NJI’s Newest Crew Members Bring Storytelling, Campaign, and AI Experience

Growing our agency starts with investing in our people. The NJI crew is behind every successful strategy, campaign, digital product, and public affairs asset we deliver. Over the past year, we’ve welcomed new talent that expands the perspectives and capabilities we bring to our clients.

Earlier this year, we welcomed three new members to our Client Services team. Zoe Ashburn joined as a Senior Project Manager with a passion for customer and advocate storytelling and building campaigns that deepen understanding of the brands behind them. Hayley Dashiell also joined as a Senior Project Manager, bringing social media expertise and a talent for translating complex policy issues into content that influences audiences. Faith Kessler came on as a Project Manager with an enthusiasm for guiding creative work from start to finish and celebrating the small wins that keep great projects moving forward.

Our Studio team grew, too. Damaris Bravo joined NJI as a designer after developing visual identities for presidential campaigns. With a passion for building thoughtful design systems, she helps brands evolve while preserving the equity they’ve already built. Nicholas Donnelly joined as an Emmy Award-winning Director of Photography whose work spans natural history films, feature documentaries, museum installations, and immersive productions. Trained in sculpture and photojournalism, he brings a new dimension to NJI’s growing multimedia capabilities.

This fall, we’re continuing to strengthen Client Services with two new additions. Max Smith is joining as an Account Director. He’ll guide strategy across accounts while drawing on his background building AI-powered brand tools to help clients better scale their campaigns. Megan Wong is joining as a Senior Project Manager, bringing years of creative project management to keep complex projects on track without losing their ambition.

Our ability to take on ambitious work is only as strong as the people behind it. Together, these new hires deepen the perspectives, expertise, and creative capabilities we can bring to every client challenge.

Reach out if you want to put any of these crew members to work. We’re eager to create something together.