Grand Prix-winning Phil Shearer joins We Are Social as executive creative director

February 23, 2016 10:39

Phil Shearer, whose work for Jim Beam won him a Grand Prix for direction at Cannes in 2003, has joined We Are Social as executive creative director.

Shearer joins the agency after stints at BD Network, R/GA Sydney and Iris, where he was closely aligned with the Shell account.

Last year We Are Social saw the departure of co-founder Julian Ward, who left in May.

Ward was replaced by former Host MD Suzie Shaw, who said the appointment of Shearer was a sign that social was no longer a niche part of the marketing mix.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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