Chasnow will be based in San Francisco and work on the creative team for telecoms brand Sprint. At Goodby, Silverstein he worked on technology and telecoms brands including: AT&T Wireless, before it was acquired by Cingular; HP; and Adobe.
He will report to co-executive creative directors Jae Goodman and Jon Soto, with whom he has worked before at Goodby, Silverstein. Previously, Chasnow was vice-president and associate creative director at Cliff Freeman & Partners in New York.
Chasnow started as a copywriter and has won awards for campaigns on brands such as Fox Sports, Staples and Mike's Hard Lemonade at shows including Cannes and the D&AD Awards. He also scooped the $100,000 Grand Prize at the Radio-Mercury Awards, honouring America's best radio commercials, for a campaign for Hollywood Video.
He said: "In addition to the allure of working with Jon Soto again, I simply can't pass up an opportunity to take a leadership position at an agency with so much new momentum, and truly contribute to its success."
Other clients of Publicis & Hal Riney include Jamba Juice, 24 Hour Fitness and the San Francisco Opera.
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