The complementary backgrounds of Ali Stewart & Johan Vakidis across Asia and Europe have been combined to add to Sid lee’s creative might. The pair join Sid Lee as co-CCOs in North America. For Vadikis, …
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Special adds Peter Defries & Alan Wilson from BBH NY to its Uber & Uber Eats creative powercell
April 16, 2025
Peter Defries and Alan Wilson join Celia Garforth and Lauren Portelli as regional group creative directors at Special to cement the agency’s Uber APAC leadership team. The pair have been a creative partnership for 14 years, …
Jessica Cluff joins Emotive as head of earned creative
April 15, 2025
Jessica Cluff, formerly creative director of POEM and One Green Bean, has joined indie, Emotive, in the newly created role of head of earned creative. Cluff is a rare breed of earned media creative, one who …
ADFEST’S Young Lotus & Fabulous Five boost the ambitions of six emerging young talents
April 9, 2025
At ADFEST each year, judging processes capture the attention of its attendees – and its organisers. While the ADFEST Lotus Award juries determine the winners of the professional awards, some of the world’s foremost creative …
Three new creatives for 72andSunny Australia
April 7, 2025
After winning the AFL, Cadillac, Deputy, and with more news in the pipeline, 72andSunny has hired creatives, Hayley Noble, Madi Chan, and creative director, V. Wassim Kanaan. Noble, Chan and Kanaan will work across 72andSunny’s portfolio of existing and new …
MAD STARS is now accepting applications for New Stars MAD Competition 2025, one of the most competitive and challenging global competitions in marketing and advertising designed for professionals with less than five years of experience in …
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Droga5 plans a year of transformation with Barbara Humphries & Damon Stapleton, Co-CCOs AUNZ, & Tara Ford, CCO London
April 2, 2025
There are big creative moves at Droga5 to meet reinvigorated creative aspirations, with new positions in Australia, New Zealand and London. Accenture Song’s Droga5 ANZ executive creative director, Barbarba Humphries, and Droga5 Aotearoa chief creative officer, Damon …
Asheen Naidu becomes group ECD, Leo Singapore
April 2, 2025
Publicis Groupe Singapore has appointed Asheen Naidu as group executive creative director for Leo Singapore. He joins from a five-year stint at TBWA\Singapore, two-and-a-half years as executive creative director. With almost a hundred creatives under his stewardship now …
BBDO JAPAN welcomes creative industry powerhouse, Kazuya Nakajima, as its new executive creative director. Nakajima brings an impressive track record of leading groundbreaking campaigns across diverse industries, from mega-brands to healthcare, beauty, and entertainment and …
Youngbloods Qld wants you
March 31, 2025
Youngbloods QLD is assembling the ultimate squad of young creatives, marketers, and media minds again. This time for 2025. It is looking for passion, drive, a questionable number of tabs open on your laptop – …
MAD STAR juror, Tres Colacion: Aim not just to createbut to reshape the future of advertising
March 28, 2025
Tres Colacion is one of the highly-awarded international creative leaders joining the MAD STARS jury this year, bringing his experience as a creative leader across four continents. Currently executive creative director at Droga5 New York, …
Jim Curtis leaves McCann to become CCO of LePub New York
March 28, 2025
Jim Curtis, has moved on from McCann New York, where he was global EVP, executive creative director of McCann Worldgroup, to join LePub New York as chief creative officer. LePub, part of Publicis Groupe and …