Returning to Los Angeles after seven years in Boston, Jason Stinsmuehlen has joined Team One as group creative director, reporting to Chris Graves, chief creative officer.
Most recently, Stinsmuehlen was group creative director at Boston agency Mullen, where he guided such brands as Orbitz, Stanley Tools, Nextel and the win of the Zappos.com business.
Prior to Mullen, Stinsmuehlen was at TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles. There he worked on Nissan, Infiniti, Kinko’s, Energizer, adidas, and Nissan, the latter account including the launches of the Xterra, Altima and Infiniti Q45.
Stinsmuehlen began his career at BBDO West, followed by stints at Ammirati & Puris and Ogilvy & Mather, both in New York. His work has received numerous awards, among them the Grand Effie, Cannes Lions, One Show, and Kelly Awards honors.
A division of Saatchi & Saatchi, Team One has been Lexus’ agency of record since the brand’s inception more than 20 years ago.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More