New Kastner CCO on the Appeal of Moving from a Big Agency to an Indie Shop
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Last month we learned, via MediaPost, that Los Angeles indie agency Kastner & Partners (best known as Red Bull’s longtime AOR) had appointed a new CCO.
The agency recently made it official with a release announcing the hire of Jamie Reilly to run the shop’s creative department. The most interesting part of the story, though, is Reilly’s history: after beginning his agency career as an art director at Deutsch LA and freelancing for Saatchi & Saatchi and other shops, Reilly spent almost nine years at TBWAMAL, the West Coast Apple-only agency that has, at times, seemed nearly as secretive as the client itself.
He then joined 72andSunny as a creative director in January 2013 before leaving at the beginning of this month to join Kastner.
We wondered what sort of trade-off could lead an experienced creative to leave a big name for a smaller, less-established shop.
Today Reilly gave us his take on the transition.
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