Leagas Delaney
Fri, 24 May 2013 08:52:20 GMT
Leagas Delaney has hired the award-winning young creative team David Fitzsimons and Peter Crothers.
Fitzsimons and Crothers have, until now, operated on a freelance basis at agencies including Beattie McGuinness Bungay, Saatchi & Saatchi and Publicis.
The duo will work across Leagas Delaney’s entire client portfolio. They report into Leagas Delaney creative director Nigel Roberts.
Fitzsimons started his career at MacLaren McCann in Canada in 2005, and freelanced at agencies including Adam & Eve, DLKW Lowe, Rainey Kelley Campbell Roalfe/Y&R from 2007. He had a stint at Hurrell Dawson Moseley & Grimmer between 2010 and 2012, and most recently worked on a freelance basis at Inferno. He was voted among the Top 20 Young Creatives 2008 and 2009 at the Cream Awards.
Crothers started out as a freelance copywriter at LIDA and later freelanced at VCCP Blue, HMDG, and WCRS.
Nigel Roberts said: Dave and Pete are excellent strategic thinkers, and have craft skills beyond others with twice their experience. They will be a great addition to the agency.