Editor Mark Hutchinson has joined Push Editorial, the in-house shop of Foote Cone & Belding (FCB), New York. He comes aboard as senior editor.
Hutchinson was formerly on staff at Bluerock, New York, and prior to that at Crew Cuts, also in New York.
At his new roost Hutchinson will report directly to Andrew Chinich, FCB New York’s head of broadcast production. “You usually see editors go from agencies to post houses, but very rarely the other way around,” said Chinich. “Mark’s arrival is just another indication that Push can be competitive among the big editorial houses.”
Already at Push, Hutchinson has cut Qwest’s “Anthem,” which ran in 14 states during the opening Winter Olympics ceremony. Among his credits at Bluerock were spots for Verizon, McDonald’s, Goodyear, Dreyfus and Subway.
Chris Becker, chairman and chief creative officer of FCB New York, said that the hiring of Hutchinson is in line with the agency’s agenda. “Delivering on FCB’s full-service offerings means having a top-notch facility with the most talented people in the business,” said Becker who cited Hutchinson’s experience as making him an ideal contributor to that FCB initiative.
The U.K.-born Hutchinson began his editing career in his native country in the early 1990’s working on documentaries. In ’95, he moved to the U.S. and started freelancing, which included his working at New York-based Dutch Productions where he learned to cut on an Avid Media Composer. This led to his decision to pursue a career in television advertising. In ’97, he landed an assistant job at Crew Cuts, where he worked his way up to editor. He left Crew Cuts at the end of ’02, and began freelancing in ’03 before joining Bluerock the following year.
Kamala Harris Receives Chairman’s Prize At NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump.
"While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the oval office nor by the wealthiest among us," Harris said after receiving the NAACP's Chairman's Award. "The American story will be written by you. Written by us. By we the people."
The 56th annual Image Awards was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in the Los Angeles area.
Harris, defeated by Trump in last year's presidential election, was the first woman and the first person of color to serve as vice president. She had previously been a U.S. senator from California and the state's attorney general.
In her first major public appearance since leaving office, Harris did not reference her election loss or Trump's actions since entering the Oval Office, although Trump mocked her earlier in the day at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Harris spoke about eternal vigilance, the price of liberty, staying alert, seeking the truth and America's future.
"Some see the flames on our horizons, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows gathering over our democracy and ask 'What do we do now?'" Harris said. "But we know exactly what to do, because we have done it before. And we will do it again. We use our power. We organize, mobilize. We educate. We advocate. Our power has never come from having an easy path."
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