Hasta La Creative!

Get ready for a list: IPG experiential agency Jack Morton Worldwide has expanded its U.S. team with a series of new hires, as well as a few key promotions.

“Our team at Jack Morton is growing once again this year, strengthening our talent in our management, client relationships and creative teams,” said Jack Morton Worldwide chairman and CEO Josh McCall.  “We’re excited to both inject fresh, diverse talent and to grow our talent from within, as we drive forward in our vision to create extraordinary experiences.”

Among the promotions is Ethan Gunning, who will now serve as SVP/executive creative director out of the agency’s San Francisco office. Gunning has been with the agency since 2011, following time as a creative lead for the Office of Metropolitan Media. Before that he spent time agency-side with the Kenwood Group and Delphi Productions, working with clients including HP, Adobe, EA, Wired and GE.

David Harrison joins Jack Morton’s S.F. office as senior creative director with over 15 years of industry experience. Over the course of his career he has worked with brands including T-Mobile, Heineken, Medtronic, Samsung, GM, Ford and Chevron.

Also joining the Bay Area team is creative director Brian Thompson. Thompson previously led creative at Apple, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners and AKQA. Over the course of his more than 15 years in the industry, he has worked with clients including Audi, Chevy, HP, Sprint, Adobe, Xbox, Anheuser-Busch and Delta Airlines. 

Rounding out S.F. news, Kristy Snowden joined the shop as senior account director, while Tom Michael received a promotion to SVP/group account and strategy director.

Gary Baker comes to Jack Morton New York as VP/creative director. He arrives with over 13 years of agency experience, having previously served in senior creative roles at agencies including Cake and G2. Over the course of his career he has worked with clients including Disney, Visa, Toys”R”Us, Xerox, Dell, Kellogg’s and Campbell’s.

22-year industry veteran Kate Crotty also joins the New York office as senior vice president, account director, events. Elizabeth Krato, meanwhile goes to Jack Morton Detroit as EVP/director of operations while John Howard received a promotion to executive vice president, managing director of the office.

It’s been a few months since we’ve heard from good ol’ Brian Thompson, aka @BrandWriter. Well, now that he’s done giving presentation tips while showing off his incomparable fashion sense, the T3 ACD/copywriter has returned with a Kickstarter effort to fund a new effort he’s dubbed “Passive Aggressive Notepads.” Yes, Thompson is reverting back to paper form to let people express their rage constructively via various messages printed on pads. His goal? To “solve life’s most annoying problems,” whether it be in the office or at home or when you’re going shopping. So far, three different notepads have been produced, and while we’re skeptical of the effectiveness of this project as a whole, Thompson is already a third of the way to his goal on Kickstarter, with 23 days to go. At the very least, we’re glad he’s once again sporting his presentation shirt, which he says he’s wearing “out of spite.” Whatever does the trick, sir.

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