Full-service agency Rauxa has appointed Arthur Fullerton to serve as chief technology officer. Fullerton will lead Rauxa’s deep-rooted technology practice across six offices. With a vision for collaborative creativity, he will work closely with chief creative officer Lincoln Bjorkman to further integrate technology into Rauxa’s creative offering. Fullerton is based in Rauxa’s New York office and will report directly to president and CEO Gina Alshuler.
With over 18 years in the industry, Fullerton has developed applications and built technology and product teams for clients across the automotive, e-commerce, and healthcare industries. Prior to Rauxa, Fullerton served as chief technology officer at Big Spaceship, where he led strategy to codify the agency’s central platform. His focus there was on capturing massive volumes of social data and insight to inform products, marketing opportunities, and campaign content for clients.
Fullerton’s appointment comes on the heels of continued momentum for Rauxa. In the last year, the agency has grown, winning new clients such as Alaska Airlines, Keep America Beautiful, and Piedmont Healthcare. The agency has also recently brought on key talent to its executive team, including Bjorkman (CCO), Autumn Berrang (SVP, Account Services), Georgia Galanoudis (VP, Strategic Planning), and Corinne Bellville (VP, Strategic Partnerships), and has grown its New York office to over 200 staffers.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More