TBWA’s Jill Manester joins M&C Saatchi Melbourne as head of strategy
TBWA Melbourne’s strategic partner Jill Manester has been appointed as M&C Saatchi Melbourne’s head of strategy.
Manester is returning to M&C Saatchi in the newly created role, having previously worked at the agency in London, Paris and Melbourne as a senior strategist between 2003 and 2006.
Manester is returning to M&C Saatchi after departing in 2006
Most recently, Manester was a strategic planner at TBWA Melbourne for nearly two years. She has also worked at SapientNitro and The Campaign Palace.
Justin Graham, chief strategy officer at M&C Saatchi, said in a statement: “Meeting Jill, I was immediately struck by her curiosity and sheer excitement for advertising. I can’t wait to see her get stuck in leading our strategy offering in Melbourne as well as contributing to the broader strategic leadership team.”
Andy Cairns, managing director at M&C Saatchi, said Manester is the kind of strategist the industry needs right now.
“Data savvy, commercially astute, massively collaborative and, most important of all, a lover of great work. Her pedigree and category experience are as rare as hen’s teeth.”
Manester said it was “a good time to be going home”.
“M&C Saatchi is one of those rare agencies where creativity and commercial nous happily co-exist – along with a good dose of chutzpah and style. That makes it hard to shake,” she said.
Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.
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