Hey.

I’m Max, and I’m creative director at Arsenal Football Club.

I learned how to make stuff look nice at Central Saint Martins, and how to make it sound good at the Watford Ad School (rest in peace TC). I also have a degree in Zoology despite being scared of spiders.

I served hard time at Creature of London, GREY, and The Gate before sliding two-footed into my boyhood club’s creative studio. But even though I was raised in the shadow of Highbury Stadium, I can still be friends with Spurs fans.

Two of my campaigns feature lighthouses and I’m still looking to complete the trilogy.

But my favourite ideas are the ones your friends talk about in the pub.

Drop me a line and we can make some of them.

m.gillengel@arsenal.co.uk | LinkedIn