Team One alum Grace Teng Brings Media Buying and Planning Expertise to Independent Creative Agency
LOS ANGELES, CA, August 9, 2018 —Zambezi CEO Jean Freeman has announced today that former Team One executive Grace Teng has joined the independent and award-winning creative agency as Executive Director, Media & Analytics, a new position. Teng’s hire adds communications strategy, media planning and buying capabilities to the agency’s expanding tool kit. Teng reports directly to Freeman and will work across all creative, strategic and production disciplines at the unsiloed agency.
Teng’s prolific career and expertise in media, digital marketing and analytics has spanned key positions at many leading agencies: Team One (Saatchi & Saatchi), Mindshare, MECi Interactive, Deutsch LA, and BBDO. She has worked with top brands such as Goldman Sachs, Lexus, Ritz Carlton, Mitsubishi, Chrysler, KFC , Starbucks, Kraft, Sony Entertainment, Sprint and Disney. Her eclectic resume includes political marketing experience in Washington D.C. and tech startup experience in New York City as well as a stint at the venture capital firm Cerberus Capital Management.
“Grace is a is a multi-faceted talent who will increase our purview into how our messages are delivered to consumers,” said Freeman. “She’s a perfect culture fit for our agency and will help Zambezi build out a world class media and digital practice that meshes with our creative and strategy teams. It’s all about meeting clients where they’re at, and becoming a better service partner.”
“I will be giving more structure to the Zambezi teams as they explore how brand messaging is distributed, received and measured,” said Teng. “Basically helping everyone see the work here through an outcome-based lens. The best thing about being at Zambezi right now, a leading female-led independent, is that the timing is so right for this type of thinking. The agency has so much runway to engage. I’m thrilled to be part of it.”
About Zambezi
The most creatively-awarded female-owned advertising agency in America, Zambezi has been recognized in the past year at Cannes, ONE Show, Webbys, and Clios. The shop has been named to Inc. Magazine's list of 500/500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and recognized as an Advertising Age Small Agency of the Year in 2011 and 2016. Zambezi also has been recognized as one of the Largest Woman-Owned Business in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2015 and 2016. The agency works with Fortune 500 brands including Cox Automotive, The TaylorMade Golf Company, The Coca-Cola Company, and Venmo/PayPal. To learn more about Zambezi, visit www.zambezi-la.com
