Digital marketing agency Organic has hired Chris Jones as executive creative director. Jones will oversee the creative output for the Organic San Francisco office across a number of clients, including recently won business for Quaker and Constellation Brands.
Jones joins Organic from Razorfish London, where he was responsible for design, information architecture, motion graphics and content strategy as creative director. He also managed creative leadership for clients including Audi and O2.
Prior to this role, Jones worked as experience director at Avenue A (now Razorfish). During his time at Avenue A, Jones built a design and user experience team that pitched and delivered work for McDonald’s, the Financial Times, and Samsonite. Throughout his career, he has held a number of design positions as a sr. designer to interface and motion graphics designer. Jones has worked across a number of categories spanning: automotive, telecommunications, publishing, travel and retail.
Additionally Organic has added Drew Myers as sr. VP, client services lead. Meyers will be based out of San Francisco and oversee Organic’s client relationships on the West Coast including: Intel, Walmart, Visa, Nike, Quaker and Constellation. Meyers comes over to Organic from Publicis Modem/Riney San Francisco.
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