Creative agency David&Goliath (D&G) has appointed Chip Waters as associate creative director and Peter Johnston as digital account supervisor. Both will be based in the agency’s L.A. office.
Waters will report to Angelo and Colin Jeffery, executive creative director/managing partner. Waters’ primary client focus will include Kia and California Lottery. Prior to D&G, Waters spent six years as a copywriter at Venables Bell & Partners, where he helped Audi launch its TDI series in America. He also helped create a campaign for The Meth Project that was directed by Oscar-winning director Darren Aronofsky. More recently, Waters was a copywriter at twofifteenmccan, where he worked on creative campaigns for Xbox and Hewlett Packard.
At D&G, Johnston will supervise digital initiatives for The Art Institutes. He will report directly to Josh Crick, director of digital at D&G.
Most recently, Johnston was at TBWAChiatDay, where he managed Nissan’s global marketing initiatives including global strategic partnerships/sponsorships and the launch of Nissan’s Dynamic Ad Builder –a program created by Google used to control content within Nissan’s live digital advertisements. Johnston also handled the launch of the brand’s music video partnership with VEVO, featuring up and coming artists covering VEVO-certified songs. During his career, Johnston has worked at INNOCEAN Worldwide, 3 Ball Productions, and Deutsch LA.
