Carrasco set to return to industry in January taking CD role at Clemenger BBDO, Sydney

After taking time out to have a baby former Colman Rasic Carrasco partner Rebecca Carrasco, whose last gig was as ECD of Publicis Mojo Auckland, is set to return to the industry in January, taking a creative director role at Clemenger BBDO, Sydney.

Carrasco, whose appointment was announced at a Clemenger BBDO Sydney function for the trade press last night, will report to joint executive creative directors Paul Nagy and Michael Spirkovski.

Carrasco told CB: “Paul and Mike have already done an incredible job of acquiring new business; there are great brands with so much creative potential. The agency also has a really nice team of people, a good energy and ambitious goals, which I find exciting. I’m really looking forward to joining the team they’ve been building come the new year.”

Carrasco, who split with her own Sydney agency Colman Rasic Carrasco earlier in 2010, joined Publicis Mojo, Auckland as creative director in June 2010. However, when her role was unexpectedly expanded to ECD when the U.S. candidate for that job changed his mind, Carrasco decided to return to Australia to start a family.

After being the star of YoungGuns in 2003, Carrasco startedher career at Colenso BBDO New Zealand, employed by then ECDMike O’Sullivan after taking out YoungGun of the Year in 2003. Latershe followed O’Sullivan to Saatchi’s NZ. In 2005 she transferred toSaatchi & Saatchi Sydney, hired by then ECD David Nobay. In 2006she left to set up a PhD on the power of ideas in public communication, and later that year decided to join Lowe Hunt, Sydney, where she met creative director Dejan Rasic. In May 2007 she joined him and Lowe Hunt CEO Ben Colman to form CRC.

Carrasco’s international awards tally includes a United Nations Awardand the Asia Pacific Child Rights Award for her MTV Exit Foundationcampaign, which featured anti-trafficking music videos for bands suchas Radiohead and The Killers. Her work has been recognized with goldmedals at Cannes, One Show Entertainment, One Show, Clio, New YorkFestivals and AWARD. She has also been awarded at The Andys, D&AD,and the London Internationals. Locally, her MTV (Welcome Snoop) workachieved Campaign of the Year at the B&T Awards and AWARD, as wellas the AWARD Client of the Year. In 2008, CRC was namedAdNews’ Emerging Agency of the Year.