Arnold Worldwide has appointed Jim Elliott to the position of global chief creative officer. In the newly created position, Elliott will be based out of Boston, but will also travel to New York to assist Arnold’s team there.
Elliott joins the agency from Y&R New York, where he has served as chief creative officer since June of 2011, working with such clients as Virgin Atlantic, Land Rover and Dell. Prior to Y&R, Elliott spent over four years with Goodby Silverstein & Partners as a group creative director, which followed an eight year stint as a creative director and partner at Cole & Weber.
“The creation of this role is a really big part of the next part of plans here at Arnold — building our brand here in the U.S. and beyond,” Pam Hamlin, Arnold global president, told AdAge.
While Arnold did not confirm an official start date for Elliott, AdAge stated that it will be sometime this quarter.