Ridley Scott Creative Group’s RSA Films Photo & Art has appointed Jessica Hafford as sr. agent/executive producer for the Americas. The move builds on the success of the group’s recent expansions with the launch of an unscripted division led by Dominic Crossley-Holland and the appointment of Bethany Papenbrock as managing director, EU based in the group’s Amsterdam offices.
Hafford’s professional photography career began as photo producer and editor at Details Magazine, then on to freelancing positions as art buyer and producer at BBH, Kenneth Cole, H&M and more. She moved on to a position as executive producer at M+A Worldwide before setting up her own production service company, Random Productions Inc. Hafford’s work has amassed her a roster of clients over the years, including Cover Girl, Dior Homme, Elle Magazine, H. Stern, Harper’s Bazaar International, Luomo, Vogue Magazine, Izod, Juicy Couture, Jil Sander, Lancome, Shiseido, Tag Heuer, Tanqueray, W Magazine, and Vogue International.
“RSA Films Photo and Art has such a strong and creative roster,” Hafford said. “I feel extremely fortunate to work amongst such talented people. I hope my years of experience working on the client, creative and production sides of the industry give me the 360-degree views needed to support, ideate and to help drive the photography division forward. I am also looking forward to creative collaborations with both the artists and all the teams that make up the Ridley Scott Creative Group.”
Susie Babchick, head of photo and art, commented, “I am delighted to be working with Jessica. Her experience and expertise are exactly what is needed to further promote and develop the photography division in the U.S. and across the Americas. We’re excited to build on the campaigns produced so far, which have been stand-alone print campaigns, as well as photography that is commissioned and produced alongside RSA Films directors’ productions.”
