Jake Siddall and Sokpart Pao join YoungShand in creative group head roles

YoungShand has appointed two new creative group heads Jake Siddall and Sokpart Pao.

The very healthy weighted pair of boys have added creative firepower, cat snaps and fresh dad-jokes to the team.

Says Sokpart: “I’ve read somewhere that you’re supposed to surround yourself with clever people. And there’s a lot of clever and talented people here, passionate about doing brave, meaningful work. I also don’t mind the Friday balcony barbeques overlooking the Waitakere Ranges.”

Humbly bragging as the unofficially longest-running active, creative team in NZ of 12 years and counting, the duo brings a wealth of experience, award-winning flair and creative prowess with them. Coming from a big agency-network background, Jake and Sokpart have leapt in, boots’ n’ all, to the new unexplored world of the indie agency lifestyle at YoungShand.

Says Anne Boothroyd, ECD, YoungShand: “We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of Jake and Sok to our tight-knit team. They have that sought-after creative combination of talent, diligence and a drive to craft work for our client partners that taps into the unreasonable power of a brilliant idea. They’re also just good humans.”

The pair, who joined the YoungShand team at the end of 2020, has been welcomed with open arms. And they’re already making a big impact.