Rhea + Kaiser (R+K) has added associate creative director Paul MacNerland and media assistant Melissa Sears.

An alumni of agencies JWT and Element 79, MacNerland has produced and executed advertising campaigns for clients including Ritz Bits, Lunchables, Cricket Wireless and Harris Bank. In addition to his design and illustration talents, MacNerland has received gold-medal recognition for his work in interactive design. 

Sears comes to R+K from Public Media Marketing Inc., where she was a traffic coordinator.