Craig Love and Shayne Millington, a creative duo at Wieden+Kennedy, have come aboard JWT New York as creative directors on the Macy’s and Bloomberg accounts, respectively. At W+K, Love was a senior copywriter and Millington a senior art director since 2008, partnering on notable campaigns for Target, Nike and Coke.
Love and Millington represent the first new creative hires of Peter Nicholson since he became JWT New York’s chief creative officer in January.
“This duo has been producing stellar work for more than a decade,” said Nicholson. “Their creative skills are indicative of the type of talent I am looking to bring to JWT. They have a strong body of work and I look forward to what they will achieve at JWT.”
Among Love and Millington’s collaborations at W+K was Target’s “Collection” campaign, which includes “The Great Thermostat War,” “We Only Met Two Days Ago” and “The Mysterious Car Odor” collections. Spots were directed by The Perlorian Brothers from production house Furlined.
Prior to joining W+K, Love and Millington spent five years at Saatchi & Saatchi New York, where they created Wheaties’ “Muscle Bag” and JCPenney’s “Back to School” campaign. Love and Millington also collaborated on creative for Cold Stone Creamery, Honey Nut Cheerios, Olay, and “I Love New York” New York State Tourism.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More