Swinburne swaps Saatchi’s for DDB
Copywriter Matt Swinburne has joined DDB New Zealand from Saatchi & Saatchi, to be teamed with Brett Colliver. He leaves Saatchi’s after four years, including a two month secondment at Saatchi New York. His portfolio includes work on TVNZ, Westpac, DB Breweries, Telecom, Toyota, Griffin’s, Hallensteins and Rodney District Council.
DDB Group executive creative director Toby Talbot holds Swinburne up as an example to advertising students of the grit and determination shown by someone with a true passion for advertising: “When I first met Matt back in 2006 at Saatchi’s, we had no room for him in the office so he spent three months working out of our reception area. Anyone who’s willing to do that must really want to be in this industry! Since then Matt has gone from strength to strength and I am delighted to be working with him again.”
Swinburne’s awards haul features over a dozen Axis awards including the Emerging Talent award in 2007, Caxton and London International awards, Cannes, Clio and One Show finalists, NAB newspaper ad of the year and numerous other achievements.
At DDB Swinburne will be working on Cadbury, Pascall, VW, McDonald’s, Tegel, Watties and SKY TV with creative partner Brett Colliver.
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Actually, you do the math. He made it through the probationary period and now has his full time contract. Well done Matt.
Good to have for a pitch for “Telecom” aye.
And just off the press, what of the senior suit who’d given her loyalty to an agency for more than 20 years, only to find herself uncerimoniously made redundant and booted out on her bum without as much as a thanks for the memories. Some agencies are run by miserable tight-arse old fuckers. And the staff hate it.
Way to go Matt. Congratulations.
1:35pm – and who would that be???
EXACTLY 1.35. IT IS NOT HOW THINGS SHOULD BE DONE!
But no one is allowed to say so. The rule here is keep your head down here or it will get chopped off.
Matt! When did you become a copywriter!? Congrats mate, we must do Wednesday S&S with Ant soon!
From what I heard the senior suit did not get “fired unceremoniously”. She didn’t see it coming when her one and only client took half the business in-house. She wouldn’t have got fired. She probably got made redundant.
1.35 – Sky perchance?
She got booted out alright. After 20 years of making wads of cash for the agency. It all happens here folks.
That’s great news Matt, you have permission to bring the creative coming out of DDB into the twenty-first century.
As for that Suit, it was a pity what happened to her. But to be frank about it, everyone gets made redundant at least once during their time in adland.
I’m also wondering how the ads for Sky will get done. Did anyone else see the Alien vs Predator press ads when they ran in The Harbour News? Three small press ads, stacked up on two pages. Have they been entered into One Show? It would be tragic they found out. We all know the repercussions.
Trent, that’s bullshit. The agency lost a shit load of revenue I hear when the retail walked out the door. And because of that loss, three other people have lost their jobs too.
There are few agencies left today who would reward their longest and more elderly servers with the indignity of barely a goodbye. Those that are left have the employment practices of by-gone era autocracies where the serfs do not speak for fear of facing the guillotine. All bad.
Good move Swinburne. Show them how it’s done. Congrats.
10.17. Dinosaurs in other words.
Can someone just say it… Saatchi has all the culture of Guatanumo Bay right now.
“A fish rots from the head down.”
Matt! fantastic news – so happy for you – you truly are a top class creative – Go you!
1.28. So it’s like DDB then?
8:15. Incoming comment from the Strand, Parnell.
At least DDB are making nice ads. Good move Matt.
Why are people leaving the Rapp? I thought it rocked. Is their global sweat shop approach finally kicking in?
What’s with the whole “in house” thing? Is this due to the recession?
Who’s leaving Rapp?
Spill! And yes, I heard it’s a sweatshop too. The mighty dollar rules at that place.
I hear a remake of the golden great “The Exodus” is on the cards. They could make it a virtual reality show about Rapp instead.
Matt is an art director. Sloppy reporting.