Three generations of Bain digital recruitment platforms”
Campus recruiting, reimagined
Introduction of interactive technology into events mid-2010s
One global Bain experience
Filming across 15+ US and EMEA offices. Paris here.
Hands-on Production & Migration: Led the transition to Episerver, driving creative direction, information architecture and page hierarchy directly within the CMS.
Personally produced and delivered high-fidelity assets, including graphic design and multimedia content, while conducting a comprehensive audit and consolidation of disparate social media channels to unify the digital brand landscape.
Experiential Overhaul: Challenged the "lecture" format of traditional recruiting in hotel ballrooms; replaced standard hotel presentations with high-energy venues like Fenway Park for HBS, Art Fine Art Museum for Wharton, and similar for top tier colleges in US and Europe.
Reduced narrative friction by cutting slide decks from 45 pages to 10, refocusing events on dialogue, tech, location experience and human connection.
Performance & Engagement: Delivered a 700% increase in digital engagement through UI/UX transformation and platform consolidation. Successfully captured and maintained high-intent traffic with a 40% Ivy League and MBA density, securing a sustainable pipeline of the world's most competitive talent.
Narrative Velocity: Produced a library of authentic video content and a Q&A series with the Recruiting EVP; the latter achieved over 1 million views, proving that clarity and straightforwardness resonate with high-calibre candidates more than polished corporate messaging.
Global Scalability: Architected a modular framework of templates and storytelling components that allowed local markets to maintain global brand integrity while staying relevant to local hiring needs. Shifted the firm’s perception from a functional recruiting process to a destination-led experience; now a benchmark for premium professional services.
From AI-assisted workflows to new roles, some thoughts for the creative team of the future.
How a musical conversation led me to writing the tagline for Novartis' Eurovision sponsorship in Basel.
An exploration of how GenAI can be used to help shape creative thinking before design begins.
Why the future of communications belongs to people with taste, curiosity and creative instinct.
Why the strongest luxury brands allow desire, trust and inevitability to build quietly over time.
Exploring what “integrated creative” really means through the fictional Swiss fashion brand AXEL.
How GenAI can shape and speed up creative work without losing your voice.
An essay on running through ten marathons, from my first in New York to an accidental Boston qualification.
From the opening match to England’s win, a fans experience of the 2025 Women's EUROs in Basel.
An exploration of integrated creative thinking through tone, a fictional premium audio brand inspired by Dieter Rams.
Moving to Basel with a young family in 2019 and finding belonging, balance and community in Switzerland.
In 2007, BlackBerry was flying high. One email, written with timing and audacity, turned into a flagship account.
When a fire threatened to derail a major pharma launch, we rebuilt the entire booth in 48 hours.
What happens when the dream of the US meets reality and why no one there ever calls you an expat.
A story of a Gap Year that stretched from Cheltenham to Finland, Germany and across Europe by rail.
A look back at my Wellington School years and the lessons that shaped me long before I understood them.
Using GenAI to reconstruct the atmosphere of a Gen X childhood before everything was photographed.
Martin Potter is a Basel-based integrated creative and brand experience practitioner, helping organisations translate complex narratives into human-centred creative execution with measurable impact.
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