Richmond ad firm Elevation names new creative director

Published November 22, 2019 by Richard Foster

Richmond-based advertising and marketing firm Elevation has promoted C.J. Hawn to become its new creative director.

Hawn served as associate creative director for the past eight years, leading more than 200 broadcast television and video productions.

“During her tenure, she has concepted, developed and produced some of the agency’s most iconic and celebrated direct-to-consumer campaigns,” Elevation Principal and Executive Creative Director Frank Gilliam said in a statement released Friday.

Three other Elevation employees have also been promoted to leadership positions. Hunter Kneirem and Kim Moore have been promoted from senior account managers to account directors. Carol Williams was promoted from senior account planner to director of account planning.

Elevation's clients include Smithfield Foods, Duke's Mayonnaise and the Children's Museum of Richmond.