Pollinate Names Simeon Roane Executive Creative Director

0ae10d2Portland, Oregon-based agency Pollinate today announced the appointment of Simeon Roane as executive creative director tasked with leading innovation, creative and design.

Roane most recently served as group creative director at Razorfish, where he led work on the Netflix account and was also selected onto the judging panel for the 2014 American Advertising Awards. Prior to Razorfish, Roane spent around a year as a freelance writer/creative director, working with brands such as Microsoft, AT&T, Embassy Suites, Dollar Tree and Kia Motors. That followed an almost six year stint as executive vice president, executive creative director at Publicis New York, where he worked with brands including Coca-Cola, BMW, Heineken, T-Mobile, Nestlé, Lens Crafters and TGI Friday’s. Roane first joined Publicis all the way back in 2003 as a group creative director, following four years as an associate creative director at 180 Amsterdam. (more…)

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American Advertising Awards Announces Judging Panel Selections

American Advertising AwardsThe American Advertising Federation has announced the judging panel for their 2014 American Advertising Awards, “the largest competition honoring excellence in advertising creativity.” Judges will review nearly 1,500 entries from all over the country in Washington, D.C. on April 25 and 26, choosing from finalists who have already won in 15 district-level competitions. Remote judging will be  supervised by Mark Landon, president of the Landon Agency in Los Angeles, and Kirk Kirkpatrick, group creative director at Trozzolo Communications Group in Overland Park, Kansas City. Winners will be honored at the American Advertising Awards ceremony on May 31st, during the final day of ADMERICA 2014, the AAF’s annual national conference. Keep reading following the break for the list of judges. continued…

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