Merge Creative Media Names Brendan Kownacki Director, Strategic Innovation

Jan. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Washington D.C.—Merge Creative Media (MERGE) announced today the addition of Brendan Kownacki to the firm’s leadership team as the Director of Strategic Innovation. The addition of Kownacki marks the beginning of a major expansion for MERGE to offer new strategic communications services along with broadcast production and post- production offerings. Kownacki will lead Washington-based operations for the Manhattan-based agency, and will spearhead the development of new products and services for clients to help them maximize their communications efforts.

Kownacki brings unique media experience to the team after past work with both public-sector entities and private companies providing communications counsel and strategically implementing national traditional, broadcast and digital PR and public affairs campaigns.

“Brendan has been a trusted ally and advisor to the company since its founding in 2007. We are excited to have him formalize his role with MERGE as the company continues to grow and we embark into the Washington market,” said MERGE Managing Partner Jeremy Evans.

Kownacki is also an experienced producer, who has worked on numerous documentaries, TV commercials, corporate videos, and network news and specials. In 2009, he worked with several national networks simultaneously to deliver coverage of the Presidential Inaugural events to national and international audiences.

“I’m thrilled to join the MERGE team and lead the expansion into Washington, D.C.,” said Kownacki. “I look forward to working with this talented group of people and continuing the standard of telling great stories through visual communication for our clients.”

For more information about Merge Creative Media, visit www.mergecreativemedia.com

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Merge Creative Media is a full-service Digital Interactive Media Agency with specializations in broadcast production, visual communication and strategic advertising. Merge represents an ideology of spending smarter rather than spending less.