Arts & Letters Creative Co. has hired Andrew Kong as creative director on the ESPN account, working alongside fellow creative directors Molly Jamison and NJ Placentra. In this new leadership position, Kong will work across several properties within ESPN, including NFL on ESPN and “There’s No Place Like Sports.” He will report to Arts & Letters founder and ECD, Charles Hodges.
Kong joins Arts & Letters from The Martin Agency, where he was an associate creative director working on the agency’s famed GEICO account and Donate Life. He spent the bulk of his career on the West Coast at Deutsch LA, where he started as a copywriter in 2015 and eventually rose to become associate creative director, working across several notable agency accounts including Dr Pepper, BEHR, Snapple, and Taco Bell. He kicked off his creative career at goodness Mfg in Hollywood, working on brands like Carvana and Toshiba, among others.
His work has been recognized by Cannes, D&AD, Effies, The One Show, Radio Mercury Awards and Spikes Asia.
Kong is a graduate of the University of Kansas and of the VCU Brandcenter, where he received his M.S. in copywriting.
Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton among hosts for “SNL” season 50
Fresh off her Emmys win, Jean Smart will kick off the landmark 50th season of "Saturday Night Live."
NBC on Thursday announced the lineup of hosts for the season, which premieres Sept. 28. Joining Smart on the first show will be Jelly Roll as the musical act. He was also at the Emmys, singing during the ceremony's in memoriam segment.
It will be Smart's first time hosting "SNL."
Comedian Nate Bargatze will host on Oct. 5, with Coldplay as the musical guest.
Ariana Grande will host Oct. 12, with musical guest Stevie Nicks.
"Beetlejuice" star Michael Keaton will host on Oct. 19, the last show before Halloween, and Billie Eilish will be that night's musical guest.
The host on Nov. 2 will be "SNL" alum John Mulaney, with breakout sensation Chappell Roan as the music guest.
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