Folk Wunderman Thompson's Karl Waters has been announced a juror at this year's Immortal Awards, joining the Irish jury.
Karl is the creative partner at Folk Wunderman Thompson in Dublin, Ireland. He started out his career in publishing before making the switch to another type of writing, in
advertising.
Since then he has continued to take his inspiration from outside of the world advertising. Being a firm believer that at its best, advertising can be a force for good in the world and entertain the world, as much as any other industry can.
Since taking up the reigns at his current agency, its experienced unprecedented creative success, being recognised in many of the major award shows globally, including Cannes Lions, Clio, D&AD and Eurobest. Karl has also been invited to sit on juries in some of the world’s biggest festivals, including One Show and Cannes Lions.
The Immortal Awards 2021 Irish jury currently includes:
Anthony McCaffery, Executive Producer, RAYGUN, Ireland
Carol Lambert, Creative Director & Board Director, Publicis Dublin, Ireland
Catriona Campbell, Managing Partner, The Public House, Ireland
Deirdre Waldron, CEO, TBWA\Dublin, Ireland
Emma Sharkey, Chief Strategy Officer, Rothco, Ireland
Jake Walshe, Managing Director, Screen Scene, Ireland
Karl Waters, Creative Partner, Folk Wunderman Thompson, Ireland
Paul Holmes, Executive Producer, Red Rage, Ireland
Roisin Keown, Founder & Executive Creative Director, The Brill Building, Ireland
Rory Hamilton, Partner & Executive Creative Director, Boys+Girls, Ireland
Shane O'Brien, Executive Creative Director, BBDO Dublin, Ireland