Havas helia Hires Tristan Pride as Creative Director

Havas helia has hired the award-winning creative Tristan Pride as Creative Director.

Pride, who joins Havas helia from E3 where he was Creative Director, will be based at the group’s Circencester office.

Pride will work across all clients to support the creative proposition in Cirencester and help boost creativity across the group, reporting to Havas helia’s UK Executive Creative Director, Steven Bennett-Day.

Pride is a member of the BIMA executive steering group, working to promote the British digital industry – focusing on the South West.

At E3, he created award-winning work for clients including the Royal Navy, Kia, National Trust, Land Rover and Orange. 

Prior to working at E3, Pride was a Senior Creative at Dare, between 2007 and 2010, and worked on the BMW Z4 ‘An Expression of Joy’ campaign, which won a One Show and Webby Award. He has also had stints at DLKW and Joshua G2 as an Art Director.

Tristan Pride said: “I am joining helia at a time when the agency is going through a revolution. With so much potential I look forward to being able to help push the agency and continue to deliver innovative and inspiring work for our clients."

Steven Bennett-Day said: “2014 has seen helia’s creative proposition strengthened in London. Now it’s time to build on that strength in Cirencester in a bid to make the group creative proposition stronger. Tristan has the perfect blend of creative and leadership skills to support me in that process.”