COMPUTERARTS.CREATIVEBLOQ.COMAbove: Paul
Woodvine will
head up Vault49’s
London studio.Left: Vault49’s
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with original
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our readers should know
that we’re hiring,”
exclaims Paul Woodvine,
the new creative director of
Vault49’s London offices.
The New York-based agency
opened up shop in the UK capital
at the beginning of April, and
Woodvine is excited about the
“extension of the US office – from
a client perspective, the two offices
will be seamless,” he says.
And at the time of printing, there
are six positions being advertised on
their site, ranging from illustrator to
branding and packaging designer.
Vault49 was actually started by
two Brits, Jonathan Kenyon and
John Glasgow, during their final
year at the London College of
Printing, then relocated to New
York in 2004. So the new studio is a
return home of sorts for the agency.
And having worked with the
two co-founders from a client
perspective, Woodvine feels
perfectly positioned in his new role.
“After four year of collaborations
[with Vault49] I was ingrained
into its culture, and as a creative
director myself, I was inspired by
its creativity, insight and humility,”
he tells us. When Woodvine made
plans to move to the UK, it made
sense that the former global design
director at PepsiCo should front the
new Vault49 enterprise.
“When I went from agency to
client-side,” says Woodvine,
“I brought to Pepsi how to best
use an agency: what information
to provide, what questions to ask,
how best to brief creative.” This in
turn led to the creative director
working with some of the best
global creative agencies, and it’s
something he’s eager to bring to
his new role.
Woodvine also brings tried
and tested skills in specific areas.
“What I’m excited about is bringing
my background in packaging,Paul Woodvine, the new creative director of Vault49’s London
office, explains what you can expect from the new studioNEW VENTURES
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