Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney has appointed
Rebecca Carrasco as deputy executive creative director, effective
immediately. She will work alongside deputy executive creative director
Sesh Moodley and chief creative officer Mike Spirkovski.
In
2015, Carrasco was lured away from her role as creative director at
Clemenger BBDO Sydney to become head of Creative Shop for Facebook and
Instagram, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to Clemenger, Carrasco was
co-founder and executive creative director at Colman Rasic Carrasco.
Carrasco's work has won an impressive number of Best In Show and
Campaign of the Year awards. She has won Creative of the Year, an Asia
Pacific Child Rights Award for her MTV Exit Foundation campaign and a
United Nations Award. Her work has been awarded globally at Cannes, One
Show, Clios Awards, New York Festivals and AWARD.
Her own
agency, Colman Rasic Carrasco, was AdNews Emerging Agency of the Year
2008 and she has received an Australia Day Award for studies in Visual
Communication. Carrasco has been a director on the Australasian Writers
& Art Directors (AWARD) Committee and served as the National AWARD
School head.
Says Spirkovski: "Rebecca is an inspiring creative leader who has
accomplished much in her career and I'm thrilled to have her join
Saatchi & Saatchi.
"Her work is outstanding, as
is her passion for helping nurture the aspiring future talents of our
industry. Above all, Rebecca is brave, highly optimistic and shares our
passion for making work that matters."
Says Carrasco: "Everyone
strives for amazing work, but achieving it comes down to the people
around you, and their desire to see others succeed. I've worked with
Mike Spirkovski before; we're excited by the same work and I really
respect the way people are encouraged to get to it. I've given a lot of
consideration to what's next, and I now look forward to joining what is
already a great team."