Filled roles

Academy Agency becomes New Zealand’s first dedicated Hybrid Marketing Agency of its size, as Zoë Gibbs is appointed Head of Brand Communications.

Special has invested in a new senior hire to support General Manager John Marshall as the agency continues to grow in NZ, and internationally.

Discovery ANZ has announced a key internal promotion, with Kerry Leonard appointed to the Senior Manager – Integration leadership role.

FEDERATION has announced another five appointments, this time to its creative production team, including Miranda Kennedy as Creative Delivery Lead.

Mike Hutcheson joins Attain’s advisory board, bringing with him an extensive and impressive CV.

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has announced Louisa Dallow will join the Digital Leadership Team in the newly created role of GM Customer.

Perceptive has announced it will be opening a Wellington office, with Roman Konopka joining the team as Research Director.

Spark has announced the appointment of Stephen Ponsford as the new CEO for its data, analytics, and AI business, Qrious.

Following a busy start to 2022 over on Wellesley St. West, FEDERATION has announced multiple account management hires for the agency.

MediaWorks has announced the appointment of Wayne Stevenson as new board chair, a position he has occupied in an acting interim capacity last year.

DDB Group Aotearoa has strengthened its social and digital offering with the appointment of Sam Snowden to the newly created role of Head of Social.

PR firm NSPR Ltd has welcomed Mahdiyeh Mahmoodzadeh as a new full-time contractor to their team, in order to meet a growing client base in 2022.

Alana O’Neill will oversee NZME’s in-house media solutions division as it delivers a world-class one-stop shop for customers and clients.

Brady Cox brings over 20 years’ experience in tech-based leadership roles to one of New Zealand’s leading design and technology studios.

With 15 new sites to appear in Auckland over the next few months, Go Media have appointed some fresh faces to their Auckland-based sales team.

Wellington-based creative agency Wrestler has appointed Ash Prier as its new Creative Director this month.

Kristal Knight has joined Ogilvy as Executive Creative Director, and Nick Salter is the new Head of Strategy.

Independent media agency D3 is kicking off 2022 with a diverse line-up of new clients following a series of competitive pitches and new business wins.

Chris Schofield, former Group CD of Ogilvy NZ, has been appointed to Pitchblack as Creative Partner.

A sauce made with human parts is the feature of a recruitment campaign launched by Christchurch agency Plato Creative at the end of January.

MediaWorks has expanded its agency team welcoming six new people.

MATES Agency has reshaped its leadership team promoting Holly Speer to Co-General Manager, a role she shares with Amber Ritchie who joins from DRUM.

Brave Digital has recently welcomed Senior Account Manager Ant Hocking to their team.

WPP has announced the appointment of Rose Herceg as President, Australia and New Zealand.

The Monkeys Aotearoa, part of Accenture Interactive, has welcomed Storm Day to the newly formed role of Chief Business Officer.

Nick Harvey has joined Plato Creative as a Partner, adding 18 years of international advertising experience to the independent Christchurch agency.

Josh Watson joins the team as Planner & Shivani Narsai as Junior Planner, working across clients such as McDonalds, AAI Insurance, Vodafone & Mobil.

Deloitte Digital Creative NZ have snared internationally-awarded Creative Director Thom Darlow.

Chemistry has announced the appointment of a new senior creative team and three additions to client service after a year of organic growth.

Mango Aotearoa has appointed three new team members, with the addition of an experienced digital content specialist and two account co-ordinators.