Head of Production, Hogarth UK
James Brook-Partridge has 25 years’ experience in Advertising Production, working across EMEA and APAC. Starting at M&C Saatchi London in 1998, he moved to Ogilvy & Mather in London as a Senior Producer in 2004. During his time at Ogilvy London, he worked on the pan-European Ford business, producing large-scale car commercials, two of which launched during half-time of the Champions League final – the ‘Super Bowl’ event of Europe.
In 2009, Brook-Partridge transferred to Ogilvy Hong Kong to lead the Regional Production team there. Working predominantly on the Unilever business, he also produced regional campaigns for GSK and a global campaign for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.
In 2010, the Unilever business was consolidated into Singapore. Brook-Partridge spent nine years there as Regional Head of Broadcast for Ogilvy, where he oversaw the introduction of the joint venture with Hogarth.
In 2018, Brook-Partridge was offered the position of Head of Moving Image for Hogarth @ Ogilvy UK, where he oversaw the moving image content for all the agency’s clients, including Unilever, as well as working with HWW’s direct clients.
Latterly, in 2024, Brook-Partridge took charge of all Hogarth’s Production & Post teams in the UK, comprising some 160 people across shooting disciplines, post-production, and business affairs.
2025 and 2026 have seen Hogarth build its own 30,000 sq ft studio in the East End of London, with a view to a soft launch in November 2025 and a full launch in April 2026.
As a producer, Brook-Partridge worked for major corporate clients including British Airways, NatWest, The AA, Ford of Europe, Dove, Comfort, Hellmann’s, GSK, IBM, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Fanta, Pond’s, CIMB Bank, and Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.
Brook-Partridge has worked on numerous award-winning campaigns, including Cannes Lions for work with Ford and Cancer Research UK, and most recently for Dove on Reverse Selfie, Deep Fake Mums, and The Cost of Beauty, all of which won significant awards at Cannes, D&AD, LIA, The One Show, and the Clios. The Cost of Beauty was also Emmy-nominated.
At the last count, Brook-Partridge had shot in 29 markets worldwide, although having recently stopped producing to focus on his management responsibilities, he is not sure he will get to 30...
