The Hallway has announced the appointment of Carla Hizon (lead image) to the role of head of account management.
In this newly created position, Hizon will be responsible for leading the agency’s account management teams across Sydney and Melbourne.
With close to 15 years’ industry experience, Hizon has held senior roles at leading agencies both locally and internationally. Most recently she was at global digital agency Jellyfish in New York as client partner for Google. Prior to that she was at another prominent digital agency iCrossing New York. Before heading overseas Hizon was at DDB Sydney for a number of years. An exceptional talent with award-winning work to her name, Carla has worked on some of the world’s biggest brands including Google, Adidas, VW, Under Armour, Bayer, Telstra, and Audi.
“We’re delighted to have Carla join our team. She brings fantastic global experience from her time in New York, building on her many years in Australian agencies. She’s super smart, knows the business of advertising and is a perfect cultural fit with the rest of our team,” said Jules Hall, CEO The Hallway.
Hizon added: “I am thrilled to join The Hallway. We have such a bright and talented team who are passionate about building what’s next for the agency and our clients. I’m looking forward to all that we’ll create.”
This appointment comes during a successful year for the independent agency. Their work has been recognised at all the major national and international award shows. They’ve broken new business records, delivered major brand platforms for the likes of Suncorp Bank, and created category defining work with their men’s mental health initiative, Boys Do Cry, re-recording The Cure’s iconic hit to encourage blokes not to man up.
