McCann boosts senior digital team

McCann Worldgroup Australia has boosted its digital power with senior appointments in its Sydney and Melbourne offices.

In Sydney award-winning creative Joe Hawkins is joining McCann Sydney in an associate creative director role following more than five years overseas. He has spent the past year at digital hotshop R/GA Singapore and prior, a four-year stint at DDB Auckland.

Hawkins' awards cabinet boasts medals from all major award shows, including Cannes, One Show, D&AD, LIA, Adfest, AWARD and Axis, for clients with whom he has worked  in both a traditional and digital capacity.

In Sydney, Justine Marino has been appointed head of digital working across all clients. Justine began her career ‘client-side’ working for technology companies including Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, before making the transition to agency life in 2000 with boutique agency Clear Blue Day.

In Melbourne, Rod Leviton joins the MRM team as front end web developer after more than four years as Head of Digital Media at Struck & Spink.