Friday, Oct. 19, 2018

Breaking in as a production coordinator at Grey Advertising NY in the late 1970s, Craig Allen moved to San Francisco in 1980 to become a producer at J. Walter Thompson, collaborating with such clients as Chevron, Activision, the California Milk Board and Dole Pineapple. In ‘87 he was promoted to...

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018

Independent advertising agency Venables Bell & Partners has hired Hilary Coate as its new head of integrated production.  She joins the team following the retirement of Craig Allen, who joined VB&P as its first producer when the agency opened in 2001, and went on to build its integrated...

Monday, Sep. 25, 2017

Wieden+Kennedy is backing the start-up of a new independent creative agency, CALLEN, founded by departing W+K group creative director Craig Allen and his co-founding partners, business entrepreneur Holly Petitjean and production pioneer Niklas Lindström. CALLEN is opening this month in Austin,...

Friday, May. 19, 2017

Getting your foot in the door, opening the door, crossing the threshold, building a sense of belonging are among the key steps for new talent to establish itself in the industry. But attaining each step is a challenge—one we hope made a little easier by career advice offered by a cross-section...

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