About

Creative Directors, James Crosby and William Cottam, Adam & Eve

  • James and Will are a creative director team working out of Adam&EveDDB. Before then they spent 7 years at McCann London and 5 years at CHI&Partners. They have worked on brands in every sector, and produced work in every medium and channel.

    Outside of work James runs a luxury dog lifestyle brand called L’floof, and Will directs music videos.

  • #1 Creative Directors in UK - One Show 2026.
    #8 Creative Directors Globally - One Show 2026.

    18 x Cannes Lions
    (1 Titanium, 1 Grand Prix, 3 gold, 6 silver, 7 bronze & 46 shortlist)

    28 x Clio Awards
    (3 Grand Prix, 4 gold, 10 silver, 11 bronze & 5 shortlist)

    23 x One Show
    (2 Grand Prix, 1 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze, 11 x merit & 20 shortlist)

    17 x D&AD Pencils
    (1 yellow, 3 graphite, 13 wood & 7 shortlist)

    8 x Eurobest
    (1 glass, 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze & 2 shortlist)

    29 x Creative Circle
    (11 gold, 12 silvers, 6 bronze & 16 shortlist)

    15 x Caples Awards
    (2 Best in Show, 6 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze & 5 shortlist)

    13 x Epica Award
    (2 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze & 5 shortlist)

    9 x London International Awards
    (4 silvers, 5 bronze & 6 shortlist)

    6 x New York Festivals
    (3 gold, 2 silvers, 1 bronze & 5 finalist)

    6 x British Arrows
    (2 gold, 2 silvers, 2 bronze & 1 shortlist)

    7 x Kinsale Sharks
    (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze & 2 silvers)

    4 x ADC
    (1 gold, 1 silver & 2 bronze)

    2 x Geraty
    (2 silver & 3 shortlists)

    2 x Campaign BIG
    (2 gold & 5 shortlist)

    1 x Shots award
    (1 ad of the year & 1 gold)

    1 x Cresta
    (1 gold)

    Lürzers Archive Grand Slam
    (Finalist)

    Exhibited at the Annecy Animated Film Festival

    Aerial Award
    (winner)

    Music & Sound award
    (1 shortlist)

    Webby
    (1 nominee)

  • James 07703 836669

    Will 07557 036277

    crosbyandcottam@gmail.com