• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, January 15, 2015

Arnold Worldwide named Jim Elliott as global chief creative officer, based in Boston. Elliott most recently served as chief creative officer of Y&R New York, where he worked on Land Rover, Dell, Campbell Soup Company and Virgin Atlantic, helping the agency win numerous awards, including Cannes Lions, CLIOs, AICP, ANDYs, One Show, ADC and D&AD. Elliott's global creative role marks a first for Arnold, which had previously organized creative leadership by office. "As a global micro-network, our team is increasingly working on client engagements across the Arnold footprint," said Pam Hamlin, global president of Arnold. "We are looking to unify our creative vision across all of our offices. Jim's strong global experience and outstanding creative credentials will raise the bar for all of us, acting as powerful fuel to drive our clients, our people, and the Arnold brand forward." Prior to Y&R New York, Elliott was group creative director/writer at Goodby Silverstein & Partners. While there, he helped create work for Hyundai, Haagen-Dazs, Denny's, HP, Yahoo!, NetFlix, and Sonic Drive-In.