• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, July 3, 2014

Digital agency, Essence, hired Gannon Mooney as creative director, responsible for growing the creative offering of Essence's North American offices in New York, San Francisco and Seattle. Mooney will join the agency's Seattle office and report to Christian Juhl, who was recently named global CEO. He launched his career as a designer and was most recently a creative director at Seattle Wunderman Network. Prior to that, Mooney served as creative director at both Blast Radius and Razorfish. "Gannon has mastered the art of balancing creativity and leadership -- and has breathed new life into some of the world's biggest brands," said Juhl. "His creative vision and profound understanding of how consumers utilize digital platforms will bring exceptional ideas to the already stellar creative product we deliver to our clients." Mooney has worked with brands such as AT&T, Budweiser, Boeing, BP, Disney, General Mills, Intel, Microsoft, Netflix, Nissan, Starbucks and T-Mobile.