About Us
We are an independent, UK-based creative agency, working on an international scale.
In the few years since we started, our work has been widely recognised, winning
numerous awards. We believe this is because our approach to work is passionate,
personal and hands on. We pay attention to detail, whatever the size or scope of the
project. We take pride in creating clear and simple solutions to complicated problems.
Our expertise includes broadcast identity, corporate identity, brand strategy, screen,
print & online design & production and interactive design including IPTV/VOD services.
We offer clients big agency experience in a smaller, more creative, responsive and
relaxed environment. We believe that the best design comes from the closest working
relationships, so we encourage clients to have direct access to our creative team. We
are also used to working alongside our clients' in-house design and technical teams.
Our Team
LIZ DUNNING – Director
Liz’s background is in marketing and planning. She began her career in advertising at
GGK and has held senior positions at Landor, Michael Peters and Lambie-Nairn. A DEJ
co-founder, she is a regular speaker at TV conferences and is currently co-chair of
Promax Europe. Liz holds a BSc in Marketing, an MSc in Information Systems
Technology and has completed the AMP at Harvard Business School. A dual US/UK
citizen, she has lived and worked on both sides of the Atlantic.
MARCUS JONES – Creative Director
Marcus Jones was Creative Director at Lambie-Nairn before co-founding DEJ in June
2003. Recent projects include award winning corporate and channel identities for major
broadcasters and companies across Europe. In 2008, Marcus’ expertise in non-linear
digital TV services was key to Design Week voting DEJ ‘second most knowledgeable
UK agency in digital TV’. He has designed and consulted for numerous companies
including Film Flex (largest VOD producer outside the US, owned by Sony and Walt
Disney Television), BT Vision, Swisscom and Fastweb.
MATT PENNEY – Creative Director
Award-winning Creative Director Matt Penney joined DEJ in 2004 following 10 years at
Lambie-Nairn. His numerous awards from RTS and D&AD include a Silver D&AD for
BBC Three. Since joining DEJ he has worked on a wide range of international projects
including Schweizer Fernsehen (Switzerland), Deutsche Welle (Germany), Net 5
(Netherlands) Animal Planet and Discovery Kids (US), FilmFlex (UK/Germany), Sky
Movies and UKTV (UK) and BBC Entertainment (Worldwide). In 2008, Matt was
appointed Partner of Dunning Eley Jones.
SAN-SAN CHAN – Account Director
A graduate of Modern Languages (French and Spanish) from Leeds, San began her
career at Lambie-Nairn, where her communication skills translated to managing major
projects both on and off screen. At CDT Design for two years, she developed an
extensive knowledge of print design and production, as well as strategic marketing and
media planning. Her clients have included O2, NTL, AVIVA, AETN International, BT,
Action Aid, The Arts Council, Volkswagen, Lloyds TSB, Foxtons, Drambuie and TF1.
At DEJ, she has overseen several large projects, including the new corporate identity
for the Press Association and channel identities for History, Military History and BBC
Entertainment.