Prodigious, the content production arm of Publicis Groupe, has hired Jacques del Conte as sr. editor. He joins the agency’s growing editorial team at its state-of-the-art campus in Brooklyn’s Industry City.
“Working at the intersection of film and technology, Jacques has developed an impressive reputation for adaptability in an ever-changing digital video landscape,” said Beth Fitzpatrick, executive producer at Prodigious. “Adding a talented editor with Jacques’ skill-set and experience will be a huge asset to us and our clients.”
For the past decade, del Conte has been working in and around the commercial video world as an editor, collaborating with directors such as The Mercadantes, Zachary Heinzerling, Ghost+ Cow, and Fisher Stevens. His clients have included Budweiser, YouTube, Major League Baseball, Microsoft, Johnnie Walker and Converse. Del Conte joins Prodigious from Anomaly, where he helped design and execute the expansion of its internal postproduction department, growing from one small editing bay to a robust,independent production company.
Del Conte studied photography at Bard College. He became a contributing photographer and editor for print and web publications including Vanity Fair Magazine, where he had the honor of working with Christopher Hitchens, Sebastian Junger, Buzz Bissinger, Mark Seliger, and Annie Leibovitz.
