Colenso BBDO/Proximity expands digital offering with the hiring of Neville Doyle and Jessica Blake

Colenso has further boosted it’s talent roster with the addition of two new staff in the digital/social media team including Neville Doyle and Jessica Blake (pictured).

Doyle joins Colenso directly from the UK with a heavy focus on Social Media. Doyle is a seasoned and highly awarded digital/social strategist who has worked at Tequila/TBWA, The Walt Disney Company, and Momentum and has developed global and pan-European digital campaigns for a number of blue chip brands including Sony PlayStation, Nestle, and Disney Interactive.

Complementing Doyle’s planning and helping to deliver ongoing social engagement for Colenso clients is Blake; who has been appointed as digital community manager.

Blake started her career in advertising at Colenso working on the Frucor account, including managing the digital and social content for ‘V’. Following her time at Colenso she was part of the team at 2 Degrees responsible for driving growth in the pre-paid sector. Her focus at Colenso will be to work with clients on how to approach social media including working on content creation, tone, and ultimately developing brand presence and engagement.

Says Greg Forsyth (pictured), digital business director at Colenso: “Social is mainstream for contemporary marketers and the appointment of Neville into a dedicated role within the integrated Planning team reflects our commitment to continue to push the boundaries in this space. At the same time we are developing other areas of the business with new hires like Jess who will bring valuable social experience to bear directly on our clients businesses day-to-day.”

Nick Garrett, Colenso’s managing director, is also excited to have Blake and Doyle on the team.

Says Garrett: “It’s great to have Jess back as she has so much positive energy and is as smart as a button. Neville will really add another string to our strategic bow and we are looking forward to helping him settle in.”

Doyle and Blake started at Colenso BBDO / Proximity yesterday on Monday, 20 May.