Churchward & Melhuish resigns from Saatchi’s Sydney to form design and branding company
CB Exclusive – Joe Churchward and Julian Melhuish have announced their joint resignation from Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney to form a design and branding company – Churchward/Melhuish.
Both Saatchi stalwarts of 15 years each, they have built Saatchi Design from scratch to a respected and creative force in the design world.
Churchward, director of creative services, is well regarded in the industry. During his tenure at Saatchi’s he was a company director from 2001 – 2007 including an Asia/ Pacific regional role from 2005. He also co-founded retail marketing division Team Saatchi and established in-house production facilities Quay Digital and Retouching.
Melhuish, creative director of Saatchi Design, is one of the most awarded designers in Australia, with 8 D&AD awards, 16 at AWARD, 12 at The One Show and 49 AGDAs. He has also judged D&AD, AWARD and AGDA and frequently lectures in industry forums.
Churchward and Melhuish say theyhave both enjoyed their long time involvement with Saatchi & Saatchi but now intend to focus on their passion for design. They will continue working with some of Australia’s biggest brands and progress projects within the arts community.
26 Comments
End of an era. Congrats guys
Top guys. All the best, boys.
Two true legends of the industry. Have been the heart and soul of S&S for years. Good luck, not that you’ll need it.
Nice poster
Double Happiness™ to Churchward & Melhuish. Best wishes gentlemen.
Absolute legends. Made my days at Saatchi’s enjoyable and memorable.
Love these guys.
Another massive blow to S&S. Hope they sort themselves out quick.
Two of the nicest and most talented…best of luck lads!
ONYA Churchie!
Nice blokes, hard working humble guys. I fear my hangover wont be as nice.
No doubt, two of the very best. A privilege to have worked with them for those that got the chance. Good luck Jules & Joe!!!
Congrats guys, looking forward to a few at the Merc.
All the best gents. See you at the Merc
Merc staff facing mass redundancy following gross down scaling of revenue forecast.
Congratulations guys!
Best of luck with the new venture.
See you in Surry Hills.
Sad for Saatchi – you are both Legends. Good luck, not that you need it – have fun and make heaps.
These two have mentored and inspired a very long list of successful people and have influenced the agency culture (not mention award tally) enormously. Saatchi’s will be poorer for their loss.
Churchy and Family Jules, 2 bloody legends. Cant wait for crisp ones……A couple of CCCATTTTTSSSSSS
Awesome. Can I have a job?
Hi Jeremy!
These two are the best in the business. What an exciting move for the pair.
Good blokes?
Guys, If you need a paper rep for your print jobs, please let me know.
Jules, the nicest man in branding! Exciting times…
Fantastic news, good luck Churchy & Jules! Both of you total legends and amazing guys. Huge loss for Saatchis. Good on ya! Watsa x
What a winning pair! Good luck guys, exciting times! x
Good luck to both of you fellas – exciting times ahead!