Independent ad agency Firehouse has hired Krista McCrimmon as its new group creative director.
McCrimmon has worked at agencies including 22 Squared, TM Advertising, Johnson & Sekin and Recreation Dallas. She has worked with a range of brands like American Airlines, Ace Cash Express and 7-Eleven and has been recognized as a leading woman in advertising when she was named a 2019 Shining Star by the Dallas chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF).
“Firehouse is always pushing clients to challenge conventional thinking and break the cycle of status quo behaviors– Krista is a fantastic addition who will help further our goal of leveraging creativity to foster positive and enduring relationships between our clients and their customers,” said Tripp Westbrook, president and chief creative officer at Firehouse. “She is one of the industry’s top creatives and her talent, values and smarts will shape and influence our agency’s future in the best of ways.”
McCrimmon said, “Firehouse is an agency I have been interested in for a long time, and I couldn’t be more stoked to have finally landed here. I’m ready to help elevate and support Firehouse’s exceptional team of creators while continuing to make the agency’s brands stand apart from the competition.”
Firehouse clients include The Dallas Zoo, Lennox, Trupanion, HOA Brands, Stryker, Coinstar, Toyota and Mary Kay.
McCrimmon graduated from the University of North Texas with a major in communication design and a minor in advertising.
