Flying Fish’s content/emerging-talent division Fish&Clips has appointed Saffron Jackson as their new head of content, responsible for producing advertising content for all platforms and leading the independent F&C director roster out of Flying Fish HQ on Ponsonby Road.
Globally ranked Kiwi helmsman goes solo

Kiwi multi-awarded director Steve Ayson has departed The Sweet Shop after 10 years to launch his own production company, 3and7, which will represent him in New Zealand, Australia and Asia.
Kiwi creatives do jury service at AWARD Sydney
Two senior Kiwi creatives have been appointed to chair juries at the Australasian Writers & Art Directors Association Awards – to be held in Sydney in May.
Arrivals & Departures: Clemenger’s Paul Manning exits, Troy Fuller steps up
Clemenger Group New Zealand announced a management change at 99 and Raydar. Over the next few months, Paul Manning will step down from his position as managing director at 99 – to run his own business. He will be replaced by Troy Fuller, currently managing director at Raydar.
Christchurch indie shoots Hell Pizza (updated)
Christchurch-based freelance creatives Nick White & Logan McMillan, working with indie Snorkel Productions, have written and shot Hell Rider, a new TVC for Hell Pizza.
Global OOH Awards entry call

There are just three weeks left to the deadline for entries to the 2018 FEPE International Out-of-Home Awards – to be presented in Sorrento, Italy, in June.
Culture & Theory adds Westpac, signs planner
Just two years after setting up shop, Auckland-based strategic brand agency Culture & Theory has signed a major new client in the form of Westpac, and welcomed on board a senior planner in preparation for further growth.
Chemistry Interaction cuts ribbon on Contiki Squad 2.0
Global youth travel expert Contiki has launched Contiki Squad 2.0 in a nationwide hunt for a squad of 18 to 35-year-olds to travel Europe together through a social campaign developed with Westhaven agency Chemistry Interaction.
Tackling the dreaded Bounce Rate
“Marketers dream of extensive above-the-line awareness campaigns – it’s what we are built to do,” says B2B marketing specialist Rebecca Caroe, introducing her upcoming website optimisation breakfast seminar in Ponsonby.
New gin premix launches in Auckland
Ponsonby-based brand agency Brave and downtown Auckland PR shop Crave are helping to celebrate the arrival on the market of a NZ-made premium pre-mixed cocktail from Sundown Gin of Tauranga.