Colour gets a new CD

Brad Dykema joins Halifax agency

Brad-New-2028Halifax agency Colour has brought on a new creative director, Brad Dykema, to oversee creative solutions for its clients in the Atlantic region.

Dykema is well-known in Eastern Canada for his creative and copywriting work at Trampoline and Extreme. He has also amassed a sizable list of regional and national awards. In total, he has 15 years experience working for agencies in Halifax, Vancouver, Toronto and Amsterdam. His most recent role was as creative director at Trampoline, where he spent seven years.

At Colour he’ll be supervising all creative for regional and national clients. On the accounts side, the agency also recently hired a new VP of client services, Sarah Flynn. Together, they’ll work with brands like GlaxoSmithKline, Pharmasave Atlantic and Nestle.

Dykema replaces former CD Cliff Thompson, who left the agency two months ago to become CD at cause marketing agency General Public.

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