In the past year, Ogilvy Melbourne has added Priceline, Lion, BP, Fletcher Building Group, Mondelez and The Melbourne Convention Bureau to its client roster, as well as a number of Victorian Government and digital projects.

It had to grow. So it has promoted four creatives and hired another four.

Gavin MacMillan, managing partner of Ogilvy Melbourne commented, “As we prepare for another year of growth, it was evident to all of us in the Melbourne leadership team that we needed additional depth to our creative offering. They were all obvious choices. I’m very proud that we were able to promote from within our existing ranks, and we look forward to see them all grow into their new roles.”

Sharon Condy and Josh Murrell have been promoted to creative directors, reporting to executive creative director David Ponce de León.

The two new creative directors moved to Ogilvy from AJF in 2015. They have held creative roles at Grey, CHE and DDB Group Melbourne, collecting creative awards at international shows like Cannes, Spikes Asia and AWARD.

David Ponce de León, executive creative director of Ogilvy Melbourne, noted, “Sharon and Josh have been part of every successful new business pitch we had in the last 18 months. In addition, they’ve also been responsible for some of our most successful brand launches. They are humble, hard-working, down-to-earth and collaborative. They are the embodiment of Ogilvy’s quiet achiever. They are seasoned professionals and their promotion is very much deserved.”

Karsten Jurkschat and Alex Little have also been promoted – to senior art director and senior copywriter, respectively. Jurkschat joined Ogilvy four years ago from Black Bones Design Co. Little joined nearly two years ago from AJF.

“The boys have been quite busy making waves since their start as a creative team here at Ogilvy with some of our biggest brands, including the AAMI SmartPlates innovation project. Their attention to detail, craftsmanship and passion for the work is outstanding. They’ve also been regular new business contributors, so it was only fair they were provided with a bigger canvas in which to leave their mark,” Ponce de León added.

And it has added four new creatives in two teams – Carly Dallwitz and Sue Lorenz plus Zac Blakemore and Grga Calic.

“I am thrilled to welcome an exceptional group of young creatives to our team and to promote some of our outstanding talent to help lead the creative department. I’m certain they will all help us continue our upward trajectory in new business, effectiveness and creativity. I believe Ogilvy Australia currently hosts some of Australia’s most exciting talent across disciplines and I’m immensely proud to be part of this winning team,” concluded Ponce de León.