• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, November 11, 2016

Rain hired Stephan Zimelka as group creative director in the agency's Utah office. Zimelka most recently worked as a creative director in the Bay Area, leading projects at both Apple and CA Technologies. Before immigrating with his family to the US, Zimelka spent 15 years working at agencies internationally, including DigitasLBi UK, Gloo@Ogilvy Africa and DDB Africa, where he created campaigns for Coca-Cola, Puma, Converse, Electrolux, Orange and Red Bull.

"Stephan is a tremendous addition to our team, and the introduction of his role in Utah -- an emerging hub for creativity driven by technology -- marks a big moment of growth for us," said Nick Godfrey, chief operating officer of Rain. "As we continue to expand leadership across Rain's three offices, we strengthen our agency's model -- a system built to deliver the most meaningful creative work to our clients."

In Rain's Nicaragua office, Mitchell Harris, formerly senior technical lead, was elevated to office director.