Barkley hired Jason Elm as executive creative director, responsible for the final product of every creative asset of the agency as well as the overall leadership of Barkley's creative team. He will work directly with Tim Galles, chief idea officer. Elm's prior experience includes creative leadership roles at DDB California and Deutsch LA, where Elm spent 15 years and played a large role in the agency growth. At Deutsch LA, he spearheaded accounts and creative campaigns for Sony PlayStation, Diamond Foods, Expedia.com and TGIFridays. "We are building Barkley into one of the most sought-after creative companies in the world," said …

Horizon Media promoted Jason Smith to vice president of digital activation. Smith joined Horizon nine years ago as supervisor of Horizon's Out of Home (OOH) practice before spending time as group OOH director, associate director, digital, and digital media director. Now, as vice president, Smith will lead digital activation for blue chip retail and financial service brands while also assuming broader team responsibilities including the development of strategic partnerships across digital media companies. He will join Horizon executives Ray Romero and Kyung Kim in co-managing digital strategy across Horizon clients. "Jason brings unparalleled energy and enthusiasm to work and has …

180LA named Rafael Rizuto and Eduardo Marques as the agency's first-ever executive creative directors. Rizuto and Marques most recently worked as creative directors at Pereira O'Dell San Francisco, and before that spent two years at Ogilvy & Mather Brazil. The pair will report to chief creative officer William Gelner.  Rizuto and Marques have led campaigns like Hellmann's Recipe Receipt; Coke's Happiness Refill; Whopper Face for Burger King, AirBnB's #Birdbnb (Home to You), Solving #SochiProblems and Views (Airbnb's first global campaign). "Besides being two of the most highly awarded creative directors in the world, they bring an amazing amount of passion …