As Levi Slavin and Dan Wright return from New York, Simon Vicars and Andre Sallowicz head off to London.
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StopPress understands that well-regarded creative Levi Slavin has returned to New Zealand to take up a creative leadership role at Colenso BBDO.
Colenso BBDO has confirmed that creative director Levi Slavin will be leaving the agency to join New York-based Anomaly, with his last day falling on 28 February.
It’s no secret that Colenso BBDO had a fantastic 2013. The agency on College Hill won eight out nine pitches and picked up enough local and international awards to fill at least a few shelves. And given that it has now been listed as the runner-up on Ad Age’s prestigious ‘International Agency of the Year’ list, it seems that 2014 will start in the same way that last year ended: with more awards and a consequent barrage of dismissive comments.
Seven New Zealanders are amongst this year’s jurors for the 60th year of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Beating out the world’s biggest agencies, Colenso BBDO’s stellar 2012 on the awards front means it has topped the charts of The Big Won report, which calculates global agency rankings based on awards performances. And it’s the first time a New Zealand or Australian agency has ever won the title.
Josh Lancaster and Jamie Hitchcock have confirmed they are leaving Colenso to set up their own agency. And Colenso have made a few changes to the creative roster as a result.