For a commercials director to be recognised as an accomplished features director is an aspiration to which many aspire. Two of Exit Films’ directors have won that honour. Ben Lawrence’s feature film, Hearts and Bones, was …
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Nicolas Jack Davies turned the spotlight onto himself in November when he completed his first feature length film, Rudeboy, the story of Trojan Records. A film whose underlying theme is the power of music to …
Gavin McLeod returns to Aus as ECD Ogilvy Sydney
June 4, 2019
Ogilvy has lured Gavin McLeod from AKQA San Francisco to become executive creative director in Sydney. If you’re thinking that this is a move that signifies Ogilvy’s intention to deepen its integration of innovation, data …
72andSunny Sydney has branched out to help brands connect with people in a way that makes the cultural relevance of influencer marketing deliver the results of performance media. The agency calls it a performance-driven creator platform. …
Next Creative Leaders: Are you one?
June 3, 2019
The One Club for Creativity and The 3% Movement have opened the global call for entries for their joint Next Creative Leaders 2019 program. Next Creative Leaders was developed collaboratively by the organisations in 2015. It identifies, celebrates and …
Amie Snow grew up in a poorer part of inner London. She landed a job at Ogilvy UK via a creative internship - a deliberate reroute from a career with the Metropolitan Police. So far, …
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Lucy Hobbs, creative director, and founder of The Future is ND is extra rare. She has ADHD. Fitting in is a challenge. Rare Access at D&AD taught her how to smooth out the rocky bits …
Charlotte Khushi is a senior art director, Wunderman, creative director for the YCC and one of the creatives chosen to join Rare Access at D&AD. She has provided an insider's view of what it's like …
WPP AUNZ gets its new CEO, Jen Monses, from BMW
May 27, 2019
Jens Monsees has been appointed chief executive officer and managing director of WPP AUNZ. He begins work at WPP on October 1. Monsees joins from the BMW Group, where he was most recently corporate vice …
The Stable at D&AD: Underrepresented talent in adland Australia gets a powerpack – Pulse, Rare & D&AD Shift team up
May 23, 2019
Diversity is lacking in advertising in Australia. We all know that. Diverse underrepresented talent and minority voices are finding brick walls bar their entry. Pulse has stepped in to help. Pulse is one of Australia’s leading …
Deepend, one of Australia’s largest independent digital experience and design agencies, and Versa, first to market and leading voice experience (VX) agency, have merged. The new digital design and voice experience (VX) powerhouse will be known …
Liz Taylor has become chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide, leaving the same role at FCB Chicago to do so. She starts on July 8, and will lead the creative direction of the global …