Creative content company Alkemy X has added Katharine Starsinic as director of client services & operations, and Jay Halbert as SVP of finance to its management team. Starsinic is tasked with increasing the company’s visibility and working with brand and advertiser clients while Halbert will lead all aspects of its financial functions.
Starsinic was most recently with Comcast, where she served as director of marketing & communications, dedicating five years to building the B2B brand and developing the marketing programs for Comcast Business. She was involved in planning and executing a full range of marketing efforts, including new product launches, sponsorships and demand generation campaigns.
Prior to Comcast, Starsinic spent 10 years as an account director at Wunderman Advertising in New York City. There, she led integrated and direct teams for the agency’s marquee clients, such as Citi, AT&T, Microsoft, HP and Pfizer.
Halbert was most recently SVP of a manufacturing company, and prior to that was president/owner of a laser rental and sales company, both based in the Philadelphia region. Before that, he spent nearly a decade as chief financial officer for a series of companies in the sports, media and entertainment business, including Comcast Spectacor, which owned the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Wells Fargo Center, and six other complementary businesses.
After earning his accounting degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from New York University School of Law, Halbert practiced in the corporate law department at the New York-based international law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell before leaving for the business world. He then went to work with PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities as an associate investment banker, before taking a position as CFO and principal of New Spring Capital, a venture capital fund based in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Cutter Entertainment Signs Comedy Directing Duo Andrea & Jenny
Cutter Entertainment, a full-service production house, has signed comedy directing duo Andrea & Jenny (Andrea Rosen and Jennifer Morris) for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. This marks their first representation as a directing team.
Hailing from New York City, Rosen and Morris first crossed paths at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before launching successful careers as comedy actors. With extensive experience on commercial and television sets—including over 150 commercials for major brands like Verizon, Apple, and Xfinity—they bring a wealth of industry insight. Their seamless transition to directing reflects their deep understanding of comedy and storytelling.
Rosen has built a multifaceted career, writing, producing, acting, and directing numerous award-winning short films and commercials. She has also produced stand-up shows in New York and Los Angeles while serving as the executive producer and star of a comedy documentary series on Nickelodeon for two seasons. Currently, she stars as Lucy, the inept boss, in all seasons of Greg Daniels’ Upload on Amazon.
Morris is a founding member of the award-winning theater company The Civilians, known for its critically acclaimed productions at venues such as BAM in New York City, Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, the Soho Theatre in London, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She recently completed a yearlong directing mentorship with Shondaland in Los Angeles and was honored as Best Female Creator by AMC Networks at Stareable for her web series If I’m Alive Next Week, which Vulture recently named one of the best comedy shorts of 2024.
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