JWT New York has hired Jim Hord to serve as an executive creative director on Microsoft. Hord comes to JWT from R/GA, where he served as creative director on Nike, overseeing projects on Nike +, Nikewomen, Nike Basketball, NikeID and the Nike brand platform.
In his newly created role at JWT, Hord will serve as an integral part of the New York agency’s creative leadership team. He brings nearly 20 years of ad industry experience to his new roost, having worked for such shops as Y&R, Lowe and DDB.
Hord’s efforts span both traditional and non-traditional media, contributing to such brands as Sony, MetLife, Sunkist, GMC Trucks and SUVs, and LG Electronics. He began his career at DDB Dallas where, at 25, he was the youngest copywriter in the agency’s U.S. network to be promoted to creative director.
Now 41, Hord spent his entire advertising career as a trained copywriter. However, he received his bachelor’s degree in graphics design from the University of Denver.
The End of The “Rust” Criminal Case Against Alec Baldwin May Unlock A Civil Lawsuit
The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday.
At a news conference in Los Angeles, victims' rights attorney Gloria Allred said that the parents and younger sister of deceased cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were disappointed that prosecutors won't appeal the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. The criminal charge against Baldwin was dismissed halfway through trial in July on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal in the movie "Rust" in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Baldwin, the lead actor and coproducer, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
Allred said Hutchins' relatives are determined to pursue damages and compensation from Baldwin and "Rust" producers in New Mexico civil court, and want Baldwin to answer questions under oath in the proceedings. Hutchins' widower and son previously reached a separate legal settlement.
"With the withdrawal that was made public yesterday, we are now able to proceed with our civil case," Allred said. "Clearly, the rights of Alec Baldwin were protected, but the due process rights of the victims — Halyna Hutchins and her parents and her sister — were violated."
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