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Bartle Bogle Hegarty is on the hunt for an in-house media strategist as it prepares to cut its ties with the media agency Starcom Motive.
The agency has approached a number of senior figures in the media industry about the position of communications planner, although it has yet to commit itself to making any appointment.
BBH is believed to be looking at candidates who have long and established media planning backgrounds, and who have a working knowledge of how creative agencies are run.
The initiative is thought to be the brainchild of the BBH founder and chief executive, Nigel Bogle. Any successful candidate will be expected to provide strategic expertise on campaigns for clients such as Levi's, Microsoft Xbox, Audi and Interbrew. However, no-one at the agency would comment on the move.
BBH is the latest in a number of agencies looking to improve their in-house media capalities. Publicis appointed Unity's Derek Morris last spring and the appointment of Hal Pearson last year saw Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy take strategy ...