Hot creative team Tucker and Vicars set to depart DDB for Colenso BBDO for July 1 start

DDB New Zealand creative team James Tucker and Simon Vicars are departing DDB at the end of June to take up roles at Colenso BBDO.

Since arriving at DDB as interns in early 2007 they have become two of the highest ranked creatives in this year’s Big Won report. Young Guns also recognised the pair earlier this year – ranked first equal as the world’s best advertising creatives.

Says DDB Group executive creative director Toby Talbot: “Si and Giant were pretty much my first hires when I joined DDB. It was their first real job in advertising. They started on placement here, worked hard and learned fast. Their passion, humility and appetite for creating funny ads will be missed by everyone around here.

“Of course I’m sad to see them go but there’s no other agency I’d rather see them go to than Colenso.”

Memorable campaigns from Tucker and Vickers include the ANZ ‘Perfect World’ campaign, ‘Mexi-Doug’ for Instant Kiwi, Sky TV’s ‘Que Sera Sera’ and the internationally heralded Sky TV Arts Channel print and radio campaign.