Host/Havas adds six new hires to the creative and design department, following a string of wins including the hotly contested global Tourism Fiji pitch.
Senior creatives Anastasia Simone and Jay Lee join from Leo Burnett Hong Kong, bringing a world-class gaming development and digital-focused skillset, with Anastasia recently sitting on the gaming jury at D&AD.
Simone and Lee said: “We’re excited to hit the ground running in Australia with a team that’s gunning to make a difference.
"We’re not asking ourselves how to make brands matter, but what a brand can do that matters. It’s a meaningful challenge, less about what ad industry awards we can win, and more about the impact we can have on culture.”
Formerly at Ogilvy and It’s Friday, Ash Myburgh joins as a senior creative. Her recent Secret Menu work for KFC picked up at Cannes, D&AD, Clios, AdFest, Effies and AdStars.
Josh Bell, a graduate of D&AD Shift 2022, joins as a junior creative and content creator across the Havas Creative Group.
Senior designers Kristen Burnshaw and Daniel Conway join the design department headed by Nic Adamovich, whose work on Palau Pledge was awarded the D&AD Black Pencil of the Decade for Design.
Host/Havas executive creative director Jon Austin said: “How can you possibly get a snappy soundbite that covers such a huge and diverse influx of talent?
"From the gaming skills that Jay and Ana bring to help us double down on our Entertainment beats Interruption philosophy, to Ash’s unstoppable blend of creative and professional wrestler energy, to Josh who managed to sum up our entire creative approach using Stevie Wonder lyrics, to Kris and Daniel, who are already delivering such incredible and breathtaking design work for our newest partners at Tourism Fiji, I couldn’t be more stoked about the caliber of talent that HoHa is getting through the doors, Yeesh.
"That’s a pretty long soundbite, and it still doesn’t do justice to how excited I am about what comes next.”
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