Night Agency hired Esteban Montes as associate creative director; Juan D. Cano as senior account executive; Simon Deal as an interactive producer; and Jennifer Charlton as a social media manager.

Jason Fund joined StrawberryFrog as strategic community director. In the newly created position, he'll work with the strategy team on Jim Beam.

Chris McCarley joined BCF as an account supervisor/digital planner.

nuvoTV hired Karen Barcheski as vice president, research, a new position. Previously, Barcheski spent 16 years in the research department of Warner Bros. Television in Los Angeles.

The Cortez Brothers, an LA-based global production company specializing in offshore shooting, hired Rob & Benjamin Clyde of The Clyde Brothers and Esteban Sapir for US representation.

R/GA New York hired Steve Whittier as executive creative director. Whittier most recently acted as the integrated creative director on the Land Rover USA business at Young& Rubicam.

Jim Murphy joined Catalina as senior vice president of digital sales, a new position. In addition, Gary Savoy joined the company as vice president of digital sales.