At MIRIMAR, they’re now leading Priceline’s award-winning brand work featuring Kaley Cuoco
Emmy Award-winning independent agency MIRIMAR has hired Chris Mead and Kristopher Wong, an award-winning creative director team. They joined to lead the Priceline AOR work and multiple new business efforts.
“Kris and Chris are a creative director’s dream,” ECD and partner Nick Morrissey said. “A dream team,” founder and CCO John McKelvey added. “They’re smart, funny, and dedicated to making the best work out of every opportunity.”
The pair has been in a creative partnership since 2017 when a former agency placed them together like two pandas in an experimental zoo program. The experiment was a success, and Mead and Wong went on to create campaigns for Kia, Samsung, the U.S. Forest Service, and White Claw. Their work has been recognized by the One Show, D&AD, ANDYs, LIA, and the Webbys.
At MIRIMAR, they’re now leading Priceline’s award-winning brand work featuring Kaley Cuoco.
“It’s a privilege to work with like-minded people who share the same goal—to make award-winning work while thoroughly enjoying the process,” Wong said. “There are few things I love more than a great idea that's amazingly crafted,” Mead added. “I'm so happy to be part of a shop that shares that love and seeks to accomplish it in everything we do.”
MIRIMAR works with brands at the intersection of advertising and entertainment creating notable award-winning work for Apple TV+, Priceline, Speedos, Klarna, Squarespace, Gopuff, Expensify, and Faire La Fête. They were named Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year – Entertainment for 2022, Ad Age’s Small Agency of the Year 2022, and named one of Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies.
Simian Gets An Evolutionary Boost For Collaboration, Reveals “Teams”
Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval, and production asset management platform used globally by creative leaders, is kicking off this fall season with a substantial leap forward for collaboration and project management – with more updates on the way during the holidays!
The new feature, aptly dubbed “Teams”, makes it easier than ever for users to give project responsibilities to team members and clients alike. “You can never have too many options when it comes to permission levels,” says Jay Brooks, Simian’s Chief Technology Officer. “Teams provides a streamlined way to assign multiple users to a project at once.”
“Teams are very powerful, but creating one is effortless,” Brian Atton, Simian’s Chief Operating Officer explains. “Simply enter a Team name, add members, and then apply the newly made Team to any desired project. You can even invite temporary guests without changing settings for other projects or needing to create a new Team.”
“We love helping our clients by providing efficient tools to improve their workflow, and this has been a frequently requested feature as of late,” shares Kellie Atton, Head of Sales at Simian. “It feels great to get Teams out into the wild because I know it’s going to be tremendously helpful to everyone who uses it”.
Teams is now available exclusively to Simian’s enterprise clients. Simian plans to release more product upgrades and enhancements during Q4 2024 and 2025 for enterprise and non-enterprise users, continuing its ongoing evolution as the industry’s leading production asset management solution.
For more information on Simian upgrades and features, visit https://www.gosimian.com/
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