by Amy Corr on Feb 28, 11:26 AM
Deutsch New York hired Juan Carlos Pagan as design director, beginning March 3. He will report to Kerry Keenan, chief creative officer. Pagan joins the agency from DDB New York, where he has worked since 2011 on clients such as Tropicana, New York Lottery, Water is Life, and Reebok. He has also worked at MTV, G2 Worldwide, Ogilvy & Mather and DraftFCB. Pagan became well known within the design community for his design of the Pinterest logo and currently serves on the Young Guns committee. He is also partner, creative director at Brooklyn-based design and type foundry, Pagan & Sharp.
by Amy Corr on Feb 27, 2:39 PM
Energy BBDO Chicago hired Mark Taylor as its chief creative officer, effective April 7. Taylor began his career more than 15 years ago as an art director at FCB in Los Angeles and continuing with leadership roles at Crispin, Porter & Bogusky, Fallon Minneapolis and GSD&M in Austin, TX. He won 20 Cannes Lions including Grand Prix awards for his work on American Express' "Small Business Saturday" and Ikea as well as a Titanium Grand Prix for Burger King and a Cannes Lion for Effectiveness. Taylor has also created campaign for Air Force, Windows Phone, Coke Zero, Microsoft, MINI and …
by Amy Corr on Feb 26, 4:06 PM
We Are Social added three employees to its New York office. Nicole Ghobrial was named client services director, responsible for leading client relationships, developing product offerings and overseeing operations. Ghobrial comes to the NY office from the agency's London headquarters, where she held the same position. Benjamin Arnold was named group account director to oversee the agency's roster of accounts. He joins the agency from JWT New York, where he spent two years as account director managing programs for Nestle. Lastly, Grace Gordon was named strategy director, a new position. She was previously part of the strategy group at Big …
by Amy Corr on Feb 25, 3:54 PM
72andSunny hired Tom Johnstone as group strategy director in the agency's Los Angeles office, to work alongside the Sansumg team. Johnstone joins the agency from AMV BBDO, where he developed strategy for brands like Guinness, Motorola and Footlocker, UK Government Transport, Health and Environmental Departments. While there, he was also a part of the "MakePovertyHistory" (known as ONE in the U.S.) and "IF" campaigns that tackled hunger. "I've known Tom for years and always thought he'd be a perfect fit for 72andSunny - with his approach to strategy, rigor in thinking, and creativity in expression," said Matt Jarvis, Chief Strategy …
by Amy Corr on Feb 25, 1:26 PM
Vibrant Media hired Dr. Douglas McIlwraith as lead data scientist.
by Amy Corr on Feb 25, 1:25 PM
iCrossing launched iCrossing Collaboratory and promoted Constance DeCherney to vice president, strategic partnerships and head of the Collaboratory. Previously, she was senior director, strategy at iCrossing.
by Amy Corr on Feb 25, 1:24 PM
Anonymous Content has partnered with London-based production company Somesuch & Co. Beginning immediately, Anonymous Content will represent Nick Gordon, Daniel Wolfe, Kim Gehrig, Bob Harlow and Leo Woodhead in the U.S. and Somesuch & Co. will represent Anonymous Content in the UK and Amsterdam.
by Amy Corr on Feb 25, 1:23 PM
Ayzenberg hired Bill Buckley as vice president, brand integration.
by Amy Corr on Feb 25, 12:48 PM
Kenshoo hired Tiffany Miller as director of business development for Kenshoo Local.
by Amy Corr on Feb 25, 12:48 PM
WWE promoted Tandy O'Donoghue to executive vice president, strategy & analytics, effective March 15. She will be responsible for overseeing corporate strategy, corporate and business development and data analytics.