Reported in July, Eastwood announced his moved to New York as chief creative officer.
Harrison joins from his position as ECD at Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand after only nine months in the role. He’s returning to the DDB Group following a previous ten year stint at DDB London. During his time in London, his most celebrated work was the Volkswagen Polo ‘Singing dog’ campaign.
On his return, Harrison said, “DDB Sydney is an irresistible opportunity to join an agency at the top of their game. Mixed with DDB’s relentless pursuit of what makes people tick, we get those rare big, colourful and ridiculously engaging ideas.”
Harrison will report to Chris Brown, managing director of DDB Group Sydney and work closely with Leif Stromnes, managing director of strategy and innovation.
The creative team under Harrison include CD Mark Harricks, CD Adam Rose for McDonald’s, digital CD Matt Grogan and senior execs Steve Wakelam and Grant McAloon.
Harrison's work has been recognised with a Grand Prix at both Cannes and Eurobest, along with other awards from One Show, Clio, Andy and Creative Circle.
Dylan Harrison returns to DDB to replace Matt Eastwood in Sydney
SYDNEY - Dylan Harrison (pictured) has joined DDB Sydney as executive creative director to replace Matt Eastwood following his relocation to DDB New York.
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