and delivery of a multi-channel Christmas campaign designed to bring storytelling, product discovery and commerce together into a single customer experience.

Role
Design Manager
Platform
Childrensalon
Focus
Creative Direction · Campaign Production · Ecommerce · Photography · Video
Contribution
Concept Development, Campaign Planning, Creative Direction, Production, Delivery
Creating A Seasonal Brand Experience

Christmas represented one of the most important trading periods of the year for the business.

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The challenge wasn’t simply creating campaign assets.

It was creating a cohesive seasonal experience that could inspire customers, support product discovery and strengthen the emotional connection between customers and the brand throughout the Christmas period.

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The campaign required coordination across photography, video production, ecommerce, marketing and creative teams while maintaining a consistent vision across every customer touchpoint.

Building A World Around The Campaign
Creating A Magical Christmas Experience

The campaign centred around a simple creative idea:

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“Have A Magical Christmas.”

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Rather than focusing solely on products, the creative direction was designed to capture the excitement, wonder and imagination associated with Christmas through a combination of photography, video and digital experiences.

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I helped lead the planning and delivery of a five-day photography and video production, bringing together creative, marketing and ecommerce requirements into a single campaign vision.

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The production involved extensive planning, set design, prop sourcing, photography, video production and coordination across multiple teams.

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The objective was to create a world customers could emotionally connect with while ensuring products remained naturally integrated throughout the experience.

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Key goals included:

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  • Creating a memorable seasonal campaign
  • Strengthening emotional engagement with the brand
  • Supporting product discovery
  • Maintaining commercial performance
  • Delivering content across multiple channels
  • Creating a consistent experience across customer touchpoints
Strategic Choices
Balancing Magic And Commerce

Every creative decision needed to balance emotional storytelling with commercial objectives.

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Creating A Recognisable Campaign Theme

The concept of “Have A Magical Christmas” provided a consistent creative thread across photography, video, ecommerce experiences and marketing communications.

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Designing Around Emotion

Rather than focusing exclusively on products, the campaign centred on the feelings associated with Christmas — anticipation, excitement, wonder and celebration.

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Building For Multiple Touchpoints

Content was planned from the outset to support landing pages, marketing campaigns, ecommerce experiences, social media and supporting promotional assets.

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Maintaining Product Visibility

While the campaign embraced seasonal storytelling, products remained an integral part of the experience, ensuring the creative vision continued to support commercial objectives.

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Coordinating Cross-Functional Delivery

A significant focus was placed on aligning creative, marketing, photography and ecommerce teams to ensure all campaign assets worked together as part of a single customer journey.

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The Campaign
A Multi-Channel Christmas Experience

The final campaign combined photography, video production, campaign landing pages, ecommerce experiences, marketing assets and supporting promotional content into a unified seasonal experience.

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The hero campaign film brought the concept to life through a magical Christmas narrative, concluding with the message:

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“Dress Yourself In Magic This Christmas.”

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The campaign extended across multiple customer touchpoints while maintaining a consistent visual language and emotional tone throughout.

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Deliverables included:

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  • Hero campaign film
  • Campaign photography
  • Ecommerce landing experiences
  • Marketing assets
  • Email campaign content
  • Social media content
  • Promotional creative assets

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My goal wasn’t simply to deliver campaign materials.

It was to create a memorable seasonal experience that customers could recognise wherever they encountered the brand.

Impact
Delivering A Unified Brand Experience

Looking back, the biggest achievement wasn’t any individual asset.

It was creating consistency across an entire seasonal campaign ecosystem.

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The project successfully brought together storytelling, content production, ecommerce and marketing into a cohesive customer experience that supported both brand engagement and commercial objectives.

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More importantly, it demonstrated how strong creative direction, operational planning and cross-functional collaboration can transform individual assets into a unified brand experience.

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This project reinforced something I’ve learned throughout my career:

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Great campaigns aren’t built from individual deliverables.

They’re built from a clear vision that connects every customer touchpoint into a single experience.