NEW YORK CITY — Carousel (http://carousel.nyc) recently welcomed Dick Gordon to its team as senior editor. He comes to the creative company after 15 years at editorial studio Spot Welders, where he served as partner/editor. There, he applied his creativity and expertise in the edit suite to campaigns for the likes of Geico, Amtrak, Volkswagen, ESPN, Heineken and Budweiser.
“At Carousel, I hope to keep doing what I’ve been doing.” says Gordon. “To be surrounded by great talent and an amazing support team, and also collaborate with a group that is excited by the opportunity of finding a strong voice in a challenging time.”
Gordon has contributed to a number of memorable projects throughout the course of his career, including collaborations with legendary commercial directors like Joe Pytka on Anheuser-Busch’s Applause Super Bowl spot, Simon McQuoid on Enemy Weapon for Xbox’s Halo 3 and Traktor for MTV’s The Jukka Brothers.
“With all the changes in our industry, and the world, it’s exciting to be with a group who see disruption as opportunity,” he adds. “The team here understands how to leverage its experience and take advantage of the synergies its diverse talent provides. And it’s also very rewarding to collaborate with everyone involved in every stage of the process, which makes the work better and honestly, more fun.”