Spencer Ryan and Jordan Hamer join One Twenty Three West in Toronto as VP, ECDs.

Creative duo Spencer Ryan and Jordan Hamer are the new faces at One Twenty Three West, working in the Toronto office as vice presidents and executive creative directors.

The duo has worked at BBDO, LG2, Cossette and most recently as creative directors at Broken Heart Love Affair. Their brand work includes the likes of the Royal Ontario Museum, Burger King, The SickKids Foundation, Egg Farmers of Canada, McDonald’s, Nike and more.

“We set the goal that in four years we want to be the best agency in the country for both advertising and design,” says founder and co-CCO Rob Sweetman. Those goals started with an extensive search for creative leadership in Toronto. “We had [them] at the very top of our list. Once we connected with them we quickly realized how alike we are in our taste, goals and what we think is good advertising.”

Ryan and Hamer will start on July 22, and both will work with teams and clients across the country.

Brandish adds a CD

Jon Manning is joining Manitoba-based agency Brandish as creative director.

Manning brings 15 years of agency and creative experience, having previously worked for Rethink, Calder Bateman Communications and Red The Agency, before establishing himself as a creative director freelancer and copywriter.

Manning has worked with national and local brands like A&W, Concordia University, Mayor of Edmonton Amarjeet Sohi, and Alberta Forest Products Association.

Chimp&Z adds Group Fit to its client roster

Chimp&Z has added Ontario’s Group Fit as a client. The account was won after a multi-agency pitch and will be handled by the agency’s Mississauga office.

Under this 360 mandate, Chimp&Z will lead the fitness app’s brand launch strategy, end-to-end tech and social media management, video production, public relations and performance marketing for its social pages, while acting as a launchpad for the app.

The app was created by the team at Chimp&Z, who were also responsible for designing the app’s logo, branding and overall design language from the ground up. The product first launches in the Toronto area, with plans to expand across the entire Canadian ecosystem in its first two years.