Two new arrivals at Freemans Bay-based vfx & post company Toybox.
Arrivals + Departures
Toybox in hiring mode
April 26th, 2012
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New at The Pond
April 26th, 2012
Geoff Francis is now available for projects via The Pond. Until he went freelance in 2008, Francis was head of art at Clemenger Wellington.
PR guru takes a longer lunch
April 20th, 2012
Malcolm Boyle, one of the early leaders of the public relations industry in New Zealand, is retiring from day-to-day industry involvement for health reasons.
RedYeti signs Kim Gunter
April 20th, 2012
Top Kiwi TVC and television director Kim Gunter has joined the RedYeti roster and is available for all types of work.
GAD role for new Kiwi
April 19th, 2012
There’s a new shopper at the pr shop Auckland. She’s Amanda Politzer (amanda@theprshop.co.nz), who’s been appointed group account director. Politzer is an award-winning, experienced PR professional with a versatile skill set gained from working on high profile media, social communications and experiential campaigns for world-renowned brands.
American joins MediaWorks
April 19th, 2012
MediaWorks Radio has appointed Jessica Knox as business development & product manager. Knox, who is American, has worked in the Auckland radio market for some years, most recently as TRN national head of client services & trade marketing.
Real Groovy man takes stake in Consortium
April 13th, 2012
Ralph Brayham, formerly Director of Home at Telecom and Director of Yahoo!Xtra, has become a 50% shareholder and Director in local marketing services company Consortium.
Adshel Create’s new face
April 13th, 2012
Adshel has made a second new appointment to its Auckland base. She’s Jo Caira, who takes up the role of production manager from the departing Emma McKeown, with responsibility across print production and project management of the Adshel Create portfolio.
Top business journo joins stuff
April 12th, 2012
Former NBR news editor Ellen Read (who’s also a former editor of Fastline sibling NZ Management magazine) has been appointed business editor at stuff.co.nz.
Meet Adshel’s new marketing manager
April 12th, 2012
Adshel NZ has appointed a new marketing manager. She’s Emma Barnes, who’s ex King St Advertising Hamilton (contract role), marketing services manager at iSite Media, and a former marketer at ANZ.
TVNZ appoints Kenrick as ceo
April 10th, 2012
Media Release
10 April 2012
Kevin Kenrick has been appointed Chief Executive of Television New Zealand.
New Hoopdriver at Cirkus
April 5th, 2012
Cirkus has farewelled producer/hoopdiver Libby Behrens. “Her quick mind and sense of humour will be missed greatly,” says Ringmaster Marco Klijn. “We wish Libby all the best at Blockhead.”
From Iraq to Digital Masters
April 5th, 2012
Auckland TVC/video producer Digital Masters (30 years in the market and still going strong) has a new production assistant, Maha Albadrawi (formerly a brand ambassador at Synergy Brand Experience, and administrator at the CBD Business Centre).
2degrees promotes Phillips
April 5th, 2012
2degrees has promoted head of acquisitions & communications Malcolm Phillips to chief marketing officer, replacing Larrie Moore, who’s left for parts unknown.
Ad journo joins TIN
April 5th, 2012
Former Herald business writer (and AdMedia features writer) Simon Hendery has joined the Technology Investment Network in the new role of research & publication manager. The company publishes the annual TIN100 Report, which has been tracking the performance of leading companies in the local tech sector for the past seven years.
Ogilvy taps Kim Ellison
April 5th, 2012
Ogilvy has appointed Kim Ellison as acting ECD until the agency finds a fulltime replacement for Damon O’Leary (who’s become a contractor).
