Mekanism and Joint Venture are putting lived experience at the center of a bold new awareness effort tied to the release of the documentary Andre Is an Idiot. Titled “Colonoscopy
Just in time for spooky season, Mekanism’s AI Superstudio has resurrected Halloween spirit with a new campaign for Custom Ink that’s equal parts eerie and hilarious. Titled “Undead Acres,” the
Alaska Airlines closed out Super Bowl LX by looking far beyond the game itself. During the Big Game, the carrier debuted “Welcome to Alaska Airlines,” a new localized campaign created
Ahead of the Big Game, Hawaiian Airlines is debuting a new brand campaign that puts culture, community, and storytelling front and center. Titled “We Fly for Hawai‘i,” the campaign will
McDonald’s and Leo Burnett Italy are stitching together taste, tech, and terror for Halloween with their monstrously creative Frankenstein Burger campaign. Just in time for Spooky Season, the brand has
Two heavy hitters from opposite sides of the industry are joining forces to make production a celebration. Agency and production veteran Mary Crosse and award-winning director John Poliquin have officially
Acclaimed director Kacper Larski has joined RSA Films for commercial representation in the United States, bringing his award-winning talent to one of the most celebrated production companies in the industry.
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Yacht Club has recently welcomed filmmaker Danielle Calodney to their team. Calodney has gained recognition for her distinctive, energetic, and humorous advertisements for brands such as Jack in the Box,
Content development and production company Rodeo Show is excited to welcome Katie Walker as Executive Producer. An innovative producer specializing in integrated brand storytelling and content production, Walker has spent
Production company REVERSE has signed Cali Bondad for US commercial representation. As an Asian-American director, her unique lens is grounded in character-driven storytelling, influenced by her mixed ethnic background, her
Friday morning, SCOTUS issued its most consequential decision in decades by overturning the landmark decision Roe v. Wade. The devastating blow not only shook the United States, but is being
Bay Area native Caroline Johnson is a senior copywriter who recently joined leading San Francisco agency Muh-tay-zik / Hof-fer. Though she graduated with a degree in visual arts, language has
Last month, a group of underserved, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) teens took a bus from Sacramento to Portola, CA to attend a new kind of camp – one
The 2021 AICP Next Awards debuted last night, recognizing creative excellence in new and emerging media. Appropriately, a cutting-edge campaign that put virtual fans in the seats for NBA games,
Creative production agency Avocados and Coconuts has welcomed Michael Grant as Creative Director. Grant is best known for his wide-ranging work as a creative director and copywriter on TV, print,
FCB, New York has brought on award-winning creative, Laura Wimer, as Executive Creative Director. She joins the agency off a 5-year run at Mekanism San Francisco, most recently as ECD.
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Panoptica has hired Roan Bibby as executive producer. Refined after years in production, Roan’s experience runs the gamut from commercials, branded content, feature films, and series. Bibby will oversee production,
As we enter the sixth week of lockdowns and working from home due to the global health crisis, agencies are finally beginning to feel the impact as more were laid
