Ogilvy & Mather China to host Portfolio Night 12 with the help of 40 top creative directors in China
Ogilvy & Mather China will once again be the official City Host for the 2014 Portfolio Night in Beijing and Shanghai.
Taking place simultaneously in all participating cities worldwide on May 21, Portfolio Night has begun its official recruitment of up-and-coming advertising creative talent in China, including designers, copywriters, technologists, illustrators and more.
Portfolio Night is a high-energy evening of networking, talent-spotting, counseling and recruiting. O&M will bring together up to 40 top creative directors in Beijing and Shanghai to provide young talent with the opportunity to learn from the best. Paid internships and potential job opportunities will be offered to candidates who showcase the most impressive creative portfolios. Participating creative directors will also get a chance to mentor and give back to the advertising industry.
Following the success of last year’s All-Stars competition, each city will nominate its best and brightest creative candidate to compete against one another in a week-long creative challenge in New York. Last year, the chosen candidate from Shanghai was part of the winning team to take the All-Stars title for their creative concept for Ford’s brief. This year, All-Stars candidates will again compete to develop a real world brief for a brand.
Graham Fink, Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy & Mather China (pictured), commented, “We are keeping our eyes peeled for the next big star. For many, Portfolio Night is that career-changing opportunity.”
“In the creative industry, our big ideas are our competitive advantage, and talented people are our greatest asset,” said Shenan Chuang, CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Greater China. “With Graham at the helm of the Portfolio Night China ship, I am confident that more aspiring creatives will take the opportunity to join marketing communications and help shape our industry’s future in China.”
This year marks the fifth time in six years that O&M will be partnering as the host agency in China.
Tickets to participate in the Beijing are Shanghai events are available for sale at 100 RMB (US $16) each. Tickets are allotted on a first come, first served basis before the May 18 deadline. Register and purchase tickets for Portfolio Night China.
Participating Creative Directors in Beijing
Doug Schiff Ogilvy & Mather China
Wilson Chow Ogilvy & Mather China
Soonguan Poh Ogilvy & Mather China
Daqing Wang Ogilvy & Mather China
Fei Wang Ogilvy & Mather China
Febby Liu Ogilvy & Mather China
Jacky Lung Cheil
Weibin Xu DMG
Chee Guan Yue Grey
Freddie Yuan IM 2.0
Kevin Wang IM 2.0
Jerbin Yuan Isobar
Polly Chu JWT
Shen Zhong JWT
Shankun Sun JWT
Andrea WangJWT
Nuno Wu Jung von Matt
Andy Wu Lintas
Tian It Ng Saatchi & Saatchi
Zimo Li Saatchi & Saatchi
Danny Chan Wunderman
Participating Creative Directors in Shanghai
Graham Fink Ogilvy & Mather China
Hao Zhu Ogilvy & Mather China
Marc Wang Ogilvy & Mather China
Fiona Chen Ogilvy & Mather China
Kelly Woh AKQA
Kevin Lynch BBDO
Frank Zhao BBDO
Johnny Tan BBH
Yu Kung BBH
Andrew Lok Civilization
Jimmy Lam DDB Group
Kelvin Leong Factory Design Labs
Amanda Yang Jala Group
Kevin Lee Leagas Delaney
Norman Tan Lowe
Tony Liu M&C Saatchi aeiou
Fan Ng Saatchi & Saatchi
Achilles Li Wieden+Kennedy
Nils Andersson Y&R China