NEWS
3.15.10
NEW FACES
Within the past year, weve added talented new members to our ranks. And we are pleased to introduce them to you.
Steve Simoncic joins JR as Chief Creative Officer and guides the agencys overarching creative strategy to ensure an idea is big enough to serve each brands touch points, channels and customer types. As Chief Creative Officer at Energie, the digital agency for PEAK 6 investments, Steve was the creative lead in integrating digital communication efforts as well as developing a digital mix designed to achieve both brand awareness/advocacy and customer conversion. Prior to that, Steve worked with brands such as Coke, Disney, McDonald's, Nintendo, Samsung, Hallmark, Kelloggs and Cadillac to integrate simple, impactful messages that drive consideration, visits and sales.
As Chief Strategy Officer, Pat Goggin works with each client to discover the role our clients products and services fulfill in peoples lives. Prior to joining JR in 2009, Pat spent 17 years at Leo Burnett, rising from a trainee to a member of the 17-person Global Management Committee, as the EVP of Global Growth. While living in Africa, Asia, Europe and back home in the US, Pat was fortunate to work with some of the best marketers on the worlds best-known brands, including McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Marlboro, P&G, Mercedes-Benz, Samsung, Cadillac and Chevrolet. At JR, Pat is passionately working to build an agency model that creates high value ideas at a reasonable cost.
Tom Gorton is a keenly experienced Creative Director who has carefully created nationally acclaimed concepts and integrated campaigns for some of worlds leading brands, such as Kelloggs, McDonalds, Nintendo, Samsung, Disney, Kraft, Toys 'R Us, Proctor and Gamble and Coca-Cola. Prior to joining JR, Tom worked as an associate creative director at both Draft FCB and Leo Burnett. With 20 years of experience and client depth, Tom brings both a fresh perspective and a veterans sensibility to the table, making sure everything from broadcast elements to promotions reflect each brands core purpose.