5 in, 2 out, as Euro RSCG Sydney revamps creative department

Ladd, Johnson, Coll, Bartolini, Pearce, Sparks

Six months since he took over as creative director of Euro RSCG Sydney, Steve Coll has performed his first major piece of surgery on the agency’s creative department, hiring five new creatives and letting two go.

Among the incoming staff is Scott Sparks, a senior creative with 18 years experience at agencies such as Leo Burnett, Publicis and Legas Delaney. Awards to his name include Cannes Lions, D&AD, Creative Circle, Euro Best, Campaign Poster and IPA Effectiveness gold and silver. He has spent the last year studying for a PhD at Queensland University of Technology.

Chris Johnson, a freelance copywriter who’s had stints at Ogilvy, M&C Saatchi, JWT, DDB and Leo Burnett, and David Ladd, a freelance art director, who worked on Leo Burnett’s Earth Hour for WWF, are united as a creative team.