SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Giant Creative/Strategy, LLC, the largest full-service independent healthcare communications agency on the West Coast, promoted Kristina Ellis to Executive Vice President, Executive Creative Director as she nears 13 years with the company. In her new role, Ellis will manage Giant’s San Francisco-based creative department, including all copy, art, and experience design functions.
Ellis’ strong creative, strategic, and supervisory background will be important assets as she helps shape the agency’s vision and contributes to its growth. Ellis was one of Giant’s first-ever employees, and she was instrumental in defining long-standing processes and standards at the agency. As a Creative Director at Giant, Ellis led the Creative Leads group and mentored a team of copywriters. She regularly holds seminars on human-centric leadership, negotiation skills, change management, and other topics for Giant employees. Ellis’ other roles at Giant were Group Creative Director and Copy Supervisor.
“I am delighted to have Kristina take on this key position within the organization,” said Giant CEO Steven Gold. “She has a strong passion for leadership and has proven herself to be a powerful creative and strategic force. Having worked closely with Kristina for many years, I know she’ll play a central role in making our work and our agency more Giant than ever.”
Ellis has more than 17 years of experience working with leading biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies. In that time, she has helped to launch or re-launch numerous brands within cardiology, dermatology, diabetes, diagnostics, immunology, oncology, and other healthcare categories. She also has worked at Harrison and Star and Williams Labadie.
About Giant Creative/Strategy, LLC
Giant is the largest full-service independent healthcare communications agency on the West Coast, and also has a full-service office in Philadelphia to provide greater geographic proximity to East Coast accounts. As a premier healthcare engagement agency, Giant works to continually deliver significant and measurable results for healthcare brands through high-impact, cross-channel customer experiences. Giant was a finalist for the Manny Awards Agency of the Year in 2012, 2013, and 2014, and won the honor in 2013.
