Special London has hired Ashley Biack as strategist and added the creative team of Josephine Rasmussen and Marie Jensen.
Biack joins the agency from McCann London and will work at Special London on the Monkey Shoulder and Mutti accounts, reporting directly to chief strategy officer Emily Harlock. Rasmussen and Jensen join from Saatchi & Saatchi, and will work across the Special London portfolio including new accounts Employment Hero and Monkey Shoulder, reporting into chief creative officer David Day.
Biack worked at McCann London, helping the agency win clients such as McArthurGlen Group and Sky, and building its creative accelerator Atomic Soup. Before this she held various positions within the Vice Media Group including Pulse Films, Vice UK and Virtue (the creative agency born from Vice). While at the entertainment group she helped brands like Topshop, Zalando, Puma and Etsy find new ways to matter to the world, by translating cultural trends that shaped the habits of a generation of digital and purpose driven consumers.
Rasmussen and Jensen started their career at Crispin Porter+Bogusky in London, working on campaigns for brands including Tinder, Asics and George and creating the viral hit ‘”Imagine a CEO” campaign for International Women’s Day. They have won a slew of honors, including Creative Circle’s “Most Promising Creative Team” award in 2023.