PORTFOLIO NIGHT NEXT THURSDAY MAY 3: EXTRA PLACES AVAILABLE AT GROUND BREAKING EVENT FOR NZ’S TOP YOUNG CREATIVES

Next week’s Portfolio Night – a New Zealand first and part of a global intiative designed to inspire and support the next generation of creatives – is still open to up and comers.
Several new CD’s have offered to support the Thursday May 3 event, generating some additional capacity for more juniors – who will get three 15 minute presentation slots with senior creatives.
The list of creative heavyweights who are taking part in Portfolio Night has expanded to include:

Josh Lancaster, CD, Senior Creative, ColensoBBDO
Jamie Hitchcock, CD, Senior Creative, ColensoBBDO
Oliver Maisey, CD, M&C Saatchi
Nick Worthington, Executive Creative Director at Publicis Mojo
Richard Maddocks, Creative Director ColensoBBDO
Mike O’Sullivan, Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Adam Oliveira, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Basil Christensen , Joint Creative Director, Ogilvy
Damon O’Leary, Joint Creative Director, Ogilvy
Toby Talbot, Executive Creative Director at DDB
Bridget Short, Deputy Creative Director, DDB
Regan Grafton, Deputy Creative Director, DDB
Jeneal Rohrback, Creative Consultant

It is also hoped that Zac Mroueh, Executive Creative Director, Taxi Canada who is chairman of the AXIS judges will be able to attend the DDB-sponsored event as a special guest.
Free of charge for juniors who graduated or entered the industry within the past two years, Portfolio Night will be held at the DDB office in Auckland, starting at 6.00pm – doors open 5.30pm.
The most highly-regarded senior creatives in town will review portfolios on a one-to-one basis with junior creatives and students to provide insight and constructive feedback.
Toby Talbot, DDB Executive Creative Director, commented: “DDB is proud to sponsor and bring an industry event like Portfolio Night to New Zealand. We were all juniors once. I know when I started out in this business, just how hard it was to get in to see Creative Directors, let alone land a job. So it’s great to get so many young creatives and Creative Directors together for a bit of speed dating. You never know, a few people might even end up getting hired on the night! I also want to say that DDB is hugely indebted to senior creatives around the industry who have generously and enthusiastically supported this industry-wide event.”

Registration direct to: claire.mckay@nz.ddb.com

Portfolio Night started four years ago and is now the largest advertising portfolio review event in the world. On May 3 2007, Portfolio Night will simultaneously occur in 28 cities including New York, Miami, Vancouver, London, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Johannesburg with 2,500 participants expected.