New Zealand expat ad executive, Nicky Bell, has become the global VP of Facebook’s Creative Shop. She joins Facebook from R/GA in Los Angeles, where she spent the last four years. In her roles there, …
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CHE Proximity takes Ogilvy Sydney’s Gavin McLeod as CCO
March 2, 2021
Gavin McLeod has left his role as ECD at Ogilvy Sydney to become CCO of CHE Proximity. He replaces Ant White, who left in November last year with then CEO, Chris Howatson, to launch Howatson …
Iain MacMillan becomes CD of The Hallway Melbourne
March 2, 2021
The Hallway has appointed Iain MacMillan as creative director of its Melbourne office to new business wins and a surge in work. MacMillan joins from CHE Proximity where he was senior creative. He has worked at …
Archibald Williams wins Cancer Council NSW
March 2, 2021
Archibald Williams has won the Cancer Council NSW’s three-way pitch. Its job will be to create an overarching customer experience strategy to increase supporter engagement and loyalty. The strategy will transition the organisation’s fundraising efforts …
Ogilvy’s creative and strategy agencies, opr and Ogilvy Health have been combined to form the Ogilvy Australia Network. In line with all recent agency merger statements and forecasts, this one promises “a stronger, more simplified …
Leo Burnett Australia has chosen Emma Montgomery, global co-chief strategy officer for TBWA/Worldwide, to become CEO of Leo Burnett Sydney. She returns to Australia from Los Angeles and will commence her new role in mid-March. Montgomery …
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Squeak E. Clean Studios Melbourne has expanded its capabilities again after a substantial business growth spurt, adding sound designer, Dee Gjedsted. Gjedsted arrives with an impressive history of experience in sound design, music production and …
UnLtd: The Australian creative industry fights suicide with Moods
February 25, 2021
The Australian media, marketing and creative industry has launched a tea to help fight youth suicide. Each year, suicide is the leading cause of death amongst people aged 15-44[1] in Australia and almost half of all …
The next-gen Belgiovane adds her producing smarts to Eight Productions
February 24, 2021
Jess Belgiovane has brought an impressive portfolio of work and her gold-standard ad-genes to Eight Productions as a producer in the TVC Department. She has worked at top ad agencies, BWM Dentsu, DDB Sydney and …
D&AD Shift: A partnership with Google & Shift Sydney in 2021
February 23, 2021
D&AD and Google have created a new partnership that expands Shift, D&AD’s free industry-led night school for self-made, non-university educated creators running for the past five years. The partnership will build on Shift’s work to …
Galore: The new agency’s creative thinkers are spread across the globe
February 18, 2021
Tim Kirby, the former managing director of Naked Australia, has launched a new creative business, Galore, built on the promise of delivering diverse creative thinking. The business combines an internal team of senior client partners with …
Mother & Brixton Finishing School search wider for next gen’s ad stars
February 17, 2021
Brixton Finishing School has added its efforts to the lack of diversity in advertising. It has launched a free online advertising course with a campaign by Mother London that entices young people with a smart …