by Amy Corr on Jun 23, 11:00 AM
Elevator has acquired Copper Blue Creative. Brian Haffeman will become senior account strategist for Elevator. His agency, Copper Blue Creative was established in 2008.
by Amy Corr on Jun 23, 11:00 AM
Young & Laramore hired Dan Shearin as art director.
by Amy Corr on Jun 23, 11:00 AM
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network named Michael Davoli as New York metro government relations director.
by Amy Corr on Jun 23, 11:00 AM
GSD&M hired Derek Dollahite as director of experience.
by Amy Corr on Jun 22, 12:21 PM
Andy Bird joined Publicis Worldwide North America as chief creative officer of the New York office. Bird currently serves as executive creative director of Publicis London. He will now report to Andrew Bruce, CEO of Publicis North America. Bird has been working on Publicis Worldwide global clients including Nestle, P&G and Cadillac, and will permanently relocate to New York in September. Prior to joining Publicis, Bird was creative director at Ogilvy&Mather, where he oversaw accounts including Europcar, Expedia, The Spectator, Castrol, World Wildlife Foundation, Kraft, Comfort and MTV. "In Andy resides a leader who cares deeply about the brand and …
by Amy Corr on Jun 19, 12:46 PM
Innocean Worldwide named Jeremy Craigen as global chief creative officer, a new position at the agency. Craigen will be based in the UK and start work on June 22. Prior to Innocean, Craigen was global executive creative director at DDB, focusing on the Volkswagen account. He was also a global executive committee member and chair of DDB's European creative council. Craigen joined DDB in 1990 as a junior creative director. At Innocean, he will oversee the executive creative directors in the agency's U.S., Asia and European offices. "We've been working towards building Innocean as a leading creative agency on a …
by Amy Corr on Jun 18, 2:52 PM
Wieden+Kennedy Portland (W+K) named Patty Brebner as director of integrated production, a new role at the agency. Brebner will oversee all production disciplines, including: broadcast, interactive, art (production), business affairs, studio and content services. Brebner joined W+K in 1996 as a broadcast producer working on Microsoft and Nike. In 2000, she was asked to serve as executive producer for JOINT, a post-production house that operated independently, yet was housed inside the W+K building. Today JOINT is a fully integrated creative post-production company, with offices in Portland and New York City, specializing in video content for TV, online, mobile and live …
by Amy Corr on Jun 17, 3:01 PM
Red Tettemer O'Connell + Partners (RTO+P) hired Hilary Craven as chief marketing officer, a new position at the agency. She will be based in the agency's Los Angeles office and report to Steve Red, president and chief creative officer of RTO+P. In addition to working across the agency's roster of clients, Craven is also charged with developing overarching strategies for the RTO+P brand including events, branded entertainment, partnerships and products. Prior to joining RTO+P, Craven was head of experiential and head of earned media at 72andSunny, where she worked on Activision, Anheuser Busch, Google, PacSun, Samsung, Smirnoff, Sonos, Target, Tillamook …
by Amy Corr on Jun 16, 1:47 PM
MacLaren McCann Canada named Mary Chambers as chief strategy officer, where she will oversee planning across all disciplines and offices. In addition to leading planning, Chambers' duties will extend to MacLaren McCann's new data and analytics practice. Under her direction clients will have access to services encompassing digital strategy, analytics, content, social and branding. She joins the agency from Publicis Canada where she was vice president, national head of strategic planning. While there, Chambers led strategy for Nestle, CIBC, and Home Depot, and helped the agency win the WestJet and Rogers accounts. Prior to Publicis Canada, Chambers was a strategic …
by Amy Corr on Jun 16, 11:00 AM
Kaboom Productions signed director Carolyn Corben for US representation.