Wunderman Thompson Australia has added five new creatives in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. These include Iain MacMillan, who joined as a creative director in Melbourne and firming up the office’s creative leadership alongside Stephanie Gwee, also promoted to creative director after joining the agency in September last year. 

Originally from the UK, MacMillan joins from Bullfrog. In a 12 year career, he has worked in some of the best agencies in Australia and New Zealand, including CHEP, Colenso BBDO and Special NZ. His work for brands like Google, Pedigree, Anchor Milk and Mountain Dew has picked up metal at all major award shows.

McMillan commented, “It’s an exciting time at Wunderman Thompson, with the agency poised to create some amazing work. Charting where the agency could go is one of those challenges I can’t wait to undertake with Steph and João.”

The Sydney agency has added Maddy McGuinness and Jared Kinsler; the Perth agency has hired Brendan Morrow and Jade Koch.

McGuiness joins as an art director after two years at DDB, where she turned nuggets into a symbol of love, launched fry-themed budgie smugglers, and hid retail ads into trending content on TikTok. She partners with Kinsler, copywriter by day and musician by night, who recently relocated from Austin, where he worked at IBM and also won Clios for marathon anthems he created for Nike.  

Morrow joins as a junior copywriter in Perth after taking the number one spot nationally at AWARD School 2022. Koch joins as a graphic designer from Media on Mars after a career break in Canada.

João Braga, chief creative officer, Wunderman Thompson Australia, commented, “It’s an exciting time for Wunderman Thompson in Australia as we make our national team more fluid and connected with the arrival of this lovely bunch of great humans and amazingly talented individuals. Can’t wait to see them pushing the bar for our clients, driving innovation, and elevating our craft.”