Engine Brisbane appoints award-winning Perth expat creative Joe Hawkins as Senior Creative
Engine Brisbane has hired Former Wunderman Thompson Perth ECD Joe Hawkins as Senior Creative, adding firepower to the agency’s growing creative department.
Hawkins brings over two decades of experience across Australia, New Zealand and Asia, with a resume that includes top-tier agencies such as Wunderman Thompson, DDB, Saatchi & Saatchi, McCann, R/GA Singapore, Clemenger and 303MullenLowe. More recently, he’s worked as a freelance senior creative in the Sydney and Brisbane markets across shops like Special, VML, M+C Saatchi, DDB and HERO. His work has been recognised at major international and local award shows including Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Clio, AWARD, Effies and the LIAs.
Hawkins has led campaigns across almost every category, from government and health to retail, tech and tourism, combining sharp thinking with craft that cuts through.
Says Mike Fritz, Creative Director, Engine: “We’re delighted to have an ad legend like Joe join the team. He comes with a wealth of experience and creative firepower that will no doubt have a huge impact on the business. We’re lucky to have such a talent.”
Says Hawkins: “Meeting Mike, hearing his enthusiasm, drive and commitment to big, interesting and unexpected thinking, and seeing the agency’s most recent work and what’s in the pipeline, ticked all the boxes. It also helps that Tim Weger (MD and owner) and the team are all genuinely nice, supportive and passionate people, and all on a mission to make a difference.”
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This old bit of coal is just what the engine needs. I’ve always said,”when I think of sun, surf and bikini’s, I think of Joe Hawkins. You are a legend mate and they are lucky to have you.