DDB Sydney adds to creative firepower with six new appointments following growth

(Pictured L-R: Katyana O’Neill, Emma Leamore, Madelene McGuinness, Ryan Greves, Lauren Seaborn and Kate Davies)

DDB Sydney is expanding its creative team with six new hires following a period of growth for the agency.

Katyana O’Neill joins DDB as senior art director alongside Emma Leamore, senior copywriter. The duo was most recently at The Monkeys, where they worked on blue-chip brands, including Qantas and Berlei.

DDB has also hired the talented and nice Kate Davies and Lauren Seaborn. Davies was previously at CHE Proximity and The Glue Society while Seaborn has worked at leading agencies in Australia and Europe.

Additionally, as DDB continues to grow its social offering, Ryan Greves and Madelene McGuinness join the highly awarded agency as a junior social team.

Says Tara Ford, chief creative officer, DDB Sydney: “We are thrilled to have these amazing humans joining us. What they bring in talent and energy will add brilliantly to the momentum of the agency.”

The creative hires follow a record-breaking year for new business at DDB Sydney with the agency onboarding McDonald’s Social, Johnson & Johnson, Netflix and LinkedIn.

DDB Sydney works with Westpac, McDonald’s, Volkswagen, Skoda, Johnson & Johnson, LinkedIn and Netflix.