Quality Meats is continuing its rapid rise with a series of senior leadership moves following one of the agency’s biggest years yet.
The independent creative shop has hired Vanessa Miller as Head of Account Management while also naming Joe Burns and Jonathan King as partners, further strengthening the leadership team after a run that included Small Agency of the Year honors from both Ad Age and Adweek, a Cannes Grand Prix win, and new lead-agency assignments for Moen and Canva.
Miller joins the agency after a long career at Wieden+Kennedy and, most recently, serving as Managing Director at Leo Chicago, where she focused on bringing a more creatively driven philosophy to account leadership.
Meanwhile, Head of Strategy Joe Burns and Head of Growth Jonathan King officially join the agency partnership alongside co-founders and co-CCOs Gordy Sang and Brian Siedband, as well as Managing Director Amy Edwards.
Burns previously served as Head of Strategy at BBH New York following nearly a decade at Mother London. Since joining Quality Meats two years ago, he has helped shape the agency’s increasingly sharp and opinionated strategic voice.
King joined Quality Meats in 2024 after leadership roles at agencies including Havas, VMLY&R, and DDB. During his tenure, the agency has significantly expanded both its client roster and awards momentum.
Quality Meats has built its identity around work that embraces absurdity and intelligence simultaneously, a philosophy reflected even in the agency’s own description: “the best ideas are just as dumb as they are smart.”
“We want to grow, but don’t want to grow out of what’s made us successful,” said co-founders Sang and Siedband. “The two of us bring the dumb to the table, so we’re grateful our leadership team’s filled with really, really smart people.”
For a smaller independent agency, the recent streak has been difficult to ignore. Becoming the only small agency to capture a Cannes Grand Prix last year instantly elevated Quality Meats to a different competitive category, while recent wins for Moen and Canva signal growing confidence among major national brands seeking creative partners with a distinct point of view rather than interchangeable agency polish.
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