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As holding company-owned agencies continue to experience layoffs, Austin-based independent agency CALLEN has announced nine new hires spanning creative, account leadership, and production. The new hires will report to Craig Allen, Mike Davidson, and David Hughes and support accounts including Sandisk, Olipop, Whatnot, and Crocs.

With collective experience at Wieden+Kennedy, The Martin Agency, Monks, and TBWA\Chiat\Day, among other top-tier creative shops, these hires reinforce CALLEN’s continued growth and investment in top talent. Each individual brings strong creative and strategic acumen, with accolades ranging from Emmy awards to USA Today Ad Meter #1 Super Bowl slots to the usual array of industry awards, including Cannes Lions, D&D Pencils, Webby’s, and Clio Awards. Their thinking has shaped iconic brands such as Nike, Budweiser, Instacart, Skittles, State Farm, Burger King, and GEICO, to name a few examples.

This hiring boom comes on the heels of a momentous year for CALLEN, which saw an 80.5% revenue increase in the past 12 months. Olipop named CALLEN its lead creative agency after the agency added a new layer to the brand’s SpongeBob collaboration: a competitor product from Plankton called Chumpop. Meanwhile, Sandisk continues to partner with CALLEN on work that breaks the mold. From a charming, quasi-indestructible robot tagging along for the wildest parts of the creative journey to a campaign based on ear-worm tunes that make you rethink what a Sandisk drive can really hold. Resulting in a 13% lift in revenue on Amazon and 39% quarter-over-quarter growth in the consumer category, proving once again that when CALLEN tells an unexpected story, the business follows.

All nine new hires begin their roles immediately.