DS+P founding partner Doug Robinson announced on Monday that his independent agency has hired Brian Murray as its new creative director.
Brian Murray, left, with Doug Robinson
“Our job is to apply creative thinking to accelerate results, so we are very pleased to have such an accomplished creative leader like Brian joining the DS+P team,” Robinson told Marketing. “He brings a real passion for what he does and insights into many of the categories we are currently doing business for.”
Murray will be taking the place of Denise Rossetto and Todd Mackie, who had led the creative team at DS+P as partners for a year until April, when they left to take over creative creative leadership at BBDO Canada.
Murray has received over 150 industry awards, including international recognition from Cannes, One Show, D&AD, LIA and The Clios, among others. He also holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management.
He has worked in Toronto at Lowe Roche and, most recently, Cundari. He’s also spent time in London, England at Publicis and DraftFCB, and has worked on campaigns for such major brands as BMW, Carlsberg, Subway, Yahoo, LG and others.
Robinson said that Murray will soon begin on a couple of major (but unnamed) new campaigns about to begin development at DS+P. The firm has such clients as Canon Canada, Clover Leaf Seafoods, Dulux, Enbridge, GoodLife Fitness, Miele and York University.
“It was clear to me right away that the team here is passionate about great work,” said Murray in a statement. “DS+P is one of Canada’s great independent agencies. Best of all, the agency is first and foremost accountable to its clients and its high creative standard – and not to shareholders or some distant head office. Doug is an industry legend, yet still has unstoppable enthusiasm. I am looking forward to working alongside him and his team.”
