Joy Australia snares former Perth creative Steve Back for creative partner role

Former Marketforce creative Steve Back has joined Australian independent agency, Joy as creative partner.

Back (left) has worked in Sydney and London before returning again to Saatchi Sydney where he replaced David Nobay. He then moved to Ogilvy & Mather Singapore as chief creative officer before transferring back to Ogilvy Australia as chief creative officer. He departed Ogilvy back in July last year .

Back joined Ogilvy Australia in the newly-created national role in February 2013. He joined Ogilvy Singapore in November 2010.

Also joining Joy as strategy partner is Nicole Milward, the former chief strategy officer at ZenithOptimedia.