Cundari has been on a hiring spree to help handle new business wins and more work from existing clients.
Sean Barlow, the chief creative officer who joined the independent agency earlier this year, says the updated roster includes Paul Riss as creative director.
Riss was most recently a freelancer and worked in the past as associate creative director at DDB, where he won awards for his work on Subaru and Capital One.
“It’s a really exciting time here, bringing in some fresh talent and really growing the team,” said Barlow in a release. “Paul Riss has an amazing track record in senior client leadership, and he’s a perfect fit with the type of talent we are hiring.”
Other recent hires include Dan Cummings, a senior writer behind the “Cheerios Effect” campaign and Emmanuel Torres, a Young Lions finalist who comes from Clever Samurai and Leo Burnett before that.
Cundari also hired art director Caroline Friesen from Camp Jefferson and copywriter Robbie Percy from Trevor/Peter & TBWA.
The agency also hired copywriter Julia Robbins, art director Angela Vuong from Juniper Park/ TBWA and Narissa Ward, previously from JWT and KBS, in the new position of creative resources manager.
Cundari’s clients include BMW, Meridian Credit Union, Canada Bread, Maple Leaf Foods, LCBO, Fix Auto and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
