Craig Miller and Marc Calamia will be joining BBDO Atlanta as group creative director and head of integrated production, respectively. They will report to chief creative officer Robin Fitzgerald and represent her first senior hires since she joined the agency in September 2016. Miller will work across multiple accounts, while Mr. Calamia takes on a new role at the agency. Both start at BBDO Atlanta this month.
Miller joins BBDO after recent stints at Arnold Boston, VCCP London and CP+B Boulder, where he helped spearhead Domino’s Pizza’s “Pizza Turnaround” and “Oh Yes We Did” campaigns in 2010. These efforts resulted in one of the most dramatic corporate turnarounds in history and earned Domino’s a 2016 Effie Award for Sustained Success. His recent work includes “Harry’s Last Call” web video for Budweiser, featuring the late Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray. The video made Budweiser the first brand to simultaneously have the most engaging brand post on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Calamia will be joining BBDO Atlanta from R/GA New York where he served as executive director of production and head of R/GA’s Content Studio. Prior to that, he led the digital and content production capabilities at 360i and Big Fuel, and helped create branded content studios for NBC Universal and Viacom in New York. Calamia’s work for Oscar Mayer and Breast Cancer Awareness (#Mamming”) have received multiple awards including Cannes Lions. In his new role, Calamia will help bolster the agency’s in-house capabilities to meet the ever-increasing and insatiable content needs of clients, including everything from quick-turn social videos to prototyping apps.
Miller and Calamia join an agency that is enjoying positive momentum. New business wins have included Sanderson Farms, Norwegian Cruise Line, Toys “R” Us, Novant Health and winning the statutory review for the Georgia State Lottery. These are in addition to an impressive roster of clients including AT&T, Bayer and Voya.
“We aspire to lead our clients forward. Adding the talent and experience of Craig and Marc will help us do just that,” said Fitzgerald. “Their experience here and abroad, at various types of agencies and across all forms and platforms will add real firepower to our creative capabilities.”
Sinners and Saints Adds Apple Pie To Its Branded Menu
Bicoastal Sinners and Saints--the multidisciplinary studio overseen by managing director/executive producer Heather Heller, and partners/EPs Yann Henric and Thomas Carroll--has added Apple Pie Tabletop to its roster for branded content. Known for its food and beverage content creation, Apple Pie comprises the husband-and-wife team of director/DP Gene Dubin and director/art director Alisa Volodina. In addition to representation, the move expands Apple Pie’s production capabilities through the combination of its centrally located full-service studio in New York and a newly established mobile studio in Los Angeles. Apple Pie recently teamed with Sinners and Saints on a Wienerschnitzel project created by Innocean.
“We believe that our dual studio strategy positions us uniquely in the competitive landscape of food and beverage storytelling,” said Heller. “By blending the artistry of the New York studio with the flexibility of our Los Angeles location, we can tailor our productions to meet the unique demands of each project, regardless of geography.”
“Working with Sinners and Saints in the demanding field of tabletop was an absolute pleasure,” shared Apple Pie Tabletop in a joint statement. “Warm welcome, unwavering support and dedication--everything a director can ask for. The entire experience was both enjoyable and rewarding. We will not miss an opportunity to collaborate with them again.”
“The first thing you notice is that Apple Pie has beautiful work,” Heller observed. “Having worked with them, I can say that Gene and Alisa are extremely meticulous and detail-oriented; their combination of talent and agility appeals to agencies and clients.” Also appealing to Heller is Apple Pie Tabletop’s brisk international... Read More