March 6, 2017 Jo Cresswell and Sian Coole have joined Goodby Silverstein & Partners as, respectively, copywriter and art director. The duo comes to GS&P after seven years at adam&eveDDB London where their credits included the lauded “Tiny Dancer” for John Lewis Insurance, winner of the Grand Prix at eurobest, the Grand at LIA and a coveted Gold Film Lion at Cannes, as well as Golds at the One Show, the ANDYs and the British Arrows….Director Martin Krejci has joined L.A.-based Ruffian for commercial representation in North America. He was previously handled in the U.S. by Stink which continues to rep him internationally. Krejci has helmed ads for a wide range of brands, including Nike, Smirnoff, Ikea, Phillips, Heineken Ford and Adidas….Megan Sheehan has joined The Martin Agency New York as a group creative director. Sheehan will report to Martin NY ECD James Robinson. Sheehan started her career as an art director at Energy BBDO before moving to Saatchi & Saatchi and CP+B. She then landed at FCB where her leadership on the Cyber Grand Prix-winning Oreo “Daily Twist” campaign helped push the possibilities of responsive advertising. Most recently, she worked as a freelance creative director on everything from tech to cars to beer. Her work has been recognized by The One Show and Cannes Lions…..
March 7, 2012 Chad Hopenwasser has been promoted to VP, director of video production at Crispin Porter+Bogusky. In this role, Hopenwasser will be responsible for guiding and inspiring the agency’s video producers as well as serving as the outward face of video production for CP+B. Hopenwasser, who is based out of New York City, will continue to work among CP+B’s six global offices, overseeing all video production…..Venables Bell & Partners has formed vbp orange, a brand innovation consultancy. Housed within Venables Bell & Partners’ San Francisco quarters, orange will apply design-thinking principles to real-world business challenges, offering brand strategy, concept and experiential design, as well as new product development and ideation solutions to existing VB&P as well as new clients. Orange will be led by Venables Bell vets Harlan Kennedy, director of strategy, Blake Bakken, design director, and Colleen McGee, director of brand development…..Director Tony Petrossian–who gained inclusion into SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase back in 2007–has signed with Rhythm+Hues Commercial Studios….
