Hawthorne Direct in expansion mode

Hawthorne Direct is in growth mode and hiring to support its Los Angeles-based presence, further strengthening its creative client services, media and account management.

?We just secured even more office space for Hawthorne LA within LA Center Studios,? Chairman and CEO Timothy R. Hawthorne said. ?Within the past few weeks, we have added Vice President of Production Dan Hertzog, Creative Director John Pucci, Post Production Supervisor Todd Kniss and Media Account Manager Jen Echternach to our roster.?

?We are transitioning a number of Iowa positions to LA and have additionally designated eight employees dedicated to account management and media buying functions in our LA offices,? he contiued. ?We are pleased to have former Iowa employees Evan Hall in creative and Alex Clewell in marketing now at Hawthorne LA. That said, I?m committed to keeping our Iowa-based administration, accounting, information services, public relations, media operations, human resources departments as well as a number of dedicated and DR savvy key employees located there.?

Hawthorne Direct?s west coast office is led by Senior Vice President of Media and Account Management George Leon, with Vice President of Creative/Creative Director Paul Allen and Director of Client Services Jessica Hawthorne-Castro.