Who’s behind it all

Behind every great project at Expressway Studio is a tight-knit team of creative thinkers, doers, and problem-solvers who genuinely love what they do. We’ve brought together a mix of talent from across the industry  people with big ideas, sharp skills and a get-it-done attitude. Whether it’s rolling out a national campaign or finessing the details on a daily job, we work closely with our clients to make sure everything’s on brief, on budget and on time. We keep things flexible, collaborative and refreshingly easy to work with – because that’s how the best work gets made.

It all started with two people who saw a better way to do things – meet our founders, David Jones and Michael Neilsen.

David Jones (DJ)

Founder & Director

David has spent more than 20 years overseeing the creative and production departments of clients and advertising agencies in Australia and Asia, including senior roles at Euro RSGC, Y&R and Clemenger BBDO. Striving to solve the problems of creating great work in a constantly changing environment helped David create Expressway Studio.

Michael Neilsen

Founder & Director

Michael spent 10 years on the board of some of Australia’s most progressive advertising agencies including Clemenger BBDO, CHE Melbourne, Proximity and GCB Simon Richards. What became increasingly clear was that the industry was in desperate need of a new operating model – Expressway Studio.