Ensemble hires former UM strategist Lauren Joyce to newly created national strategy role

May 11 2012, 11:30 am | BY Lynchy | 4 Comments

Campaign Brief 164.pngBranded-entertainment specialist Ensemble has hired Lauren Joyce as national strategy director, a new position.

  

Joyce will be based in Melbourne and joins Jamie Gilbert-Smith who joined as general manager of Ensemble Melbourne in March this year. 

Joyce is a former strategist with UM in Sydney and Melbourne and most recently was group director at UM Melbourne. She is a former winner of the Cannes Young Lions competition and has worked on campaigns that have won awards at prestigious forums including Spikes Asia and the Cannes International Advertising Festival.

 

Justin Ricketts, managing director of Ensemble Australia, said Joyce’s strong background in strategy and client leadership was ideal for Ensemble’s growing Melbourne operation and also at the national level.

 

Says Ricketts: “Lauren’s talents will help strengthen our capabilities and it is also ideal that she has such detailed knowledge of the broader Mediabrands operations.”