Arts & Letters hires Nick Kaplan as ECD
Executive Creative Director Kaplan joins the growing agency from Grey.
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Agency Arts & Letters Creative Co. announced that they have hired Nick Kaplan as Executive Creative Director.
In this role, Kaplan will report directly to the agency’s founder/ECD, Charles Hodges. Kaplan joins Danielle Flagg and Jed Grossman as the agency’s fourth ECD.
Kaplan joins Arts & Letters from Grey where he was an ECD on Volvo, Gillette and McCormick’s. Prior to that, he was a Group Creative Director at 72andSunny and Barton F. Graf. Kaplan was also a copywriter at Wieden+ Kennedy New York and began his career at BBH New York. Kaplan brings a track record of proven creative leadership and award-winning work. Some highlights include Southern Comfort’s Whatever’s comfortable campaign and Halo Top’s Ice Cream For Adults.
I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining Arts & Letters at this moment. This place has all the talent, kindness and momentum you could dream of
“We are so excited to welcome Nick to Arts & Letters - not only is he an incredible talent and visionary creative, he’s a great person and teacher who will bring even more joy to the process and help take our work and place to the next level,” said Hodges. “His approach and pedigree couldn’t come at a better time for Arts & Letters.”
“I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining Arts & Letters at this moment. This place has all the talent, kindness and momentum you could dream of," said Kaplan. “I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with and for some of the best in this industry. I can’t wait to take everything I’ve picked up along the way, pour it into this place and make it home.”
This hire comes after a year of tremendous growth for Arts & Letters where the agency has doubled in size and currently has 182 full-time employees with 47 new employees since the start of 2021 with 25 of those hires being creatives. Arts & Letters also recently announced Temma Shoaf, Wieden+Kennedy New York veteran, as Director of Production.
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