Matt MacDonald Leaves VCCP for Omnicom's Merkley+Partners

Filling a role that's been vacant since 2024, MacDonald has the task of reshaping the agency’s creative approach

Matt MacDonald has departed VCCP and will join Omnicom-owned Merkley+Partners as chief creative officer, the agency shared with ADWEEK. 

MacDonald leaves VCCP after two years leading creative for the U.S. outpost of the London-headquartered agency. He joined in the fall of 2024 after a decade at BBDO, where he led the AT&T business as chief creative officer in New York. 

At Merkley+Partners—a midsize full-service agency based in New York—MacDonald is tasked with reshaping the creative vision and approach.

When he starts in November, he will fill a position that’s been vacant since former CCO Andy Hirsch, who had been with the agency since 1999, retired at the end of 2024.

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Christopher Cicchiello

Christopher Cicchiello is ADWEEK's agencies reporter. Previously, he was on the breaking news assignment desk at NBC News in Washington D.C., where he earned an Emmy nomination for his 2024 election coverage. His byline has appeared in NBC News, TODAY, Quincy News, The Times Union, and The Daily Orange.