Edelman is hiring Jordan Doucette in Toronto as the office’s executive creative director effective May 5.
She’s a 15 veteran of adland, most recently at TAXI Advertising & Design working on campaigns for MINI Cooper, Yellow Pages, McCain, Vancouver Aquarium and TELUS, Earlier, she was at Ambrose Carr Linton Carroll, Grey Worldwide and Gee Jeffery & Partners.
Lisa Kimmel, Toronto GM, lauds Doucette’s “track record of expressing creative ideas in a variety of mediums.
Doucette will collaborate with Robyn Adelson, executive director creative strategy, to “develop insightful strategy and bold creative concepts,” according to a blog from Lisa Kimmel, GM-Toronto.
Lisa Kimmel, Toronto GM, lauds Doucette’s “track record of expressing creative ideas in a variety of mediums.”
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