MARC USA promoted JASON DILLE to supervisor of online investments. In addition, ANDY COLEMAN, KIMBERLY GUNTHER, KEVIN LAZZARO and ANGELA POTTS were hired as media assistants.

Q Interactive promoted GAYLE GUZZARDO to senior vice president of product management.

RICHARD BATES joined BIG, Ogilvy's branding, design and innovation company, as executive creative director. Most recently, he worked as a consultant with BIG on Johnson & Johnson, Coke and Mattel. Prior to that he spent 11 years at Atlantic Records.

KEVIN WAGNER joined Gospel Music Channel as vice president, creative services, responsible for the on-air creative direction of the network and the GMC brand.

HELEN C. KARAS was named senior vice president of network sales for ION Media Networks.

Bridges Media Group promoted CHRISTIAN ROBINS to chief creative officer.

Editing company Nomad opened a New York office to be helmed by vice president/executive producer LYNNE MANNINO.

The Advertising Council promoted REGINA BRADLEY to senior vice president, director of human resources and ANTHONY FOLENO to senior vice president, research.

Avenue A | Razorfish named PAT ISOM as a vice president and client partner in its Atlanta office. He joins the company from Arc Worldwide, a division of Leo Burnett, where he most recently served as senior vice president, account director.

CAROLYN KIDD-HARPER was named vice president, central region sales for TNS Media Intelligence. She joins the company from Nielsen Media Research where she was vice president, North American sales for AdEx International.