Rise at Seven appoints former Mcann, Mother and Forever Beta Creative Operations Director Nick Hussey as their new Operations Director to support and drive growth internationally.
Search-first creative agency Rise at Seven, founded by Carrie Rose and Stephen Kenwright in June 2019, appoints operations director as they hit 75 staff and expands to the US.
The agency is now registered in the state of Illinois and made their first US hire all whilst expanding their services into Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. With plans to hit 110 staff by Christmas, the business continues its rapid growth expanding new services including creative, social media and content marketing.
The agency was awarded Large PR agency of the Year at the PR Moments awards as well as Global Search Agency of the year at the Global Search Awards.
Formerly the COO at creative agency Forever Beta, Creative Operations at Mcann and Jaywing, and a Mother at Mother agency – Nick joins the team with a wealth of experience in running and managing operations for some of the best agencies in the world. Originally their 13th employee, Nick previously helped grow the agency Mother into a global powerhouse.
Nick’s role at Rise at Seven will see him lead the operations of the agency globally.
He said: “I’m really proud to be joining the team at Rise, it reminded me so much of what Mother was doing when I joined them at the beginning of their successful journey, the disruptive energy, their distinctive way of doing things, the strength of conviction there’s a better way of doing things. I cannot wait to bring my experience to help shape the next stages of Rise’s growth. Carrie and Stephen’s vision for the company was hard to resist.”
On the appointment Carrie Rose, Chief Executive of Rise at Seven, said: “I am thrilled to welcome Nick to the Rise at Seven team as our Operations Director. Nick will be working right alongside myself to help us scale globally. Nick is bringing years of experience to Rise and has been at the best in the business including a number of years at Mother and holding the role of Creative Operations Director at McCann as well as COO at Forever Beta.
“As we grow our digital search first creative offering globally, Nick’s experience will be hugely valuable to disrupting that space and bringing a fresh way of delivering creative campaigns and content marketing executions in the industry. Nick has been at the top of the game in countless agencies and will be taking us to the next level in our operations. There is not a single person in the industry who is as good as Nick. We are privileged to have him join the team.”
