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Justin Randles: "It's tough out there for jobseekers." Advertised media industry jobs in Sydney and Melbourne dropped 9.44% to 374 in June from 413 in May, according to the latest research from media recruitment firm, Mercury Talent #advertising #jobs https://lnkd.in/gWEHEqbK

Matt Rowley: "I have loved my time at Pedestrian Group - it has been a privilege working with you all. "We’ve made the tough decision to focus on our wholly owned Pedestrian brands where we control the strategy, the content, the product, the sales and the outcome – the entire business. This means that we will transition out of our current brand licences, which will reposition our business for the future." Director of Nine.com Kerri Elstub also addressed staff this morning stating a small number of vacant roles will not be replaced.

Chris Ernst: "We connected instantly which is incredibly important to us, and this partnership provides a wonderful canvas for the dentsu Queensland team to show the intelligence, creativity, and challenger mindset." Michael McKeown: "I knew our teams would work well together to expand our portfolio of brands across Queensland and Australia." Emily Cook: "We have loved diving in with Mick and his wonderful team and building a connection and getting started on some great work.” Good Drinks Australia Ltd

Chinese-owned Ute and SUV maker GWM Australia & New Zealand is pitching both its media and creative accounts.

AdNews can reveal the shortlist for its Emerging Leaders 2024 program, with a range of candidates across the media, marketing and advertising industry. The awards will be staged as a cocktail function on August 28 at the State Library in Victoria.

Amelia Goldsmith: "We chose The General Store for their ability to deliver innovative solutions across a variety of complicated touchpoints, whilst staying true to our Forever Fun master brand. Their multidisciplinary approach and deep understanding of Gen Z audiences make them the perfect partner to elevate our brand presence in the digital space and beyond." Matt Newell: "It's always a privilege to work on an iconic brand. But to work on an iconic brand whose purpose is all about fun, is literally going to be a joy." The General Store

Josh Gurgiel, oOh!: "What we saw as the opportunity here was the fusion of the real-world OOH assets and conversion of a regular billboard to a ‘burnt’ billboard following the release of this video.”

A proposal by independent media agencies to form a consortium to service the federal government's master media agency account has been rejected, AdNews can reveal. Sam Buchanan - MAICD, JP: "This model would provide the government with the best of indie and holdco thinking, with a fresh, modern approach that meets the government's requirement to source 20% of its annual procurement from small and medium enterprises. "We have actively engaged both state and federal governments on allowing independent agencies to have a fair go and, importantly, to keep profits in Australia." IMAA - Independent Media Agencies Australia, Australian Government

AdNews wraps up the biggest pitch news and wins from the last fortnight. ACCIONA Energía, Toyota Motor Corporation Australia, Saatchi & Saatchi, PHD, Singapore Airlines, BMF Australia, Endeavour Group, the LEGO Group, Publicis One, Starcom Australia, Australian Federal Government, Carat Australia, Initiative, Government of Western Australia, Department of Health (WA Health), Hatched, Swaggle, Bapcor Limited, Bench Media, BEST Gift Group, INNOCEAN Australia, Geotab, The Pistol, Brandbank Group, VMO, oOh!

Sheryl Marjoram: "We’ve long been admirers of his impact and momentum across the Tasman and it’s always a special moment to be able to recruit much loved and respected DDB’ers within the network. His passion, commitment and results speak for themselves and I can’t wait for everyone to see what’s next for DDB Sydney.” Rupert Price:  “It was a tough decision to leave the agency I’ve called home for the last 12 years but the opportunity to work with the Sydney team to continue their trajectory was too good to pass up." Priya Patel DDB Group Australia