DDB Sydney has scooped up Emmalie Narathipakorn and Seamus McAlary, both formerly of The Monkeys, to join its creative team.

Narathipakorn, previously an Art Director at The Monkeys, joins DDB as Senior Art Director, while McAlary, formerly a Copywriter at The Monkeys, steps into the role of Senior Copywriter at DDB.

The duo, who have a background in design, acting and comedy writing, have been working together since 2019. During their tenure at The Monkeys, they were responsible for several iconic campaigns including Australian Lamb’s ‘Un-Australia’, Amazon’s ‘One Day Delivery’ and Telstra’s ‘This is Footy Country’.

"I’ve been admiring Em and Seamus’s work from afar for a while now. In an unreasonably short amount of time they’ve proven themselves to be a couple of the most exciting creatives in the country. They make work everyone notices, and I can’t wait to see them do that for our clients," said DDB Executive Creative Director, Matt Chandler.

"We’re excited to join DDB Sydney because they have a really good laksa place around the corner. They also have an exceptional creative department who make world-class work, which is a bonus," added Narathipakorn and McAlary.

The pair join the already 25-strong creative team at DDB Sydney and are currently working on projects for brands such as McDonalds, Westpac and Volkswagen Group Australia (VGA). The appointments are effective immediately.